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Rat King, Verminister: Rats
Price tag $0.46

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Mono-Black

New Cards

Recent-set cards that Rat King, Verminister players are trying out in Rats decks.

Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
+5% Synergy $0.30
My Precious My Precious
+3% Synergy
Rabid Attack Rabid Attack
+1% Synergy $0.30
Emeritus of Woe Emeritus of Woe
-2% Synergy $23.13
Grave Researcher Grave Researcher
-6% Synergy $3.39

High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for Rat King, Verminister's Rats builds — cards that lean hardest into the Rats theme.

Marrow-Gnawer Marrow-Gnawer
+83% Synergy $27.22
Rat Colony Rat Colony
+74% Synergy $6.97
Piper of the Swarm Piper of the Swarm
+69% Synergy $2.35
Thrumming Stone Thrumming Stone
+67% Synergy $21.84
Karumonix, the Rat King Karumonix, the Rat King
+64% Synergy $1.38
Ogre Slumlord Ogre Slumlord
+63% Synergy $0.39
Lord Skitter, Sewer King Lord Skitter, Sewer King
+57% Synergy $5.06
Swarmyard Swarmyard
+56% Synergy $4.74
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
+54% Synergy $55.34
Rat King, Pale Piper Rat King, Pale Piper
+48% Synergy $0.32

Top Cards

The staple cards most Rat King, Verminister Rats decks run as their core.

Pack Rat Pack Rat
+46% Synergy $2.82
Revenge of the Rats Revenge of the Rats
+41% Synergy $0.37
Skullclamp Skullclamp
+39% Synergy $6.62
Bloodline Bidding Bloodline Bidding
+38% Synergy $2.70
Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
+30% Synergy $5.36
Ayara, First of Locthwain Ayara, First of Locthwain
+21% Synergy $9.63
Village Rites Village Rites
+16% Synergy $0.74
Jet Medallion Jet Medallion
+3% Synergy $10.47
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
-8% Synergy $0.33
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-24% Synergy $4.19

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Rat King, Verminister Rats game on their own.

Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
+1% Synergy $70.03
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
0% Synergy $62.01
Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel
-11% Synergy $17.35

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Rats plan in Rat King, Verminister decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Valley Rotcaller Valley Rotcaller
+36% Synergy $2.34
Species Specialist Species Specialist
+28% Synergy $11.68
Ratcatcher Ratcatcher
+27% Synergy $13.86
Relentless Rats Relentless Rats
+24% Synergy $5.45
Crypt Rats Crypt Rats
+15% Synergy $0.43
Tangled Colony Tangled Colony
+14% Synergy $0.52
Persistent Marshstalker Persistent Marshstalker
+13% Synergy $0.31
Lord Skitter's Butcher Lord Skitter's Butcher
+12% Synergy $0.34
Voracious Vermin Voracious Vermin
+9% Synergy $0.30
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
+8% Synergy $13.33
Crashing Drawbridge Crashing Drawbridge
+8% Synergy $0.78
Pestilence Rats Pestilence Rats
+8% Synergy $0.34
Swarm of Rats Swarm of Rats
+4% Synergy $2.04
Throat Slitter Throat Slitter
+4% Synergy $4.37
Twisted Sewer-Witch Twisted Sewer-Witch
+4% Synergy $0.28
Old Flitterfang Old Flitterfang
+4% Synergy $0.34
Chittering Witch Chittering Witch
+3% Synergy $0.28
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
+3% Synergy $3.69
Typhoid Rats Typhoid Rats
+3% Synergy $0.27
Gnat Miser Gnat Miser
+3% Synergy $0.76
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
+2% Synergy $32.46
Burglar Rat Burglar Rat
-2% Synergy $0.25
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
-7% Synergy $5.19
Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
-8% Synergy $0.79
Syr Konrad, the Grim Syr Konrad, the Grim
-8% Synergy $0.74
Blood Artist Blood Artist
-10% Synergy $1.47
Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
-10% Synergy $0.37
Braids, Arisen Nightmare Braids, Arisen Nightmare
-13% Synergy $3.13
Crypt Ghast Crypt Ghast
-30% Synergy $17.79
Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel
-37% Synergy $4.18

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Rat King, Verminister's Rats deck ahead.

Deadly Dispute Deadly Dispute
+15% Synergy $0.38
Corrupted Conviction Corrupted Conviction
+14% Synergy $0.30
Foul-Tongue Shriek Foul-Tongue Shriek
+8% Synergy $0.24
Songs of the Damned Songs of the Damned
+6% Synergy $2.89
Rat Out Rat Out
+6% Synergy $0.26
Plumb the Forbidden Plumb the Forbidden
+4% Synergy $0.30
Culling the Weak Culling the Weak
+2% Synergy $14.73
Deadly Rollick Deadly Rollick
+1% Synergy $26.21
Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+1% Synergy $1.09
Darkness Darkness
0% Synergy $23.67
Hero's Downfall Hero's Downfall
0% Synergy $0.26
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-3% Synergy $12.67
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
-3% Synergy $0.61
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
-3% Synergy $0.28
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-3% Synergy $3.00
Bitter Triumph Bitter Triumph
-4% Synergy $1.28
Murder Murder
-4% Synergy $0.12
Withering Torment Withering Torment
-5% Synergy $3.27
Entomb Entomb
-5% Synergy $16.75
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
-6% Synergy $0.28
Cabal Ritual Cabal Ritual
-7% Synergy $15.78
Snuff Out Snuff Out
-8% Synergy $9.76
Imp's Mischief Imp's Mischief
-10% Synergy $6.49
Defile Defile
-11% Synergy $1.37

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Rats game plan forward for Rat King, Verminister.

