Rat Swarm

Commander
BMarrow-Gnawer
3.6±0.75
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
Low confidence(233 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (27% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Other acceleration2
2Jet Medallion+5
3Bontu's Monument+3
Tutors4
BVampiric Tutor+10
1BDemonic Tutor+10
1BBKarumonix, the Rat King+1
4BBRatcatcher+3
Draw engines4
1Skullclamp+8
BBBAyara, First of Locthwain+3
2BBSpecies Specialist+5
5Vanquisher's Banner+3
Value engines1
5Thrumming Stone+4
Other1
1BForever Young+2
Spot removal1
BDefile+1
Graveyard hate1
2BLord Skitter, Sewer King+4
Board wipes3
2BBDamnation+5
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
5BBKindred Dominance+6
Edict effects1
1BBBGrave Pact+6
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+31ⓘ
Utility lands1
Swarmyard+2
Taplands1
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+35
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 haste enabler, aristocrats engine+22ⓘ
Synergy pieces8
1BPiper of the Swarm+8
1BZulaport Cutthroat+5
1BPack Rat+4
1BRat King, Verminister+1
2BLord Skitter, Sewer King+4
5Thrumming Stone+6
3BBOgre Slumlord+4
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
Win conditions1
5Vanquisher's Banner+2
Combat threats2
1BBKarumonix, the Rat King+1
5Coat of Arms+1
Drain effects3
BBBAyara, First of Locthwain+3
3Bontu's Monument+3
2B6BBFuneral Room // Awakening Hall+14
Other2
1BBRelentless Rats+1
3BAshcoat of the Shadow Swarm+1

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 3.6 (Bracket 2)+Game Changers→ Bracket 3
Threats83Mana base70Consistency49
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Game changers 2
Demonic TutorVampiric Tutor
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes4 total

Aristocrats9 cards

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

Ayara, First of Locthwain,Piper of the Swarm,Zulaport Cutthroat,Species Specialist,Ogre Slumlord
Token Strategy6 cards

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

Piper of the Swarm,Ogre Slumlord,Lord Skitter, Sewer King,Pack Rat,Swarmyard Massacre
Lifedrain4 cards

4 lifedrain effects. Drain opponents' life while gaining your own.

Ayara, First of Locthwain,Zulaport Cutthroat,Funeral Room // Awakening Hall,Bontu's Monument

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.