Wave of Rats
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Rat
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 2
- Set
- New Capenna Commander #142 (rare)
- Price
- $4.02 USD
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.)
Wave of Rats has 3 printings, first in New Capenna Commander (2022). EDHREC ranks it #10,125 among Commander cards. It appears most in Marrow-Gnawer decks (2,471 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Wave of Rats
- Riveteer Rampage - New Capenna Commander, led by Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
Commanders that run Wave of Rats most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Marrow-Gnawer: 2,471 decks
- Wick, the Whorled Mind: 2,452 decks
- Karumonix, the Rat King: 2,289 decks
- Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm: 975 decks
- Vren, the Relentless: 929 decks
- Totentanz, Swarm Piper: 674 decks
- Lord Skitter, Sewer King: 212 decks
- Nashi, Moon's Legacy: 157 decks
Often played with Wave of Rats
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you pay the blitz cost to cast a creature spell, that permanent will be sacrificed only if it's still on the battlefield when that triggered ability resolves. If it dies or goes to another zone before then, it will stay where it is.
- : The triggered ability that lets its controller draw a card triggers when it dies for any reason, not just when you sacrifice it during the end step.
- : If a creature enters the battlefield as a copy of or becomes a copy of a creature whose blitz cost was paid, the copy won't have haste, won't be sacrificed, and its controller won't draw a card when it dies.
- : You don't have to attack with the creature with blitz unless another ability says you do.
- : If you choose to pay the blitz cost rather than the mana cost, you're still casting the spell. It goes on the stack and can be responded to and countered. You can cast a creature spell for its blitz cost only if you could cast that creature spell. Most of the time, this means during your main phase when the stack is empty.