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Magic: The Gathering

Rotting Rats

Conflux 51 • common

Set
Conflux
Collector number
51
Rarity
Common
Mana cost
1 generic mana black mana
Type
Creature
Colors
Black
Artist
Dave Allsop
Market price
$0.86
$0.86est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
1other printing of this card
Card face

What it does

When this creature enters, each player discards a card.

Unearth 1 generic mana black mana (1 generic mana black mana: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

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Rotting Rats was released in 2009 as part of the Conflux expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a card within the Shards of Alara block, it reflects the block's focus on the convergence of five distinct 'shards' of reality, specifically highlighting the decay of the Grixis plane. The card was designed to support graveyard-focused strategies, functioning as a recursive threat that players could discard to trigger other synergies or bring back from the graveyard to the battlefield.

The artwork was illustrated by Steven Belledin, who captured the visceral and grotesque aesthetic associated with the undead minions of Grixis. Belledin’s depiction emphasizes the theme of blight and infestation, aligning with the mechanical intent of the card. Upon its release, Rotting Rats was recognized by competitive players as a staple for discard-heavy and self-mill decks, serving as a reliable utility creature rather than a flashy centerpiece.

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