---
name: "Diseased Vermin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Rat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "4d18bea4-c9b2-4fc7-948f-2583589994d7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/diseased-vermin-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Diseased Vermin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Rat
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put an infection counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals X damage to target opponent previously dealt damage by it, where X is the number of infection counters on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Septic Rats](/printing/septic-rats-mbs.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Rat
2. [Ichor Rats](/printing/ichor-rats-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Rat
3. [Infected Vermin](/printing/infected-vermin-ody.md) — Creature — Rat
4. [Pestilent Souleater](/printing/pestilent-souleater-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
5. [Reaper of Sheoldred](/printing/reaper-of-sheoldred-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
6. [Phyrexian Vatmother](/printing/phyrexian-vatmother-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #46
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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