Marrow-Gnawer by Ishkin276

Format: Commander

Commander: Marrow-Gnawer

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is a mono-black Rat-tribal deck helmed by Marrow-Gnawer, built around an explosive token swarm and a compact infinite-drain combo. The primary game plan is to overwhelm opponents with a critical mass of Rat Colony copies, using the commander's ability to multiply tokens, Thrumming Stone to chain extra Rats, and Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm or Lord Skitter, Sewer King to pump the board. The secondary - and faster - win is the Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond loop, which turns any life-loss trigger (from Ayara, First of Locthwain, Bontu's Monument, or simply casting a creature) into an instant kill. The deck is explosive but light on interaction, relying on speed and redundancy to power through.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Bubbling Muck
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Crypt of Agadeem
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Eldrazi Monument
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Haunted One
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Karumonix, the Rat King
  • 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marrow-Gnawer
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ogre Slumlord
  • 1 Pack Rat
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Piper of the Swarm
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 22 Rat Colony
  • 1 Rat King, Verminister
  • 1 Ratcatcher
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Secret Salvage
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Species Specialist
  • 13 Swamp
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Thrumming Stone
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Witch's Cottage