Plague of Vermin
Shadowmoor 73 • rare
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $20.80
What it does
Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of life. Repeat this process until no one pays life. Each player creates a 1/1 black Rat creature token for each 1 life they paid this way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Plague of Vermin was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set explored a transformed, darker version of the Lorwyn plane, shifting from a whimsical fairy-tale aesthetic to a gothic and surreal landscape. The card was designed as a rare black sorcery that embodies the set's themes of life-gain and creature swarming, functioning as a high-risk, high-reward mechanic that forces players to pay life to flood the battlefield with rat tokens.
The card’s striking illustration was crafted by artist Kev Walker, whose long-standing contributions to the game often feature visceral, gritty detail. For this piece, Walker leaned into the grotesque nature of a sudden, overwhelming infestation, using deep shadows and swarming silhouettes to emphasize the card's mechanical function. Upon release, it was noted by players for its unconventional design and remains a distinct example of the morbid, darker visual language established by the Shadowmoor block.
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