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Giant Rat
Dark Beginning 1 DB1-EN045 • rare
- Set
- Dark Beginning 1
- Printing code
- DB1-EN045
- Rarity
- Rare
- Card type
- Effect monster
- Attribute
- Earth
- Level / Rank
- 4
- ATK
- 1400
- DEF
- 1450
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Where it came from
Giant Rat was first introduced to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in the Pharaoh Servant expansion, later seeing a wide re-release in the 2004 Dark Beginning 1 set. It serves as a classic example of a 'searcher' monster, designed to trigger its effect when destroyed by battle, allowing players to pull another Earth-attribute monster with 1500 or less attack from their deck to the field.
The card's artwork, consistent with the early aesthetic of the game, features a stylized, imposing rodent that fits the creature-heavy themes of the original Konami card pool. While it has since been eclipsed by more modern engine cards, its design remains a fundamental piece of the game's history, as it provided a reliable mechanism for deck thinning and board recovery during the mid-2000s competitive meta.
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