Hood rats by alplaydoh

Format: Commander

Commander: Marrow-Gnawer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This mono-black tribal aggro-combo deck leverages Marrow-Gnawer and a core of 21 Relentless Rats to overwhelm opponents through combat and combo lines. The primary strategy rapidly deploys Relentless Rats on early turns, then accelerates into Thrumming Stone or Marrow-Gnawer. Thrumming Stone triggers Ripple 4 chains that place nearly every Rat in the library onto the battlefield as massive 20/20 threats, while Marrow-Gnawer doubles the Rat count every turn and grants Fear for unblockable attacks. The deck also features an infinite combo between Marrow-Gnawer and Thornbite Staff, generating infinite 1/1 Rat tokens and infinite death triggers to drain the table through Bastion of Remembrance or Zulaport Cutthroat. A dense package of one-mana protection spells guards the commander against spot removal and damage-based wipes, while asymmetric sweepers like Swarmyard Massacre keep opposing boards clear without hurting friendly Rats.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armor of Shadows
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Crippling Fear
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Crypt Rats
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Fake Your Own Death
  • 1 Feign Death
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Finale of Eternity
  • 1 Hidden Hideout
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marrow-Gnawer
  • 1 Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 No Rest for the Wicked
  • 1 Not Dead After All
  • 1 Ogre Slumlord
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Rat King, Pale Piper
  • 1 Rat King, Verminister
  • 21 Relentless Rats
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Species Specialist
  • 1 Supernatural Stamina
  • 27 Swamp
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 Swarmyard Massacre
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Thrumming Stone
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tragic Slip
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Undying Malice
  • 1 White Lotus Tile
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat