Rat King, Pale Piper

Rat King, Pale Piper

Legendary Creature — Rat Avatar

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Menace
Whenever Rat King or another nontoken creature you control leaves the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.

triggered — makes a token

Draw a card.

activated {2}, Sacrifice a token —

activated {2}, Sacrifice a token — draws you 1 card

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: create a Rat creature token, put a Rat creature token onto the battlefield, sacrifice a token, a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Cares about: a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

  1. Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When you sacrifice a token to Rat King, Pale Piper, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a token is sacrificed — 90 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

When you sacrifice a token to Rat King, Pale Piper:

  1. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth — surveils
  3. The Sackville-Bagginses — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Burdened Aerialist — grants flying
  5. Shire Shirriff — exiles a creature an opponent controls

a token is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 122 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

  1. Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang — When you sacrifice a token to Rat King, Pale Piper, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang exiles itself

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

  1. Persistent Marshstalker — When Rat King, Pale Piper attacks, Persistent Marshstalker returns itself from the graveyard

a token leaves the battlefield — 182 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

When you sacrifice a token to Rat King, Pale Piper:

  1. Boomer Scrapper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nadier's Nightblade — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

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

When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper:

  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 creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Rat King, Pale Piper makes a Rat token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice a token to Rat King, Pale Piper, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

When Rat King, Pale Piper makes a Rat token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

When Rat King, Pale Piper makes a player draw a card:

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  5. The Locust God — makes a token
  6. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  8. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  9. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  10. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Portcullis — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Portcullis, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  2. Decoction Module — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Decoction Module, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  3. Sword of Hearth and Home — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Sword of Hearth and Home, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  4. Toxic Stench — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Toxic Stench, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  5. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  6. Body Snatcher — When Body Snatcher leaves the battlefield, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  7. Paramecia Coloniex — When Paramecia Coloniex leaves the battlefield, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  8. Magus of the Bridge — When Magus of the Bridge leaves the battlefield, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  9. Isareth the Awakener — When Isareth the Awakener leaves the battlefield, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token
  10. Coffin Queen — When Coffin Queen leaves the battlefield, Rat King, Pale Piper makes a token

4,123 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

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

When Rat King, Pale Piper attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers

129 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 (Rat King is one).

When Rat King, Pale Piper attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Saw — sacrifices a creature

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Rat King is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Rat King, Pale Piper is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

90 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 (Rat King is one).

  1. Enduring Innocence — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, Enduring Innocence draws you 1 card
  2. Enduring Courage — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, Enduring Courage gives +2/+0
  3. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  4. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When Rat King, Pale Piper enters, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
  5. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Rat King, Pale Piper enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
  6. Legolas Greenleaf — When Rat King, Pale Piper enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent
  7. The Neutrinos — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
  8. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  9. Aetherstorm Roc — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
  10. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

335 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 (Rat King is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a Rat enters thanks to Rat King, Pale Piper, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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