Art by Helge C. Balzer
Saved commander deck
Karumonix, the Rat King
Swarm opponents with a relentless horde of Rats, leveraging toxic, tribal lords, and mass resurrection to drain life totals and inflict poison counters quickly.
Prompt: Rat King, Verminister rat colony deck
Commander
1 cards
Karumonix, the Rat King
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Rat
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
drains life and sacrifices Rats for cards
Removal
10 cards
Attrition
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
repeatable creature removal via creature sacrifice
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Marrow-Gnawer
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Rogue
gives fear and doubles Rat tokens
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Noble
graveyard hate and continuous Rat token generation
Ogre Slumlord
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Ogre Rogue
grants deathtouch and makes Rat tokens on dying non-tokens
Valley Rotcaller
{1}{B}Creature — Squirrel Warlock
drains opponents when Rats attack
Piper of the Swarm
{1}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
grants menace and steals opposing creatures
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
ninjutsu Rat that casts opponent spells
Chittering Witch
{3}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
creates Rat tokens and provides removal
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
ninjutsu Rat that steals dead creatures
Nezumi Graverobber // Nighteyes the Desecrator
{1}{B}Creature — Rat Rogue // Legendary Creature — Rat Wizard
graveyard hate that flips into reanimation
Okiba-Gang Shinobi
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Rat Ninja
ninjutsu Rat that forces mass discard
Warehouse Tabby
{B}Creature — Cat
creates Rat tokens when enchantments go to graveyard
Blightbelly Rat
{1}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Rat
proliferates toxic counters on death
Nezumi Informant
{1}{B}Creature — Rat Rogue
forces discard on enter the battlefield
Utility
8 cards
Thrumming Stone
{5}Legendary Artifact
ripple engine for decks with multiple copies
Whip of Erebos
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
provides lifelink and temporary creature recursion
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
protects key Rat lords like Marrow-Gnawer
