Rats of Rath
Tempest 150 • common
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 150
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Matson
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
black mana: Destroy target artifact, creature, or land you control.
"These creatures offer new challenges in the scrutiny of entrails."— Oracle *en*-Vec
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rats of Rath was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed as the first installment of the Rath Cycle, a narrative arc set on the artificial plane of Rath, which served as a staging ground for a Phyrexian invasion of the world of Dominaria. The card reflects the grim, industrial, and creature-heavy aesthetic that defined the plane, focusing on the dark ecological hazards faced by characters traversing its corrupted landscape.
The card's art was created by D. Alexander Gregory, an artist who contributed several illustrations to the era. His work on this piece captures the swarming, scavenging nature of the creatures, emphasizing a sense of chaotic movement and infestation consistent with the set's broader themes of biological terror. Upon release, the card was received as a standard utility creature, valued primarily for its role in limited play environments where its low cost and specific combat abilities provided tactical advantages to players using black-aligned decks.
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