---
name: "Plague Rats"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Rat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "16cf1cf9-6900-406c-a5b4-0e5750f530e0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/plague-rats-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Plague Rats's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures named Plague Rats on the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pestilence Rats](/printing/pestilence-rats-ice.md) — Creature — Rat
2. [Swarm of Rats](/printing/swarm-of-rats-phuk.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. [Plague of Vermin](/printing/plague-of-vermin-shm.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #188
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 37 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`