Bat
| Bat | |
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Beeble Scale | 3[1] |
| Statistics |
32 cards
 3.1%  87.5%  3.1%  3.1%  3.1% 12 Bat creation cards
as of The Big Score 25% 58.3% 8.3%  8.3% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| type:"Bat" | |
Bat is a creature type used for cards that depict nocturnal flying mammals with wings formed from four elongated digits of the forelimb covered by a cutaneous membrane and that may have echolocating skills.
Description
Associated primarily with black mana, Magic's bats tend to be fearsome and dangerous, a stark contrast to the harmless tiny insect-eating flyers from our world (although those do exist on the Multiverse, such as Dakmor Bat). More often than not they are associated with Vampires. They appear often at common rarity as a weak flier, with 4 or less combined power and toughness. Before Lost Caverns of Ixalan, the only non-Black bat was the silver-bordered Surgeon G̶e̶n̶e̶r̶a̶l̶ Commander with its bizarre selection of creature types (alongside Wombat and Chameleon).
The first card to bear the creature type Bat was Vampire Bats in Legends.
Storyline
Bloomburrow
Bats are one of the animalfolk of Bloomburrow. They are known for their clerics who read the movements of celestial objects.[2]
One of their kin, Zoraline, assists Mabel in her quest to stop the calamity beasts.
Innistrad
On Innistrad, vampires can change into bats which have such clarity of hearing that simple sounds become symphonies.
Stensia is pestered by undead Marrow Bats.
Ixalan
On Ixalan, the bat god Aclazotz is the enemy of the sun god and ruler of the night. Local imps and demons are rather bat-like (and, at least in the case of the former, they are bat-imp hybrids).
The Oltecs living in Ixalan's Core fly on giant bats.[3]
Mirrodin
Grimclaw Bats patrolled the Mephidross. Once Mirrodin became Phyrexia, they were compleated.
Ravnica
Bats in Ravnica are primarily associated with the Orzhov Syndicate. Unlike other bats, which are primarily black, these bats, especially the Blind Hunters, are mostly equally white mana as well.[4] They are used as assassins and messengers.
Giant bats are also used as mounts by the Golgari Swarm, particularly by the guild's hunters.
In the Return to Ravnica block, and especially Gatecrash, the Dimir seem to have acquired bat-motifs, such as in the architecture [5] and the design of their Horrors. However, the Basilica Screecher is still attached to the Orzhov guild.
Ulgrotha
Sengir Bats accompany the infamous Baron Sengir, the vampire lord who rules the Dark Barony from Castle Sengir.
Vampire bats
The classical Vampire Bats are titanic flying creatures that may be used as steeds, for example by Kulrath Knights. They occur in Dominaria and Shadowmoor, as well as in a few other planes.
Notable Bats
Tokens
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
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| Bat | Black | Creature — Bat | 1/1 | Flying | ||
| Black | Creature — Bat | 1/2 | Flying , Sacrifice this creature: Return an exiled card named Sengir Nosferatu to the battlefield under its owner's control.
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| Black | Creature — Bat | 2/1 | Flying |
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2019-10-27). "Where are bats on the Beeble scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Valerie Valdes (July 1, 2024). "Bloomburrow Episode 1: Calamity Comes to Valley". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Barcelona (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (July 28, 2023).
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 30, 2006). "Sketches: Blind Hunter". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ The Magic Creative Team (December 05, 2012). "Planeswalker's Guide to Gatecrash: Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
