MTG Top 10: Rats | Magic: the Gathering | Episode 407

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[@autobotjazz1972]

Hildie is adorable. Also those cards of her are neat. That said the only rats i regularly play are the ninja ones from Kamigawa in my ninja commander deck.

[@NDHFilms]

I was sure I’d see Rat Colony here. You haven’t lived until you’ve played someone whose entire deck is nothing but Swamps and Rat Colony.

[@Duskrequim]

Or at least Relentless Rats. ---which is the better Rat Colony

[@ryznak4814]

@@Duskrequim not exactly rat colony has a cmc of 2 and gets buffed with all rats so it has upsides on relentless rats.

[@Duskrequim]

@@ryznak4814 I tend to prefer my relentless rats out toughing then the 1 toughness rats that can easily die.

[@CaptainWwowW]

My first Commander deck was 25 Rat Colonies and Marrow Gnawer lol

[@chunky_boo]

@@Duskrequim you haven't lived until you've either played or played against a deck of 20 swamps 4 thrumming stones and 36 relentless rats.

[@KuroShiroKonohaTheAnim3Foo]

The pumpkin sweater on the bird stuffed toy is so adorable. The skeleton one also looks dapper, spooky even.

[@63fahrenheit]

Rats have been my #1 for 9 years starting when my babies passed away, followed closely by Eldrazi. You and people like you are a blessing for caring for all the darlings that people let go

[@christopherb501]

"If I had a nickel for every prolific Magictuber that extols the virtues and true nature of rats, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird it happened more than once."

[@RasmusVJS]

A rat? Hildie the rat!

[@NizzahonMagic]

I think both the Professor and Spice8Rack are rat people too. So you have a third nickel!

[@wyattdupre2721]

I really want to see rats in other colors. I feel like rats could fit nicely in Blue (lab rats) or Green (natural rats or mice). Blue lab rats could give mana for sacrificing them like how scientists use rats for experiments and making medicine. Greem rats/mice could be token generators or more evasive than Black rats since there in their natural habit and can breed and hide more easily.

[@Firewalk1989]

Heck, I think they’d work in white too. Make them familiars! We got raptors in white, so why not? - RA -

[@DimT670]

Aren't there white mice in Eldraine?

[@donovanberserk4993]

I am that is. My sword shall wield for me. - Martin the Warrior

[@harrison1735]

Despite not being too hype for the cyberpunk theme I'm still very excited for a new Kamigawa set just so we get more ratfolk and snakefolk.

[@jamesgratz4771]

Yeah I agree

[@ДмитроДорофеєв]

Same here, more nizumi ninjas pls

[@thelunchlady8276]

Don't forget ogre-folk and spirit-folk!

[@Fredericoghf]

I'm going to be super mad if they just make it some cyberpunk samurai shit. I NEED MORE RATS

[@titanium0002]

i hope sagas are there too :)

[@yuvalhuck1]

Rats, rats, we’re the rats

[@thelocustgod9098]

Celebrating with another birthday bash.

[@mikki429]

Aww she's cute! I can't have a pet rat because I live in Alberta. Good on you for fostering rodents, they make great pets!

[@GigaBoost]

No way rats are illegal as pets

[@CanadianBaconPwnage]

@@GigaBoost Alberta prides itself as one of the few landmasses in the world for being rat free (Antarctica, South Georgia Island, and Macquarie Island being the only others). A couple of billion of dollars are spent every year to keep rats out of Alberta, and it saves several more billion of dollars in damages caused by wild rats in the agriculture industry, which is one of Alberta's bigger industries. It also saves loads money in property damage, as rats can chew through most building materials. We can still have other rodents as pets, though, such as hamsters, mice, and guinea pigs. Although I think permits for being able to own pet rats should be a thing, I am grateful that we are rat free here, at least when it comes to wild rats. Wild mice can still cause problems like chewing through wiring and food storage, but rats can do it on a whole other level.

[@finn4019]

my second commander deck ever was a Marrow-Gnawer deck and my love for rats began. Also surprised relentless rats, marrow-gnawer, or oger slumlord showed up.

[@memyself3510]

Rats really are some of the best pets. And Hildie is beautiful

[@NizzahonMagic]

Thanks!

[@mikenahmias7102]

That's amazing to hear about your rescue work! Rats are the best, and all rodents in general. I've had pet rats for over 16 years now. Hildie is so precious and has my gf's favorite rat coloring.

[@adeadphish7931]

Just when i thought you couldnt be cooler, you revealed you foster rattos!! I love rats!! My folks had a small colony from local rescues for a while and I have actually been building a Blue Black rat deck thanks to Bloomburrow

[@Aggrobuns]

I love the custom card! Hildie is so cute

[@NizzahonMagic]

Thanks!

