Stronghold Rats
TSRTime Spiral Remastered/#142/2021UncommonReprint
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.29
Cardmarket€0.55
TCGplayer$0.45
ManaPool$0.36
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.33
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.29High $1.49Low $0.99▲ 30.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.45TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 4.3%30d▼ 16.7%90d▼ 26.2%
90d high
$0.73
90d low
$0.44
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.45
Time Spiral Remastered
- Down 16.7% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 38% below its 90 day high of $0.73.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 384% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Rat
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, each player discards a card.
2 / 1
Keywords
Shadow
Card capabilities
CreatureDiscard
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (4)
wotc19 Mar 2021
Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
wotc19 Mar 2021
Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
wotc19 Mar 2021
If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
wotc19 Mar 2021
While resolving the triggered ability of Stronghold Rats, each player chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then all of the cards are discarded at the same time.
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About this card
Stronghold Rats
Stronghold Rats is a Creature — Rat, with mana cost {2}{B} (mana value 3). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.45 (down 16.7% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Stronghold Rats FAQ
How much is Stronghold Rats worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Stronghold Rats is $0.45. It is down 16.7% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.44 to $0.73.
What is the cheapest printing of Stronghold Rats?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Time Spiral Remastered at $0.45 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Stronghold Rats?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Future Sight at $2.50 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Stronghold Rats are there?
Stronghold Rats has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Stronghold Rats first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from FUT #79, released 2007-05-04.
What is the newest printing of Stronghold Rats?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PLST #FUT-79, released 2026-10-19.
Is there a foil version of Stronghold Rats?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $2.18 versus $0.45 for nonfoil, which is 384% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Stronghold Rats legal in Commander?
Yes, Stronghold Rats is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.