---
name: "Patron of the Nezumi"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Offering"]
set: "PSAL"
set_name: "Salvat 2005"
collector_number: "A25"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "038a8b6b-4529-4e06-bdff-9ee7ba291776"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patron-of-the-nezumi-psal"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Patron of the Nezumi
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Offering

## Oracle Text
Rat offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Rat and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Rat. Mana cost includes color.)
Whenever a permanent is put into an opponent's graveyard, that player loses 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nezumi Shadow-Watcher](/printing/nezumi-shadow-watcher-bok.md) — Creature — Rat Warrior
2. [Nezumi Bone-Reader](/printing/nezumi-bone-reader-phuk.md) — Creature — Rat Shaman
3. [Ossuary Rats](/printing/ossuary-rats-j22.md) — Creature — Rat
4. [Nezumi Informant](/printing/nezumi-informant-mom.md) — Creature — Rat Rogue
5. [Lord Skitter, Sewer King](/printing/lord-skitter-sewer-king-pwoe.md) — Legendary Creature — Rat Noble
6. [Rat King, Pale Piper](/printing/rat-king-pale-piper-tmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Rat Avatar

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Salvat 2005 (PSAL) #A25
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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