---
name: "Pestilence Rats"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Rat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "157"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeff A. Menges"
oracle_id: "bc6449c8-f0cd-4c07-8acf-436f97e8bbb2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pestilence-rats-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Pestilence Rats's power is equal to the number of other Rats on the battlefield. (For example, as long as there are two other Rats on the battlefield, Pestilence Rats's power and toughness are 2/3.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Swarm of Rats](/printing/swarm-of-rats-phuk.md) — Creature — Rat
2. [Plague Rats](/printing/plague-rats-ced.md) — Creature — Rat
3. [Relentless Rats](/printing/relentless-rats-5dn.md) — Creature — Rat
4. [Rat Colony](/printing/rat-colony-dom.md) — Creature — Rat
5. [Pack Rat](/printing/pack-rat-sld.md) — Creature — Rat
6. [Persistent Marshstalker](/printing/persistent-marshstalker-blb.md) — Creature — Rat Berserker

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #157
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeff A. Menges
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`