---
name: "Wave of Rats"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Rat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Blitz", "Trample"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Valeza"
oracle_id: "ccb0f59b-7947-4563-9e16-5d23246f4232"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wave-of-rats-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wave of Rats
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Rat
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/2
- **Keywords:** Blitz, Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
When this creature dies, if it dealt combat damage to a player this turn, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Blitz {4}{B} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tenacious Underdog](/printing/tenacious-underdog-psnc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Girder Goons](/printing/girder-goons-snc.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior
3. [Riveteers Provocateur](/printing/riveteers-provocateur-ysnc.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
4. [Workshop Warchief](/printing/workshop-warchief-prm.md) — Creature — Rhino Warrior
5. [Undead Sprinter](/printing/undead-sprinter-pdsk.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Riveteers Decoy](/printing/riveteers-decoy-snc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #41
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Valeza
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`