[@faerie7dragon]

I do hope to see more Rats in Neon Dynasty. Maybe Ink-Eyes is still alive (?)

[@NizzahonMagic]

I don't know the lore, is Ink-Eyes immortal?

[@faerie7dragon]

@@NizzahonMagic It is the source of her regeneration in lore, she made a Pact with an Oni, if I remember right.

[@ToTheNines87368]

I’m not really a Halloween guy, maybe because I’m not murican. Yet I always love it when it comes around because it means you release this series of videos again ❤️

[@TheAmericanDragn]

I'm surprised ya boi Marrow-Gnawer, Relentless Rats, and Rat Colony didn't make it to the list. That being said, my favorite commander deck is rat tribal and a lot of the cards I've used are here.

[@noahr4951]

I friggin love your spooky intro. Good luck with your rodent saving.

[@NizzahonMagic]

Thanks!

[@starblocks5479]

that intro was spot on

[@thesamuraiman]

You should do a top 10 Innistrad (the plane) cards. Like, any card printed in one of the 6 (or 7?) sets that take place on the plane.

[@NizzahonMagic]

I've done a top 10 for each individual innistrad set except the most recent one, so I don't think that's necessary.

[@xxocarina1430]

That’s super cool that y’all help animals like that. Keep up the great work on the channel and in your community!👍

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

Ahhhh rats. They're definitely a creature type I quickly found myself not liking after an EDH game. But hey, with not a single card having anything remotely close to Vintage points, I think my apathy towards rats is fair enough. I've never actually had a pet rat before, I've had mice which I found stink quite a bit, but obviously mice and rats are different animals, I've just never owned a rat, not because of any objections to them, but because I very much am a dog person when it comes to pets. Hildie is very cute, just sittin there chilling. I wonder what it thinks of this top 10 list? But hey, since most of the rats seem to be from Kamigawa block, maybe there'll be a Kamigawa card with Vintage points, perhaps even one that makes it into "Top 10 Vintage Cards (Minus Power 9)"

[@sammysammyson]

Thank you for your service, as always.

[@staggerlee2774]

Every year the intro is amazing I love it

[@alaraplatt8104]

i was hoping to see scrib nibblers on this list! thats my favorite rat card

[@oklahomalongboards]

hold on just found your videos! came for the magic, stayed for the rats! im from oklahoma and definitely im gonna learn more about this foundation and fostering! Great video and great message!

[@nobmike]

I didn't know I needed to see you holding Hildie but that's exactly what I needed. So adorable, reminds me of holding my dachshund.

[@daveslater2858]

Hello, a random question. With all of the top tens you have done over the years. Would you do any type of series of top tens cards that has supported each those archetype? Also personally I want to thank you for all your family efforts with the charity.

[@Nalianna]

We need a top 10 list of "top 10 lists"

[@Ceracio]

Sincerely surprised that old Marrow-Gnawer wasn't on the list. If memory serves, I played against at least 5 different people who played rat tribal decks with at least 2 copies of him during Kamigawa standard, which is far more than any other legendary creature from all 3 sets combined (except possibly Isamaru in white aggro decks).

[@NizzahonMagic]

At my local store in Kamigawa Standard everyone was playing Kamigawa tribes too. But at the highest level of competition, that wasn't true at all.

[@LeviClay]

really surprised relentless and colony rat didn't make the list!

[@NizzahonMagic]

Neither of them have seen even a tiny bit of play in competitive Magic.

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Aw that pet rat is so adorable.

[@xBONEDADDY83x]

Loved this video. Huge fan of Rats in MTG and a rat dad personally. Keep up the good work with fostering and showing that rats aren't gross and scary creature.

[@trickster20644]

For the transformed hildie card, should have given it the survivor subtype

[@NizzahonMagic]

Missed opportunity.

[@raingodmusic]

bless you bro for the love you give to the rodents in need

[@xRevaNx333]

OK but bless you and your wife's soul, I never knew about the amazing support for all of the rodents.

[@oxpolitik]

Our fancy rats have been far better pets for my daughter than I ever would have imagined.

[@jakethesnake5679]

Hildie is so cute

[@mfitkin]

I love domestic rats. Thanks for clearing up misconceptions about them. I miss owning them, I just wish they lived longer!

[@NizzahonMagic]

Yep, that's the downside. Have to say goodbye pretty quickly!

[@RuneScapeShadoma]

Wait, you're from Oklahoma?! Greetings from Shawnee! Also, Hildie is adorable.

[@NizzahonMagic]

I live in Oklahoma, yep! I'm "from" New Mexico, though.

