Rat King, Verminister

Commander
BRat King, Verminister
3.8±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(252 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana3
1Sol Ring+10
Cabal Coffers+7
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+7
Mana rocks1
2Charcoal Diamond+4
Other acceleration6
2Jet Medallion+5
3Bontu's Monument+3
3Herald's Horn+2
3BCrypt Ghast+6
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2
3BBBlack Market+5
Tutors2
1BDiabolic Intent+8
2BBuried Alive+7
Draw engines4
1Skullclamp+8
1BLord Skitter's Blessing+2
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
3Herald's Horn+3
Cantrips & burst draw3
BVillage Rites+5
BCorrupted Conviction+1
1BDeadly Dispute+5
Recursion1
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2
Value engines1
5Thrumming Stone+4
Spot removal4
BDefile+1
1BGo for the Throat+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
2BWithering Torment+2
Graveyard hate1
2BLord Skitter, Sewer King+4
Board wipes2
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
5BBKindred Dominance+6
Edict effects2
1BBBGrave Pact+6
3BBDictate of Erebos+6
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+15ⓘ
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+13ⓘ
Utility lands5
Cabal Stronghold+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Swarmyard+2
Three Tree City+2
Witch's Cottage+2
Taplands1
Crypt of Agadeem+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+30
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, aristocrats engine+13ⓘ
Synergy pieces9
BReanimate+8
1BPiper of the Swarm+9
1BLord Skitter's Blessing+2
2BLord Skitter, Sewer King+4
2BBRevenge of the Rats+4
5Thrumming Stone+6
3BBMarrow-Gnawer+5
3BBOgre Slumlord+4
3BBSwarmyard Massacre+2
Win conditions1
1BCover of Darkness+1
Drain effects1
3Bontu's Monument+3
Reanimation1
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.8 → Bracket 2
Mana base70Threats63Speed51

0.8 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.7 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes5 total

Token Strategy9 cards

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

Lord Skitter, Sewer King,Marrow-Gnawer,Ogre Slumlord,Piper of the Swarm,Rat King, Pale Piper
Aristocrats8 cards

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

Marrow-Gnawer,Ogre Slumlord,Piper of the Swarm,Rat King, Pale Piper,Skullclamp
Storm5 cards

5 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Crypt Ghast,Bontu's Monument,Herald's Horn,Jet Medallion,The Darkness Crystal

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.