“"If it has ears, it will dance to my tune."”
Piper of the Swarm
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Human Warlock
Mana Cost: {1}{B}
Power and Toughness: 1/3
Oracle Rules Text: Rats you control have menace. {1}{B}, {T}: Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token. {2}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice three Rats: Gain control of target creature.
Flavor Text: "If it has ears, it will dance to my tune."
Set: Throne of Eldraine (#100), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Irina Nordsol
Creature
Black
Rare
$1.47
Regular
$3.09
✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (27)
11 Languages
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en
English
Viewing Here
8 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Piper of the Swarm Throne of Eldraine Viewing | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Piper of the Swarm Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Jesper Ejsing | 2019-10-04 |
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Piper of the Swarm Throne of Eldraine Promos | PELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Piper of the Swarm Throne of Eldraine Promos | PELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Piper of the Swarm Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Piper of the Swarm Magic Online Promos | PRM | Rare | Jesper Ejsing | 2019-10-06 |
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Piper of the Swarm Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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Piper of the Swarm Secret Lair Drop | SLD | Rare | Daniel Elson & Scott Okumura | 2026-02-23 |
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pt
Português (Portuguese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Flautista da Rataria Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Flautista da Rataria Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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zhs
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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鼠群魔笛手 Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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鼠群魔笛手 Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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de
Deutsch (German)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Flötender Rattenfänger Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Flötender Rattenfänger Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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es
Español (Spanish)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Flautista de las Ratas Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Flautista de las Ratas Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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fr
Français (French)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Flûteur de rats Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Flûteur de rats Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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it
Italiano (Italian)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Pifferaio della Colonia Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Pifferaio della Colonia Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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ja
日本語 (Japanese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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群れの笛吹き男 Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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群れの笛吹き男 Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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ko
한국어 (Korean)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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쥐떼의 피리꾼 Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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ru
Русский (Russian)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Дудочник Скопища Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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Дудочник Скопища Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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zht
繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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鼠群魔笛手 Throne of Eldraine | ELD | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2019-10-04 |
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鼠群魔笛手 Forgotten Realms Commander | AFC | Rare | Irina Nordsol | 2021-07-23 |
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