---
name: "Rise of the Varmints"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Plot"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "179"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ralph Horsley"
oracle_id: "d981977d-acfa-432a-b1d7-1808a89a5998"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rise-of-the-varmints-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rise of the Varmints
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Plot

## Oracle Text
Create X 2/1 green Varmint creature tokens, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
Plot {2}{G} (You may pay {2}{G} and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tumbleweed Rising](/printing/tumbleweed-rising-otj.md) — Sorcery
2. [Fresh Meat](/printing/fresh-meat-nph.md) — Instant
3. [Spontaneous Generation](/printing/spontaneous-generation-mmq.md) — Sorcery
4. [Pool of Vigorous Growth](/printing/pool-of-vigorous-growth-j21.md) — Artifact
5. [Audience with Trostani](/printing/audience-with-trostani-pmkm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Awaken the Woods](/printing/awaken-the-woods-bro.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #179
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ralph Horsley
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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