Pack Rat

Creature — Rat

Pack Rat's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Rats you control.

{2} {B} , Discard a card: Create a token that's a copy of this creature.

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Set: Historic Anthology 2 (HA2 #8)
Rarity: Rare
Mana value: 2
Released: 2020-03-12
Artist: Kev Walker
EDHREC rank: #3,653
Colour identity
Finishes: Nonfoil
Served from: Local database

Commander bracket

1 +

Fits any bracket

No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.40

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos 8

Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Training Grounds

Infinite draw triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lootingNear-infinite self-discard triggers

4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Shadow the Hedgehog+Workhorse+Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Pack Rat

Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggers

2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Heartstone

2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Zirda, the Dawnwaker

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Pack Rat+Garruk's Uprising+Workhorse

Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite death triggers

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Biomancer's Familiar

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Pack Rat+Temur Ascendancy+Workhorse

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Pack Rat+Elemental Bond+Workhorse

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 8 combos.

Format legality

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Not legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Legal

Timeless Legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Not legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Legal

All printings Scryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.