"Eccentric Pestfinder" for Magic: The Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven

"Eccentric Pestfinder" 🐛🪲🐸✨
Art Director: Sam Padilla
Illustration for Magic: The Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven
I’m so happy I can finally share this card - a Witherbloom troll student, deep in the Titan’s Grave, absolutely thriving in his "pest" era!
Digging through rot, collecting specimens, and living his best life.
He’s the kind of character who has leaves tangled in his hair, bugs as emotional support companions, and is definitely one step away from naming every single specimen he finds.
And I love that his mechanic literally creates pests. He’s not just studying them, he’s fully committed to the pest life and generating his own research material. Iconic. Sustainable. Just peak Witherbloom behavior!
This piece also means a lot to me personally. It was one of the last cards I painted before my health took a turn, so seeing it out in the world now feels really special, like a small full-circle moment.
I hope this strange little nerd brings you as much joy as he brought me 💚