Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst
~$0.36 low · ~$0.65 high
Multicolor. Artifact // Sorcery
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Strixhaven: School of Mages #154 · Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott
Strixhaven: School of Mages #154 · Illustrated by Dan Murayama ScottWhat is Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst worth?
Highest TCGplayer price
~$0.65
Promo foil · Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos #154s
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Pestilent Cauldron
Artifact
, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."
, : Each opponent mills cards equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
, : Exile four target cards from a single graveyard. Draw a card.
Restorative Burst
Sorcery
Return up to two target creature, land, and/or planeswalker cards from your graveyard to your hand. Each player gains 4 life. Exile Restorative Burst.
"Death? Everyone does death. Let me show you something actually impressive."
Format legality
All 3 printings of Pestilent Cauldron // Restorative Burst
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos pstx #154s· 2021Promorare· Cardmarket €0.95 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.65 | €0.95 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #154· 2021rare· Cardmarket €0.19 · €0.21 foil | rare | $0.36 | $0.38 | €0.19€0.21 foil | |
 Strixhaven: School of Mages stx #327· 2021Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.43 · €0.73 foil | rare | $0.60 | $0.62 | €0.43€0.73 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #14,924 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Mill
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Strixhaven: School of Mages card (#154).
154 · STX · R · EN
- 154Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- STXSet code for Strixhaven: School of Mages
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (3)
2021-04-16
You must be able to target four cards in a single graveyard in order to activate Pestilent Cauldron’s last ability.
2021-04-16
Pestilent Cauldron’s second ability counts the total amount of life gained without considering any life you lost during that turn. For example, if you lost 2 life and gained 2 life earlier in the turn, your opponents will mill two cards.
2021-04-16
You may cast Restorative Burst with no targets. If you do, each player will gain 4 life and you’ll exile Restorative Burst. However, if you choose one or two target cards, and each of those cards is an illegal target as Restorative Burst tries to resolve (usually because something else moved them in response), Restorative Burst won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No one will gain life, and Restorative Burst won’t be exiled.
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