Razortooth Rats

Razortooth Rats was released in 2001 as part of the Seventh Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. As a core set, Seventh Edition functioned as a bridge between the specialized expansion blocks of the era, gathering reprints from previous sets to maintain a stable environment for newer players while introducing a modernized card frame design that included a cleaner, more legible text box and a refreshed layout for card information.

The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the history of the game. His illustration captures the aggressive, scavenging nature of the creature, utilizing the dark, gritty aesthetic common to black-aligned cards in early Magic sets. The design aimed to provide a functional, low-cost utility creature for black decks, focusing on simple mechanics that rewarded the player for aggressive board states, a hallmark of the set's effort to balance thematic flavor with mechanical clarity.