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Giant Rat
Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony YS12-EN017 • common
- Set
- Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony
- Printing code
- YS12-EN017
- Rarity
- Common
- 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 released as part of the Metal Raiders set in 2002, representing an early archetype of Earth-attribute monsters designed to facilitate deck thinning. Its effect, which allows a player to special summon another Earth monster with 1500 or less attack from the deck upon destruction, was intended to maintain field presence during the game's nascent competitive stages.
The card was included in the 2012 Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony to provide newer players with a functional tool for navigating the transition into the Xyz Summoning era. As a common rarity card, it served as a utility piece, with the artwork depicting a menacing, oversized rodent that has become a recognizable aesthetic staple of the game's early monster designs.
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