[@RuneScapeShadoma]

@@NizzahonMagic It's so cool that one of my favorite channels is so close, whether if it's by state or by city. I had a little starstruck moment.

[@mattadorno6452]

Black devotion with Pack Rats used to be so nasty...start pumping the rats early, drop Gary at the end.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

I now need a W Rat Creature that actually has white fur and sleeps peacefully in its owner's arms. 🐁🥰

[@JasonCleghorn1975]

Thank you for caring for these animals, Nizz...

[@wtficantfindagoodnam]

Aww, Hildie is a cutie

[@oomthemighty4602]

I had hoped that the rats who appeared might've been...relentless.

[@Goten40373]

took me half way through the video to notice he was holding a mouse.. it blended in with his shirt to well

[@NizzahonMagic]

Yes...must be a mouse...in this video.

[@thelocustgod9098]

I love Hildie.

[@starjake]

I was soooooo disappointed that Pied Piper from Eldraine wasn't Legendary. The idea of a Rat Tribal commander deck with Pied Piper as the commander is such a missed opportunity.

[@Gaugoo8]

Hildie is so cute and chill!!

[@NizzahonMagic]

Yeah she was very sleepy for this video haha. I envisioned her maybe being on my shoulder, but she was too sleepy.

[@SmartAlec1]

We gonna talk about that intro animation quality?

[@taylorolson6228]

would love another look at the indestructible list sometime

[@Glornie]

you should have made an honourable mention of plague rats. back in the day there was no maximum number of cards you could have in a deck. a deck that got made alot back then was consisting of swamps, dark rituals and plague rats. (and if owned, a nightare or hypnotic specter). hugely effective for its time.

[@Duskrequim]

One of the first tribals I actively built and kept up with. Nothing says insane like a Relentless Rat deck

[@nickhughes8179]

I remember my Relentless Rats deck. Dark Ritual and Simian Spirit Guide ramp into Thrumming Stone and Pandemonium. Then play a Relentless Rats, let Thrumming Stone's ripple ability apply to Relentless Rats which churns through your deck, and drops out all your Rats, then they bring a lot of damage entering the battlefield through Pandemonium. It's hilarious and game ending.

[@anthonyhalloway428]

That's? Three big magic content creators who have rats? I love this?

[@nickbalmes6640]

Awww Hildie the Rat :3

[@nathanstruble2177]

Gain Control of Target Food Token just killed me!

[@NizzahonMagic]

You should see how intense she gets about food haha.

[@cax1175]

We need more rat cameos.

[@gawbe]

I played a playset of Pack rats in my homebrew 8rack deck. It makes every bad draw a rat! Also Shoutout to my boy Chittering Rat, my favorite Wincon in Chainer, Dementia Master edh. Hilde is a cutie!

[@sammysammyson]

Well I *was* going to go to bed...

[@negandavidson9600]

My heart melted. I miss my girls. Wait? OKC? Wow. I never knew that.

[@justincarroll1836]

When I saw Hildie had a mammary tumor I honestly didn't think she was gonna survive long. Glad she's still doing well.

[@gunnertlc7728]

Mine and my brothers first favorite deck was the rat deck. Just had a bunch of cheap rats and nightmare. And always won lol

[@jzoobs]

Watching you struggle to talk with your hands while also petting the sweet baby rat was adorably painful, lol

[@blacklancejeo6625]

1. Hildie is super cute. 2. Any points for the Laboratory Rat sorcery with buyback? I'm surprised that isn't on the list

[@NizzahonMagic]

It has no points. I was surprised too! It was good in Limited.

[@ht491]

Pack rats only being able to be dealt with by a board sweeper is funny when you’ve played against scute swarm

[@Ch1ll4x1n]

I got into magic because of how many cards there are it felt like I could build any type of deck I wanted. Knowing nothing about the game I went with zombies and birds because I thought that would be fun and unusual. Eventually I switched to zombies and rats. Now I just play zombie tribal but still love rats.

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

How is relentless rats not on here? I am disappoint. Those little guys are the best.

[@paulblyatmallcop4914]

Rat Colony: “Am I a joke to you?”

[@NizzahonMagic]

Yes

[@kailaine3974]

Card concept: KFC Deep Fryer (two mountains and 3 generic) Artifact. “When KFC Deep Fryer enters the battlefield, destroy all rats on the battlefield and create that many food tokens. Whenever a rat is put on the battlefield, destroy it and that player creates a food token instead.”

[@AkukAkuku]

Why didn't you rotate the card image for Nezumi Shortfang?

[@TheSquareOnes]

Just levitate upside down in the air while watching that part of the video, easy solution.

