Shopkeeper's Bane

Secrets of Strixhaven #159

Type: Creature — Badger Pest

Mana cost: {2}{G}

Card text: Trample Whenever this creature attacks, you gain 2 life.

P/T: 4/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Filipe Pagliuso

""Pests really live up to their name!" —Annia, disgruntled Ribtruss Town merchant"

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.19 USD · $0.35 USD (Foil) · €0.07 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✓ Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Shopkeeper's Bane in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Mindful Biomancer

Creature — Dryad Druid

Gains life when it enters and can pump Shopkeeper's Bane to survive combat, and both work well in a grindy life gain strategy.

Bogwater Lumaret

Creature — Spirit Frog

Gains life whenever creatures enter, and Shopkeeper's Bane attacking gains more life to build incremental advantage.

Pest Mascot

Creature — Pest Ape

Gets +1/+1 counters whenever you gain life, and Shopkeeper's Bane attacking triggers this to grow the Mascot quickly.

uncommon

Lumaret's Favor

Instant

Shopkeeper's Bane gains life to enable Infusion, copying Lumaret's Favor to make the trampler huge for lethal attacks.

rare

Comforting Counsel

Enchantment

Shopkeeper's Bane attacking gains life to add growth counters, and the eventual +3/+3 boost makes it a serious threat with trample.

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