First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)
Pest Mascot 
Creature — Pest Ape
Trample
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
In the last 30 days 0.1% of Pauper decks played it (2 of 1908). Most played in BG (unclassified).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft | 54.1% | -1.3 | 0.0 | 27112 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed | 56.3% | +0.5 | -1.0 | 3868 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
6 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Pest Mascot + Walking Ballista
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Pest Mascot + Triskelion
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: All Will Be One + Bloodthirsty Conqueror + Pest Mascot
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite lifegain…: All Will Be One + Exquisite Blood + Pest Mascot
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage…: Pest Mascot + Shalai and Hallar (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Deathbringer Thoctar + Pest Mascot
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
