Ratcatcher
Dissension 52 • rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Collector number
- 52
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $9.28
What it does
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library for a Rat card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
An ogre's poisonous stench is like fine Kashkaval cheese to the noses lowest to the ground.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ratcatcher was released in 2006 as part of the Dissension expansion, the third and final set in the Ravnica: City of Guilds block for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to embody the flavor of the Golgari Swarm, a guild known for its connection to decay, recycling, and the subterranean life of the city-plane of Ravnica. As a rare creature, it provided players with a repeatable tutor effect, allowing them to search for Rats, which leaned into the set's focus on tribal synergies and graveyard-themed mechanics.
The artwork for Ratcatcher was created by artist Daren Bader, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering. Bader’s illustration sought to capture the grit and urban decay of Ravnica’s undercity, depicting the figure surrounded by a swarm of vermin. The card was generally received as a niche but thematic inclusion, praised by players for its flavorful utility in tribal-focused decks, even if it did not become a dominant force in competitive constructed formats.
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