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Septic Rats

Septic Rats

{1}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Rat2/2

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

Whenever this creature attacks, if defending player is poisoned, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Keyword reminders

Infect. This deals damage to creatures as -1/-1 counters and to players as poison counters. (10 poison = that player loses.) · CR 702.90

Official rulings

  1. A player is poisoned if that player has one or more poison counters. (2011-06-01)
  2. Septic Rats gets a maximum of +1/+1 from its ability, no matter how many poison counters the defending player has. (2011-06-01)

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