Zask, Skittering Swarmlord

Commander
BGZask, Skittering Swarmlord
4.6±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(313 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana3
1Sol Ring+10
1Springleaf Drum+1
2BGCulling Ritual+7
Mana rocks8
2Arcane Signet+6
2Moss Diamond+4
3Golgari Locket+1
3Golgari Keyrune+1
3Golgari Cluestone+1
3Patchwork Banner+1
3Relic of Legends+1
3Bender's Waterskin+1
Land ramp13
1World Map+1
1GNature's Lore+6
1GRampant Growth+5
1GDruid Class+4
2GKodama's Reach+5
2GCultivate+5
2GEntish Restoration+3
2GHarrow+3
2GHorizon Explorer+3
3GSeedship Agrarian+3
3GCase of the Locked Hothouse+2
2BGBinding the Old Gods+2
+1 more
Other acceleration2
GWild Growth+5
BGInsidious Roots+2
Tutors2
1World Map+1
2BBuried Alive+7
Draw engines3
2BBEumidian Wastewaker+5
2BGDeathreap Ritual+1
3BGMoldervine Reclamation+5
Cantrips & burst draw5
2Perpetual Timepiece+1
BGGrisly Salvage+1
2GCrawling Sensation+2
3Circuit Mender+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines3
GGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm+6
3GCase of the Locked Hothouse+2
2GGHedge Shredder+1
Spot removal9
GCaustic Caterpillar+7
1Haywire Mite+4
BGGolgari Charm+12
BGAbrupt Decay+6
BGAssassin's Trophy+6
1GTear Asunder+5
1BGPutrefy+2
2BGBinding the Old Gods+2
2BBGGCasualties of War+2
Board wipes6
XGHurricane+4
XBBGGaze of Granite+7
2BGCulling Ritual+7
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
6BBDecree of Pain+3
7BBIn Garruk's Wake+6
Stax & hate1
2BBEumidian Wastewaker+5
Mana Acceleration (26 sources)+15ⓘ
Dual & shock lands3
Blooming Marsh+5
Undergrowth Stadium+5
Woodland Cemetery+4
Premium utility lands2
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands5
Swarmyard+2
Tainted Wood+2
Viridescent Bog+2
Twilight Mire+2
Festering Thicket+2
Taplands10
B/GRevitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove+2
Temple of Malady+3
Jungle Hollow+2
Golgari Rot Farm+2
Woodland Chasm+2
Darkmoss Bridge+2
Haunted Mire+2
Restless Cottage+2
Necroblossom Snarl+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands2
Swamp+7
Forest+11
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 haste enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Synergy pieces8
GGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm+6
1BGGrist, the Hunger Tide+6
2GScute Swarm+5
2GCrawling Infestation+4
2GFormless Genesis+4
1BGScouring Swarm+4
2GCrawling Sensation+2
3BBGAatchik, Emerald Radian+4
Win conditions1
XGHurricane+4
Sacrifice outlets1
1Haywire Mite+4
Drain effects1
3BFumulus, the Infestation+4
Token generators5
BGInsidious Roots+2
2GHornet Nest+9
3GSeedship Agrarian+3
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
4GGGHornet Queen+4
Other1
1GSpringheart Nantuko+7

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 4.6 → Bracket 3
Threats86Mana base83Speed82

0.1 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.9 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕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.

Quarry Beetle,Hornet Queen,Scute Mob,Caustic Caterpillar,Crash of Rhino Beetles
Token Strategy20 cards

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

Hornet Queen,Crawling Infestation,Restless Cottage,Insidious Roots,Crawling Sensation
Aristocrats12 cards

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

Moldervine Reclamation,Caustic Caterpillar,Necrosynthesis,Circuit Mender,Haywire Mite

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.