Earsplitting Rats
Creature — Rat
When this creature enters, each player discards a card.
Discard a card: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #20916
Earsplitting Rats hits every opponent's hand for two discards the moment it dies — a symmetrical effect that heavily favors decks built to abuse the graveyard or empty their own hand first. The Gitrog Monster shells, discard-matters builds, and reanimator strategies all cash in on that trigger for free; everyone else just loses cards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Earsplitting Rats scales hard — three opponents each discarding two cards on death is six total cards stripped from the table, which is where this card earns its slot. Outside of Commander, the one-time on-death trigger is too slow and too conditional for Legacy or Vintage, where hand disruption comes from instant-speed, zero-or-one-mana spells that don't require a 2/1 body to die. Pauper is the only non-Commander format where Earsplitting Rats is remotely playable, and even there it competes poorly against proactive discard at lower mana costs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Gitrog MonsterDakmor SalvageEarsplitting Rats
Infinite self-mill; Near-infinite self-discard triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Earsplitting Rats is pure bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother ordering it. The price is stable at the floor; there's no pressure driving it up, and its niche appeal keeps it from sinking further.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.