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NameInfestation Edit card
TypeCreature — elemental incarnation
DescriptionWither When this creature enters, conjure a card named Blowfly Infestation onto the battlefield. Then put a -1/-1 counter on each creature. Evoke—Icons of mtgIcons of mtgIcons of mtg, Pay 2 life.
ArtistJohn Tedrick
SetAlchemy: Lorwyn Eclipsed #9
WallpaperInfestation Crop image Wallpaperdownload
ImageInfestation Full hd imagedownload
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About Infestation

Infestation, Creature — elemental incarnation, designed by John Tedrick first released in Feb, 2026 in the set Alchemy: Lorwyn Eclipsed.

This card would fit best in a -1/-1 counter–focused deck, particularly in formats that can exploit Blowfly Infestation combos (such as casual, Commander, or possibly Modern with the right shell), since conjuring Blowfly Infestation and immediately placing a -1/-1 counter on each creature can start powerful chain-reaction board wipes when creatures die; it also synergizes well with persist creatures (like Kitchen Finks or Geralf’s Messenger), Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, or Nest of Scarabs, turning mass counter placement into value. However, at five mana (or four plus 2 life with evoke), it is fairly slow and competes with more efficient options like Plague Engineer (cheaper, immediate impact), Massacre Wurm (stronger board swing), or even established -1/-1 enablers like Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, which provides repeatable counter placement and combo potential; in most competitive environments those cards are simply stronger and more flexible. As a result, this card is likely too slow fo

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