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Marrow-Gnawer

~$17.99 low · ~$45.19 high

Black. Legendary Creature — Rat Rogue

three generic manaone black manaone black mana

No. 124What the codes mean

Marrow-Gnawer

Champions of Kamigawa #124 · Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds

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~$17.99

Non-foil · Salvat 2005 #A1 · Spanish

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~$45.19

Foil · Champions of Kamigawa #124

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Oracle text

All Rats have fear.

tap this permanent, Sacrifice a Rat: Create X 1/1 black Rat creature tokens, where X is the number of Rats you control.

2/3

Marrow-Gnawer united three nezumi gangs when he slew their leaders in a single night. Now they call him their first lord.

All 6 printings of Marrow-Gnawer

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
Bloomburrow Commander #79
Bloomburrow Commander
blc #79· 2024Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €18.57 · €20.31 foil
rare$23.62$23.64€18.57€20.31 foil
The List #CHK-124
The List
plst #CHK-124· 2020rare· Cardmarket €12.80 foil
rareNo non-foil printing$31.35€12.80 foil
Secret Lair Drop #34
Secret Lair Drop
sld #34· 2020rare· Cardmarket €20.83 foil
rareNo non-foil printing$37.57€20.83 foil
Hachette UK #1
Hachette UK
phuk #1· 2006rare
rare—No foil printing—
Salvat 2005 #A1
Salvat 2005
psal #A1· 2005Spanishrare· Cardmarket €1.18
rare$17.99No foil printing€1.18

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Card details

First printed
2004
Printings
6
Mana value
5
EDHREC rank
#3,168 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artists
Néstor Ossandón Leal, Wayne Reynolds, Ravenna Tran

What the codes mean

The small print at the bottom of the Champions of Kamigawa card (#124).

124

  • 124Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.

Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.

How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.

Card breakdown

The parts of Marrow-Gnawer, read from the Champions of Kamigawa printing. How to read any Magic card.

Name
Marrow-Gnawer. Rules use the English name in every language.
Mana cost
three generic manaone black manaone black manaMana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
Type line
Legendary is a supertype. Creature is the card type. Rat and Rogue are subtypes, after the dash.
Text box
What the card does.
Flavor text
Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Power / toughness
2/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
Illustration
By Wayne Reynolds. The art has no effect on the game.
Set symbol
Champions of Kamigawa. Gold means rare.
Collector number
124 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Artist
Wayne Reynolds, after the paintbrush.
Copyright
Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.

Rulings (1)

  1. 2004-12-01

    Marrow-Gnawer's ability counts the number of Rats on the battlefield when it resolves, so you don't count the sacrificed Rat.

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