Year of the Rat
Year of the Rat is a . A theme groups drops that share a franchise or an idea.Secret LairSpecial Magic cards sold by Wizards of the Coast on their own online store for a short time. Most are cards that already exist, given new art by a well-known artist or another franchise. A Secret Lair copy of a card plays exactly like any other copy of it.Open the full glossaryThemeOur way of grouping Secret Lair drops that share a subject, like Marvel or Fallout, so every version is on one page.Open the full glossary
Released 4 cards
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Every card in this drop
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- Card Kingdom foil $13.99
- Cardmarket foil €13.02
- Mana Pool foil $10.49
- TCGplayer foil $14.04
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- Card Kingdom foil $37.99
- Cardmarket foil €21.54
- Mana Pool foil $34.75
- TCGplayer foil $37.13
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- Card Kingdom foil $10.99
- Cardmarket foil €9.79
- Mana Pool foil $8.23
- TCGplayer foil $10.67
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- Card Kingdom foil $9.99
- Cardmarket foil €14.14
- Mana Pool foil $12.27
- TCGplayer foil $14.46
The Store Price Against Buying the Cards One at a Time
The single-card total is each card's price at TCGplayer on , in US dollars. A total only shows when every card in the drop has a price.
| Drop | Version | Store Price | Cards One at a Time | Cheaper |
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| Year of the Rat | Foil | Price when it launched: $39.99, from a saved copy of the Secret Lair store page (Wayback Machine). | $134.14 | The store, by $94.15 |
Rulings for the Cards on This Page
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7 rulings for 4 cards
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
If, during the combat damage step, a creature is destroyed during combat and Ink-Eyes also deals combat damage to a player, the destroyed creature can be a legal target for Ink-Eyes's ability.
Marrow-Gnawer
Marrow-Gnawer's ability counts the number of Rats on the battlefield when it resolves, so you don't count the sacrificed Rat.
Pack Rat
The token will copy Pack Rat's two abilities. Its power and toughness will be equal to the number of Rats you control (not the number of Rats you controlled when the token entered the battlefield). It will also be able to create copies of itself.
If Pack Rat leaves the battlefield before its activated ability resolves, the token will still enter the battlefield as a copy of Pack Rat, using Pack Rat's copiable values from when it was last on the battlefield.
Pack Rat's first ability counts any creature you control with the creature type Rat, not just Pack Rats. That ability works in all zones, not only the battlefield.
The token won't copy counters on Pack Rat, nor will it copy other effects that have changed Pack Rat's power, toughness, types, color, or so on. Normally, this means the token will simply be a Pack Rat. But if any copy effects have affected that Pack Rat, they're taken into account.
Rat Colony
Rat Colony's last ability lets you ignore only the "four-of" rule. It doesn't let you ignore format legality. For example, during a Bloomburrow Limited event, you can't add Rat Colonies from your personal collection.
Also Printed in Other Drops
Some of these cards came in other Secret Lair drops too, each with its own art.
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