---
name: "Carrion Rats"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Rat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TOR"
set_name: "Torment"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Edward P. Beard, Jr."
oracle_id: "1aa6b31b-cd30-4741-abc6-2ef72e445630"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/carrion-rats-tor"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Carrion Rats
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Rat
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, any player may exile a card from their graveyard. If a player does, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.

> *"Proprio quello che mi serviva: altra concorrenza". —ladro di tombe della Cabala*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Carrion Wurm](/printing/carrion-wurm-tor.md) — Creature — Zombie Wurm
2. [Zombie Cannibal](/printing/zombie-cannibal-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Ruin Rat](/printing/ruin-rat-plst.md) — Creature — Rat
4. [Carrionette](/printing/carrionette-tmp.md) — Creature — Skeleton
5. [Ossuary Rats](/printing/ossuary-rats-j22.md) — Creature — Rat
6. [Rysorian Badger](/printing/rysorian-badger-hml.md) — Creature — Badger

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Torment (TOR) #54
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`