Magic: The Gathering

Burglar Rat

Foundations 170 • common

Set: Foundations
Collector number: 170
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Tyler Walpole
Market price: $0.26

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$0.26market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$0.18 – $0.34 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card from the Foundations set, Burglar Rat serves as a foundational piece for players looking to disrupt an opponent's resources through discard effects. Its presence in this collection represents the essential role of lower-rarity cards in shaping the fundamental strategic interactions of the game.

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Card face

What it does

When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.

"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?"— Izoni

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Burglar Rat was released as part of the Foundations set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to serve as a cornerstone of the game's ecosystem, specifically curated to be accessible to new players while offering enough tactical depth to function in established formats. The card represents a classic archetypal creature design common to black-aligned cards, focusing on hand disruption to mirror the thematic identity of a scavenging rogue.

The illustration for the card reflects the aesthetic shift towards high-fantasy creature design that characterizes the modern era of the game. Created to be an early-game utility piece, the card was developed by the design team to ensure that even common, low-cost creatures provide meaningful mechanical interactions during competitive play. It was received as a functional addition to the game's expansive library of rodent-themed creatures, following a long tradition of such designs in Magic's history.

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About

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