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Firstly, it's only two mana, making it cheaper than almost every other ETB sacrifice creature that sees play

If you want to use this card as a means to fill out remaining creature slots in a deck that includes different Rat creatures, this is the better choice

If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) : Counter target activated ability from an artifact source unless that ability's controller pays

A lack of red or green makes me slightly suspicious as it cuts off easy access to the wombo-combo of double strike and trample, but tricks and equipment that grant flying probably make up for that

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The card count exploded in the 2010s and 2020s