[@T4N7]

Rats of Wrath is the only card on this list that I don't alrdy own seeing as I've had a relentless rats edh for a long time n bought up so many rat cards to fill out some other spots. Ink-Eyes is so good in combo with the decks main general, Marrow-Gnawer, cuz once all rats have fear it's pretty easy to find 1 of my opponents that I can hit to trigger that ninjutsu

[@wavesofbabies]

"Filthy Rats!" "This shall be a mercy..." "And now the final curtain!" "SICKNESS MUST BE PURGED"

[@chuckwagon3718]

I'm surprised Relentless Rats didn't rate at all, but I guess it's too expensive for competitive formats

[@nickclinton5147]

CUTE RAT

[@RaynmanPlays]

Nizzhon trying to convince us that rats don't carry the plague.

[@GigaBoost]

Read a modern history book

[@nickalasmontano1496]

They don't. Fleas do. That would be like calling humans carriers of typhus or malaria.

[@NizzahonMagic]

People at the time had no idea where plague was coming from, they only figured it out in the 19th century. So, hard to blame our misconceptions about rats on plague. Plus, fleas were a necessary middle vector to infect us. We wouldn't have caught it from rats without the fleas, so I think that means the fleas are more to blame. It has more to do with them infiltrating food stores and the like.

[@RaynmanPlays]

@@NizzahonMagic Except the people with superstitions about and fear of rats were more likely to not be infected, and therefore more likely to survive, crowding out those that did not have superstitions and fears. Also, rats still spread the plague, whether the people at the time knew it or not.

[@NizzahonMagic]

@@RaynmanPlays You do know I have a PhD in medieval history right? What you're saying isn't backed up by sources. People blamed stuff for sure, but the main causes people came up with were: 1. God's wrath 2. Jews poisoning wells 3. Witches 4. Cats As you can see, rats don't get any mention. This is true in sources throughout the world. So the idea that rats were spreading the disease in the 14th century wasn't a thing. And, again, it is the fleas that spread the disease, not rats themselves! You need both. And yeah, they were an important vector, and they can spread other diseases too with an intermediate vector. But that would be like assuming dogs are bad because they can give you rabies.

[@FrankFrankly711]

Dude I have a pet rat with same colors!

[@JCTheaterYGO]

As someone who has a pair of guinea pigs, I am all here for a fellow card game enjoyer who owns rodents ❤️

[@BazgrimTV]

As an avid rat tribal deck player, I've been looking for this video for a long time. Thank you! P.S. please do slivers soon ;P

[@NizzahonMagic]

Slivers are hard to do, because apart from a couple of outliers, all their points came in the same decks.

[@BazgrimTV]

@@NizzahonMagic ah true that - didn’t think about that! Haha thanks for the reply

[@donovanberserk4993]

This video is proof we need a Ratatoille Secret Lair

[@88_Mega]

Great pets, used to have them

[@auntjemimadidnothingwrong9148]

Yes! I love Rats!

[@ht491]

I wonder how rat colony would fit, if pauper could be included

[@matpoliquin]

Crypt Rat is the bomb in Pauper

[@andyspendlove1019]

Burglar Rat will forever be Bugler Rat ❤️ thanks SaffronOlive

[@AidanWR]

The reason that people think rats are unclean is because sailors would find rats on ships and would get sick, so they equated the sickness with the rats. They didn't know that it was actually the fleas that were making them sick

[@thesamuraiman]

We spooky! 💜

[@weaselhatgaming1010]

SPOOKY

[@Nalianna]

My favorite rat is Mutavault.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Rats are great.

[@Sheeps856]

Cute rat!

[@macmusial3644]

I'm a huge rat fan, it's very nice to see rat propaganda and to meet Hildie she's adorable

[@SpaceCowboy-D]

So cute !

[@TheOnlyDragonGod]

Ngl even though your videos are top notch Hildie is the star of the Video

[@YaMommasCrib]

Didn’t realize you were an okie, now I like you even more. Lol

[@NizzahonMagic]

I don't know if I would define myself as an "Okie" just yet. I've lived here since 2014 though, so maybe that's long enough haha.

[@YaMommasCrib]

@@NizzahonMagic no worries! I just hope you’re enjoying it.

[@lysolboss]

Amazing intro

[@oldiesmusiclover22]

Shared I can't afford to support but I love pet rats

[@JalebJay]

I'm disappointed Relentless Rats didn't show up on this list.

[@aaronsullivan8230]

I'm gonna make the rat tide. Sick the plague on my enemies. Even if yours are clean wild anything's are not lmao

[@karmajarrule]

This seems like a list where the number 1 is eaaasy to predict

[@larryla6121]

Don't let hildie bite you now, hildie has death touch ;)

[@johngleeman8347]

Mousie!

[@hurricanestarang]

Hahah awesome video topic 👌🏻