Ossuary Rats

Ossuary Rats

Creature — Rat

Mana cost: {5}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, it deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

triggered — deals damage

Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Ossuary Rats is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Ossuary Rats onto the battlefield from your library

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

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

  1. Persistent Marshstalker — When Ossuary Rats attacks, Persistent Marshstalker returns itself from the graveyard

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

When Ossuary Rats 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.

put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard, and Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  2. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — When Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder is in the graveyard, Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  3. Skittering Horror — When Skittering Horror is in the graveyard, Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  4. Skittering Skirge — When Skittering Skirge is in the graveyard, Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  5. Skittering Monstrosity — When Skittering Monstrosity is in the graveyard, Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  6. Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian — Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian puts cards into the graveyard, and Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  7. Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed — When Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed is in the graveyard, Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  8. Dauthi Voidwalker — When Dauthi Voidwalker is in the graveyard, Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  9. Gloomdrifter — Gloomdrifter puts cards into the graveyard, and Ossuary Rats gets bigger
  10. Boneshard Slasher — When Boneshard Slasher is in the graveyard, Ossuary Rats gets bigger

2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Ossuary Rats is one).

When Ossuary Rats deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 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 (Ossuary Rats is one).

When Ossuary Rats 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

112 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 (Ossuary Rats is one).

When Ossuary Rats attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  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

181 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 (Ossuary Rats is one).

When Ossuary Rats 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
  6. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

22 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 (Ossuary Rats is one).

When Ossuary Rats attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Ossuary Rats is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Ossuary Rats, Soul Link gains you that much life

26 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 (Ossuary Rats is one).

When Ossuary Rats enters:

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

300 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 (Ossuary Rats is one).

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

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