Ravenous Rats

Ravenous Rats is a classic creature card in Magic: The Gathering, first appearing in the Urza's Legacy set in 1999 and subsequently reprinted in several core sets, including Magic 2013. The design concept focuses on the mechanical theme of card advantage through discard, representing the relentless and scavenging nature of a plague of vermin. This specific iteration for the 2013 core set maintained the card's established role as a common-rarity utility creature intended for Limited play formats.

The artwork for the Magic 2013 edition was illustrated by Dave Kendall, who leaned into the dark, gothic aesthetic frequently associated with the game's black-aligned cards. Kendall’s approach emphasized a swarm-like, visceral quality to the rodents, fitting the card's function as a disruptive force on the battlefield. As a staple common, it was received by the player base as a reliable, if unremarkable, piece of fundamental design that has persisted through decades of the game's history.