Art by Néstor Ossandón Leal
Saved commander deck
Marrow-Gnawer
Swarm the board with Rats that gain fear and use tribal synergies to overwhelm opponents with aggressive combat damage.
Prompt: An aggressive rat deck.
Commander
1 cards
Marrow-Gnawer
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Leaden Myr
{2}Artifact Creature — Myr
Mana dork that synergizes with artifact themes if needed.
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles mana from swamps to fuel major turns.
Bontu's Monument
{3}Legendary Artifact
Reduces rat costs and drains opponents on cast.
Card Draw
10 cards
Pact of the Serpent
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Draws a massive amount of cards in a rat-heavy deck.
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Draws cards whenever a rat dies.
Vanquisher's Banner
{5}Artifact
Draws a card for every rat cast while buffing them.
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Allows playing cards directly from the top of the library.
Removal
11 cards
Mutilate
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Swamp-based board wipe that hits indestructible creatures.
Attrition
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Turns token rats into repeatable creature removal.
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Wipes the board and returns all discarded or killed rats.
Threats/Wincons
14 cards
Rat Colony
{1}{B}Creature — Rat
Aggressive scaling threat that allows multiple copies.
Piper of the Swarm
{1}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Gives rats menace and steals opponents' creatures.
Ogre Slumlord
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Ogre Rogue
Gives rats deathtouch and generates more rats on death.
Karumonix, the Rat King
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Rat
Gives all rats toxic 1 and finds more rats.
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Noble
Generates tokens every turn and exiles graveyards.
Patron of the Nezumi
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Spirit
High-end threat that punishes opponents for permanents dying.
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Ninja
Ninjutsu synergy to steal creatures from opponent graveyards.
Plague of Vermin
{6}{B}Sorcery
Massive token generation that scales with life total.
Utility
16 cards
Ratcatcher
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Ogre Rogue
Repeatable tutor for any rat in the deck.
Thrumming Stone
{5}Legendary Artifact
Cheats out every Rat Colony in the deck via Ripple.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects the commander from targeted removal.
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Provides unblockable and shroud for Marrow-Gnawer.
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Life drain synergy for a wide board.
Nezumi Graverobber // Nighteyes the Desecrator
{1}{B}Creature — Rat Rogue // Legendary Creature — Rat Wizard
Offers graveyard hate and late-game reanimation.
Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious
{1}{B}Creature — Rat Rogue // Legendary Creature — Rat Shaman
Hand disruption that flips into a damage engine.
Diabolic Tutor
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Budget-friendly way to find Thrumming Stone or Coat of Arms.
