Ravenous Rats
Invasion 120 • common
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 120
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
When this creature enters, target opponent discards a card.
Nothing is sacred to the rats. Everything is simply another meal.
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 introduced in the Invasion expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released in October 2000. As a staple common creature, the card was designed to provide black decks with a straightforward, effective tool for forcing opponents to discard cards upon entry into the battlefield. Its release marked the beginning of a cycle where functional utility and simple, aggressive creature design took center stage to support the set's multicolored theme.
The artwork for this particular printing was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic artists in the game's early history. Rush opted for a visceral, menacing depiction of the vermin, leaning into the darker aesthetic associated with black-aligned cards. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency in limited formats, cementing its status as a reliable utility creature that frequently appeared in subsequent core sets.
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