Art by Patrik Hell
Commander deckBGU
Nashi, Moon's Legacy
Self-mill aggressively and sacrifice disposable Rats on turns 1–3, allowing Nashi to attack and cast copies of high-impact legendary permanents and Rat engines from the graveyard. Overwhelm opponents with relentless token swarms, drain effects, and unyielding recursion.
Asked for“Build a fast, consistent Commander deck with Nashi, Moon's Legacy, at a strong Bracket 2 level approaching Bracket 3. HARD BUDGET LIMIT: every individual card, including the commander, must cost no more than US$15 (USD) at current market prices. No exceptions; replace any card above $15 with a cheaper alternative. Focus on Rats, but don't limit the deck to Rats: include non-Rat legendary cards that work with Nashi's graveyard ability. Build a cohesive strategy around self-mill, sacrifice, and recursion. My current deck develops too slowly, so prioritize explosive turns 1–3, a low mana curve, efficient ramp, cheap creatures, sacrifice outlets, card draw, and reliable graveyard setup. Build threats quickly, generate value through Nashi, recover after board wipes, and win with synergistic finishers. Balance lands around actual color requirements. Cut slow or off-plan cards. Provide a legal 100-card decklist, a turns 1–5 game plan, and verify that EVERY card stays within $15.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Nashi, Moon's Legacy
BGULegendary Creature — Rat Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Delighted Halfling
GCreature — Halfling Citizen
mana dork that makes legendary spells uncounterable
Llanowar Elves
GCreature — Elf Druid
one-drop green ramp to accelerate early turns
Elves of Deep Shadow
GCreature — Elf Druid
one-drop ramp that fixes for black mana
Card Draw
12
Stitcher's Supplier
BCreature — Zombie
mills six cards across entering and dying to feed Nashi
Satyr Wayfinder
1GCreature — Satyr
stocks the graveyard and guarantees land drops
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
steady card draw from sacrifice and creature deaths
Ledger Shredder
1UCreature — Bird Advisor
looter that grows while discarding legendary targets
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
draws cards when nontoken creatures die
Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Wizard
legendary looter that untaps whenever you cast legendaries
Removal
9
Tear Asunder
1GInstant
exile removal for artifacts, enchantments, or any permanent
An Offer You Can't Refuse
UInstant
cheap protection against board wipes and key spells
Threats/Wincons
23
Marrow-Gnawer
3BBLegendary Creature — Rat Rogue
legendary rat lord that doubles rat token swarms
Karumonix, the Rat King
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Rat
legendary rat lord that digs for rats and grants toxic
Piper of the Swarm
1BCreature — Human Warlock
generates rat tokens and can steal opposing creatures
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
2BLegendary Creature — Rat Noble
legendary rat maker that exiles opposing graveyard cards
Nezumi Informant
1BCreature — Rat Rogue
two-mana rat providing early hand disruption
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
legendary drain engine and sacrifice outlet
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
legendary creature that drains when cards leave graveyards
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
legendary flyer that drains 15 life when sacrificed
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
legendary creature that draws cards on combat damage
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
1BGLegendary Planeswalker — Tyvar
legendary planeswalker that reanimates two-drops and grants haste
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
UBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Merfolk Wizard
legendary looter that drains and recasts graveyard spells
Ertai Resurrected
2UBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard
legendary creature offering counterspell or removal on ETB
Ogre Slumlord
3BBCreature — Ogre Rogue
creates rat tokens on deaths and grants deathtouch
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
UBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja Wizard
legendary rat ninja that mills and draws cards
Mukotai Ambusher
3BArtifact Creature — Rat Ninja
rat ninja providing lifelink and ninjutsu trickery
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
4BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
legendary rat ninja that steals creatures from enemy graveyards
Tangled Colony
1BCreature — Rat
rat that multiplies into tokens whenever it takes damage or dies
Species Specialist
2BBCreature — Human Warrior
card draw engine whenever your rats die
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
1BBLegendary Creature — Nightmare
legendary sacrifice engine providing draw and edict effects
Utility
8
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
free sacrifice outlet that scrys and sets up draws
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
one-mana free sacrifice outlet that grows in size
Altar of Dementia
2Artifact
free sacrifice outlet that self-mills your deck for Nashi
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Nashi haste and shroud to attack safely
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Nashi haste and hexproof to enable instant triggers
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
efficient enchantment reanimation for milled bombs
