It's a terrible first land drop, but as long as you have a way to make creatures, it's the most broken mana-producing land in the game
The death of the first rat will trigger Thornbite Staff's ability and untap Marrow-Gnawer, letting you then do to it again to make three more rats
First, a little bit of history courtesy of Magic Librarities
So far, this card bucks the Lorcana card trend, with its price and hype only rising over time - and as there are fewer copies in the wild and sales have slowed down, by mid June it had crept over the $2,000 mark
1-Mana Mana Dorks (Llanowar Elves, Boreal Druid, Arbor Elf, Birds of Paradise, etc.) Ill preface for any cEDH players here by acknowledging these are much more important in that environment
Other notable sales: $36,600 CGC Signature Series, signed and sketched by Monique Thirifay (Goldin, August 2024) $33,750 (Heritage Auctions, July 2023) $28,200 (Fanatics Collect Premier Auction, June 2024) $21,600 (Heritage Auctions, March 2021) Time Walk Before it was restricted in 1994, Time Walk was a powerful spell that allowed players to take an extra turn right after their end phase