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◇ Catalog #47

Rat Colony

mb2·#47·common·nonfoil

Illus. Suzanne Helmigh

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Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$6.98+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $6.19 · low $5.64

NM$5.98

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$5.53–$6.31modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.47low $0.01range 74600.0%n 50

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,441 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$5.98

Gameplay

Creature — Rat

This creature gets +1/+0 for each other Rat you control. A deck can have any number of cards named Rat Colony.

Wreckage from the Phyrexian Invasion provided the rats with a seemingly unlimited number of breeding grounds.

2/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2024-07-26wotc

Rat Colony's last ability lets you ignore only the "four-of" rule. It doesn't let you ignore format legality. For example, during a Bloomburrow Limited event, you can't add Rat Colonies from your personal collection.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.98. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $7.47 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MB2 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #47 of *Mystery Booster 2*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Mystery Booster 2 release.

Card type: Creature — Rat, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,441 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Suzanne Helmigh. Rarix catalogs 84 other cards credited to this artist.