combo up with godhead of awe and watch eveything go away!

  -- By Ron Ploeger from wisconsin on January 08, 2010

This card is epic. The old-school way to play it was to combo it with a wall, swing a few times with a hard-to-block creature (typically flying) and then chip away your opponent's health and clear the board with Pestilence. I might just make such a deck right now, in fact!

  -- By Peitsa from Theorycraft Central on December 14, 2009

Pestilence+drainlifes+mana accleration=game over!

  -- By Xarr from CO on July 02, 2009

does anyone know: would a mishra's factory (which is a creature until end of turn,) keep pestilence alive?

  -- By mark from VA on June 22, 2009

Excellent card to take out massive number of 1/1s and 2/2s. Dark Ritual makes this easy to get out and do damage early.

  -- By Anonymous from Bay Area, California on December 09, 2008

this in a combo with boomerang and death pits of rath is amazing. You play this with deathpits out and then use boomerang to return your big heavy-hitter to your hand to rampage the next turn.

  -- By Anonymous from (Example: Cleveland, OH USA) on August 14, 2008

A annoying card, but I do use it with Sprouting Phytohydra.

  -- By Luke from utah on December 21, 2007

not a bad card for breaking down monster combo decks like elfs or clerics which are commonly small it helps to control the numbers and reduce their bonuses

  -- By liz yarrow from USA on August 05, 2006

although the original version's art leaves nothing to be desired and is entirely satisfactory, i prefer the 'urza's saga' version as the best of the many sets. enjoy!

  -- By Anonymous from gainesville, FL USA on February 12, 2005