Ravenous Rats
Starter 1999 86 • uncommon
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 86
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.57
What it does
When this creature enters, target opponent discards a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ravenous Rats was originally released in the 1999 Starter set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, serving as a functional reprint of a card that debuted in the Urza's Legacy expansion earlier that year. The card was designed to facilitate a discard-heavy strategy, forcing an opponent to discard a card upon its entry to the battlefield. This mechanic was a staple of black-aligned decks in the late 1990s, aimed at disrupting an opponent’s hand early in the game.
The artwork for this version was provided by Eric Peterson, who contributed illustrations to several sets during this era of the game. His depiction of the creature leaned into the macabre aesthetic characteristic of early Magic card design, emphasizing the swarm-like nature of the rats. The card was received as a reliable common-rarity utility piece, widely utilized in both casual kitchen-table play and limited formats due to its straightforward efficiency in pressuring an opponent's resources.
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