RATS GALORE by user1524137

Format: Commander

Commander: Rat King, Verminister

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-black Rat tribal aggressive strategy centered on Rat King, Verminister and 25 copies of Rat Colony. Its primary game plan is to deploy cost reducers like Jet Medallion and Bontu's Monument to flood the board with Rat Colonies, which naturally scale in power with each additional Rat in play. By Turn 5, the deck transitions into a lethal threat using mass anthems such as Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm, evasion and token doubling via Marrow-Gnawer, or explosive cascade turns with Thrumming Stone. Rat King, Verminister provides exceptional resilience from the command zone, allowing you to sacrifice Rat tokens to reanimate all copies of Rat Colony from your graveyard in a single activation. While the deck boasts immense creature redundancy and explosive combat damage, it carries significant vulnerabilities to mass exile effects like Farewell and possesses minimal interaction against noncreature spells, artifacts, and enchantments.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Crypt of Agadeem
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Gnat Miser
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Karumonix, the Rat King
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Leechridden Swamp
  • 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
  • 1 Marrow-Gnawer
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ogre Slumlord
  • 1 Pack Rat
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Piper of the Swarm
  • 25 Rat Colony
  • 1 Rat King, Pale Piper
  • 1 Rat King, Verminister
  • 1 Ratcatcher
  • 1 Revenge of the Rats
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Species Specialist
  • 30 Swamp
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 The Darkness Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Thrumming Stone
  • 1 Valley Rotcaller
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Voracious Vermin