---
name: "Disease Carriers"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Rat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "UDS"
set_name: "Urza's Destiny"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chippy & Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "ccdd6376-9b74-4d13-9f80-87d0bd3d4a2a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/disease-carriers-uds"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Disease Carriers
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Rat
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rabid Rats](/printing/rabid-rats-sth.md) — Creature — Rat
2. [Hornet Harasser](/printing/hornet-harasser-lrw.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
3. [Undead Executioner](/printing/undead-executioner-avr.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Rat Out](/printing/rat-out-woe.md) — Instant
5. [Grim Physician](/printing/grim-physician-thb.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Plaguecrafter's Familiar](/printing/plaguecrafters-familiar-j21.md) — Creature — Rat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Destiny (UDS) #57
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chippy & Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`