Rise of the Varmints
Outlaws of Thunder Junction 179 • uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Collector number
- 179
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ralph Horsley
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Create X 2/1 green Varmint creature tokens, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
Plot 2 generic mana green mana (You may pay 2 generic mana green mana and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rise of the Varmints was released in 2024 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Outlaws of Thunder Junction. The set is themed around a frontier-fantasy aesthetic, drawing heavily from classic Western tropes and tropes of outlaws and lawlessness. This particular card was designed to support the set's graveyard-recursion mechanics, allowing players to pull creatures from their discard pile back into play, reflecting the theme of 'rising' or returning to the fray.
The card features artwork by illustrator Anna Podedworna, who contributed to the set's overall stylistic direction of rugged, sun-drenched environments and gritty character designs. Her approach for this piece focuses on the chaotic energy of the creature swarm, utilizing dynamic lighting and motion to evoke the feeling of a sudden, overwhelming threat. Upon release, the card was received as a functional addition to 'reanimator' style decks, praised for its efficiency within the specific context of the expansion's power level.
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