Ratty Fugs by user8943391

Format: Commander

Creator: user8943391

Commander: Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm commands a mono-black deck blending aggressive Rat tribal pressure with lethal aristocrat combo lines. The commander serves as both an offensive finisher, granting massive scaling power and toughness boosts to attacking swarms, and a steady recursion engine that reclaims milled or sacrificed Rats every end step. While overwhelming combat damage backed by menace or fear can eliminate opponents, the deck primarily targets decisive combo finishes. Core winning paths include draining the entire table using Ayara, First of Locthwain paired with Plague of Vermin, generating storm and direct damage via Bolas's Citadel, Sensei's Divining Top, and Aetherflux Reservoir, or looping infinite death triggers with Marrow-Gnawer and Thornbite Staff.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Attrition
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chittering Witch
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defile
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Duress
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Karumonix, the Rat King
  • 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marrow-Gnawer
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ogre Slumlord
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Pack Rat
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Piper of the Swarm
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Plague of Vermin
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slaughter Pact
  • 19 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Species Specialist
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Thoughtseize
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat