Zask, Skittering Swarmlord

Commander
BGZask, Skittering Swarmlord
6.1±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
High confidence(428 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T7+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana3
1Sol Ring+10
3Phyrexian Altar+5
2BGCulling Ritual+7
Mana rocks1
2Arcane Signet+6
Land ramp6
1GNature's Lore+6
2GCultivate+5
2GEntish Restoration+3
2GHorizon Explorer+3
2GHarrow+3
3GSplendid Reclamation+8
Treasure generators2
1BGOld Rutstein+1
3BPitiless Plunderer+3
Tutors2
1BDemonic Tutor+10
2GThe Hunger Tide Rises+2
Draw engines5
1Skullclamp+8
1BRipples of Undeath+1
2BStinging Cave Crawler+5
3BGMoldervine Reclamation+5
2BBGGIzoni, Thousand-Eyed+4
Cantrips & burst draw5
BVillage Rites+5
1GMulch+1
BGGrisly Salvage+1
2GCrawling Sensation+2
3Circuit Mender+1
Recursion6
1GRegrowth+5
2BVictimize+2
1BGSquirming Emergence+1
3GSplendid Reclamation+8
2BGRise of the Witch-king+1
2BBDread Return+1
Value engines4
GGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm+6
2GRealmwalker+5
1BGOld Rutstein+1
3BGMazirek, Kraul Death Priest+1
Spot removal6
GCaustic Caterpillar+7
1Haywire Mite+4
BGAssassin's Trophy+6
BGAbrupt Decay+6
1BGPutrefy+2
2GGForce of Vigor+7
Board wipes3
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BGCulling Ritual+7
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
Protection1
GVeil of Summer+8
Fetchlands3
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands2
Undergrowth Stadium+5
Woodland Cemetery+4
Premium utility lands3
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands8
Swarmyard+2
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature+2
Ghost Quarter+2
Barren Moor+2
Grim Backwoods+2
Tainted Wood+2
Twilight Mire+2
Viridescent Bog+2
Taplands4
2GBala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary+2
Temple of Malady+3
Darkmoss Bridge+2
Jungle Hollow+2
Basic lands2
Forest+7
Swamp+6
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, aristocrats engine+24ⓘ
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 66%)+20ⓘ
Combo pieces2
3Phyrexian Altar+6
4GVerdant Succession+6
Synergy pieces15
BReanimate+8
GGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm+6
1BBlood Artist+5
1BGGrist, the Hunger Tide+6
2GScute Swarm+5
2BVictimize+3
2GCrawling Sensation+2
1BGOld Rutstein+1
1BGSquirming Emergence+1
3BPitiless Plunderer+6
2BBDread Return+1
3BBLiving Death+6
+3 more
Win conditions1
3BBPatriarch's Bidding+5
Sacrifice outlets2
1Haywire Mite+4
2BNantuko Husk+4
Drain effects1
3BFumulus, the Infestation+4
Token generators6
1GBroodhatch Nantuko+4
2GHornet Nest+9
2GThe Hunger Tide Rises+2
3GGAnt Queen+4
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
4GGGHornet Queen+4

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.1 → Bracket 3
Threats96Mana base79Consistency76

1.6 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.4 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 1
Demonic Tutor
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Insect Tribal23 cards

23 insect creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Blightbeetle,Mortician Beetle,Ant Queen,Caustic Caterpillar,Nantuko Husk
Aristocrats18 cards

18 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Mortician Beetle,Blood Artist,Caustic Caterpillar,Nantuko Husk,Verdant Succession
Token Strategy17 cards

17 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Ant Queen,Broodhatch Nantuko,Old Rutstein,Argoth, Sanctum of Nature,Pitiless Plunderer

Combos1 total