Gnawing Vermin

Gnawing Vermin

Creature — Rat

Mana cost: {B}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, target player mills two cards.

triggered — mills a card

When this creature dies, target creature you don't control gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

triggered — shrinks a creature by -1/-1

Causes: mill a card.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Rat attacks — 162 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

  1. Persistent Marshstalker — When Gnawing Vermin attacks, Persistent Marshstalker returns itself from the graveyard

a Rat enters the battlefield — 186 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

When Gnawing Vermin enters:

  1. Wick, the Whorled Mind — makes a token
  2. Lord Skitter, Sewer King — hits a graveyard

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is milled — 772 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

  1. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — When Gnawing Vermin makes a player mill a card, Lo and Li, Royal Advisors puts a counter on an Advisor

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  2. Fire Nation Salvagers — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Fire Nation Salvagers can bring back
  3. Bloodbond March — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  4. Thor, God of Thunder — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Thor, God of Thunder can bring back
  5. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  6. Harness the Storm — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  7. Transplant Theorist — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  8. Heart-Shaped Herb — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  9. Wayward Angel — Gnawing Vermin fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  10. Rescue from the Underworld — Gnawing Vermin puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back

434 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Gnawing Vermin:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  5. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  6. Compost — draws you 1 card
  7. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  8. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  9. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

When Gnawing Vermin attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

117 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

When Gnawing Vermin attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

188 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

When Gnawing Vermin blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  4. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  5. Dwindle — kills a creature

25 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — When Gnawing Vermin attacks, Mardu Ascendancy makes a token

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

When Gnawing Vermin enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. Bess, Soul Nourisher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

340 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Vermin is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Gnawing Vermin enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

55 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.