Magic: The Gathering · Alpha Edition

Plague Rats

French name: Rats de la peste

121Common

Plague Rats (Alpha Edition 121) has a market price of US$73.52 as of Nov 9, 2026.

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Card details

Type: Creature: Rat
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Power / toughness: */*
Artist: Anson Maddocks

Card text

The Xs below are the number of Plague Rats in play, counting both sides. Thus if there are 2 Plague Rats in play, each has power and toughness 2/2.

Flavour text

"Should you a Rat to madness tease Why ev'n a Rat may plague you..." -Samuel Coleridge, "Recantation"

About this card

Plague Rats is card 121 in Alpha Edition, a Magic: The Gathering set released Sep 5, 1993. Rarity: Common. Illustrated by Anson Maddocks. Reference market price on Nov 9, 2026: US$73.52. The Normal price did not change over the last 30 days. Source: TCGplayer market data via tcgcsv.com, updated daily. A reference price is not an offer.

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