Rat colony by Redmage40

Format: Commander

Commander: Rat King, Verminister

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This deck is a focused mono-black Rat tribal swarm led by Rat King, Verminister. The core plan is to deploy 22 copies of Rat Colony and use Thrumming Stone to chain-cast multiple copies in a single turn, overwhelming opponents with an ever-growing army. The commander supports token generation and recursion, while a suite of lords (Marrow-Gnawer, Piper of the Swarm, Ogre Slumlord) grant evasion, menace, deathtouch, and massive token multiplication. Sacrifice outlets like Phyrexian Altar and Pitiless Plunderer convert the board into mana and treasures, enabling explosive turns. Card draw from Skullclamp, Vanquisher's Banner, and Chronicle of Victory keeps the hand full. The deck wins through combat, often using Rogue's Passage to make a key rat unblockable or leveraging a critical mass of evasive tokens.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Big Apple, 3 a.m.
• 1 Bitter Triumph
• 1 Blood Money
• 1 Bone Shards
• 1 Bone Splinters
• 1 Cabal Coffers
• 1 Cabal Stronghold
• 1 Chronicle of Victory
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Demonic Gifts
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Desecrated Tomb
• 1 Diabolic Intent
• 1 Echoing Return
• 1 Feign Death
• 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
• 1 Grim Haruspex
• 1 Grim Tutor
• 1 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
• 1 Hero's Downfall
• 1 Infernal Grasp
• 1 Jet Medallion
• 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
• 1 Marrow-Gnawer
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Mirror Box
• 1 Mudflat Village
• 1 Ogre Slumlord
• 1 Phyrexian Altar
• 1 Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1 Piper of the Swarm
• 1 Pitiless Plunderer
• 22 Rat Colony
• 1 Rat King, Pale Piper
• 1 Rat King, Verminister
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Sceptre of Eternal Glory
• 1 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Soul Foundry
• 1 Species Specialist
• 1 Supernatural Stamina
• 26 Swamp
• 1 Swarmyard
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Thrumming Stone
• 1 Toxic Deluge
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Urza's Cave
• 1 Vanquisher's Banner
• 1 Witch's Cottage