Magic: The Gathering

Carrion Rats

Hachette UK 40 • common

Set: Hachette UK
Collector number: 40
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Edward P. Beard, Jr.

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As a creature card in the Hachette UK set, this item represents the foundational building blocks of a deck's creature base. Though categorized as common in rarity, its inclusion as collector number 40 offers a specific aesthetic contribution to the collection through the distinctive work of artist Edward P. Beard, Jr.

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What it does

Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, any player may exile a card from their graveyard. If a player does, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.

"Just what I need—more competition."— Cabal grave robber

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Provenance

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The Carrion Rats card originates from the Magic: The Gathering base sets, later featured in the Hachette UK 'Magic: The Gathering' collection, a partwork magazine series designed to introduce new players to the game’s mechanics and lore. This particular printing, designated as card number 40, functions as a common creature card intended for early-game board presence, reflecting the quintessential dark fantasy aesthetic that defined the game's initial visual identity.

The artwork was provided by Edward P. Beard, Jr., a prominent fantasy illustrator known for his contributions to early Magic expansions. Beard utilized a gritty, visceral style to depict the rats, aiming to emphasize the decaying, macabre atmosphere of the swamp-aligned creatures within the game's color pie. The illustration was well-received for its clear depiction of the card's function and its consistent adherence to the game's high-fantasy, sometimes unsettling, artistic direction.

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