Ravenous Rats
Ninth Edition 157★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 157★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Finish
- Foil
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 originally appeared in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999 as part of a cycle of creatures intended to disrupt the opponent's hand. The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, served as the core set reintroduction of the card, maintaining its role as a fundamental black creature that provides both a small body on the battlefield and an immediate discard effect upon entering play.
The artwork for this specific version was illustrated by Christopher Moeller. Known for his atmospheric and gritty fantasy style, Moeller depicted the rats with a focus on their swarming, scavenging nature, which aligns with the card's mechanical utility of stripping resources from an opponent's hand to reflect the vermin's destructive presence.
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