Echoing Return Echoing Return
+30% Synergy $0.23
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+25% Synergy $16.88
Swarmyard Massacre Swarmyard Massacre
+23% Synergy $2.79
Plague of Vermin Plague of Vermin
+18% Synergy $25.34
Secret Salvage Secret Salvage
+12% Synergy $0.40
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+8% Synergy $5.14
Gruesome Fate Gruesome Fate
+8% Synergy $1.11
Splinter's Technique Splinter's Technique
+7% Synergy $2.46
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+6% Synergy $2.44
Diabolic Intent Diabolic Intent
+5% Synergy $16.10
Pact of the Serpent Pact of the Serpent
+5% Synergy $0.70
Grim Tutor Grim Tutor
0% Synergy $23.87
Buried Alive Buried Alive
-1% Synergy $0.76
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
-2% Synergy $2.09
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
-2% Synergy $28.02
Damnation Damnation
-5% Synergy $21.38
Blasphemous Edict Blasphemous Edict
-5% Synergy $4.22
Read the Bones Read the Bones
-9% Synergy $0.31
Mutilate Mutilate
-10% Synergy $1.97
Victimize Victimize
-11% Synergy $2.02
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
-12% Synergy $0.31
Exsanguinate Exsanguinate
-18% Synergy $0.38
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
-20% Synergy $2.85
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
-21% Synergy $4.98
Reanimate Reanimate
-28% Synergy $8.59

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Rat King, Verminister Rats decks.

Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+36% Synergy $4.72
Chronicle of Victory Chronicle of Victory
+31% Synergy $19.63
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+24% Synergy $3.81
Gathering Stone Gathering Stone
+18% Synergy $0.60
Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
+16% Synergy $16.99
Eldrazi Monument Eldrazi Monument
+16% Synergy $7.56
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
+15% Synergy $54.11
Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff
+14% Synergy $19.92
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms
+10% Synergy $17.99
Door of Destinies Door of Destinies
+10% Synergy $10.94
Banner of Kinship Banner of Kinship
+9% Synergy $5.68
Mirror Box Mirror Box
+7% Synergy $5.01
Whip of Erebos Whip of Erebos
+5% Synergy $6.79
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
+4% Synergy $3.93
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
+4% Synergy $15.31
The Darkness Crystal The Darkness Crystal
-4% Synergy $4.97
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-9% Synergy $2.99

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Rats strategy in Rat King, Verminister decks.

Cover of Darkness Cover of Darkness
+30% Synergy $18.09
Grave Pact Grave Pact
+14% Synergy $29.50
Dictate of Erebos Dictate of Erebos
+12% Synergy $18.56
Haunted One Haunted One
+12% Synergy $5.99
Ripples of Undeath Ripples of Undeath
+7% Synergy $5.82
Oversold Cemetery Oversold Cemetery
+5% Synergy $2.58
Black Market Black Market
+3% Synergy $5.25
The Meathook Massacre The Meathook Massacre
+2% Synergy $24.87
Vampiric Rites Vampiric Rites
+2% Synergy $0.17
Dark Prophecy Dark Prophecy
+2% Synergy $6.30
Bad Moon Bad Moon
+2% Synergy $1.72
Bastion of Remembrance Bastion of Remembrance
-3% Synergy $0.35
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
-4% Synergy $18.31
Phyrexian Reclamation Phyrexian Reclamation
-4% Synergy $2.52
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
-18% Synergy $4.02

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Rat King, Verminister Rats decks.

Three Tree City Three Tree City
+45% Synergy $24.13
Mudflat Village Mudflat Village
+23% Synergy $0.33
Crypt of Agadeem Crypt of Agadeem
+17% Synergy $1.85
Phyrexian Tower Phyrexian Tower
+16% Synergy $26.16
Susur Secundi, Void Altar Susur Secundi, Void Altar
+8% Synergy $5.05
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
+7% Synergy $49.84
Secret Tunnel Secret Tunnel
+7% Synergy $2.74
Vesuva Vesuva
+3% Synergy $3.47
Spymaster's Vault Spymaster's Vault
+2% Synergy $0.77
Witch's Cottage Witch's Cottage
0% Synergy $1.00
High Market High Market
0% Synergy $0.48
Thespian's Stage Thespian's Stage
0% Synergy $0.59
Cabal Stronghold Cabal Stronghold
-1% Synergy $13.47
Midgar, City of Mako Midgar, City of Mako
-1% Synergy $2.05
War Room War Room
-2% Synergy $1.99
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
-2% Synergy $11.57
Mortuary Mire Mortuary Mire
-2% Synergy $0.35
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
-3% Synergy $0.36
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
-3% Synergy $4.00
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
-5% Synergy $29.69
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-5% Synergy $57.13
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-5% Synergy $2.76
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
-9% Synergy $0.63

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Rat King, Verminister's Rats strategy.

Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+18% Synergy $1.91
White Lotus Tile White Lotus Tile
+8% Synergy $4.30
The Soul Stone The Soul Stone
+5% Synergy $84.04
Heraldic Banner Heraldic Banner
+4% Synergy $0.33
Throne of Eldraine Throne of Eldraine
+2% Synergy $36.37
Sceptre of Eternal Glory Sceptre of Eternal Glory
-3% Synergy $19.24
Caged Sun Caged Sun
-6% Synergy $3.83
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-10% Synergy $1.40
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
-11% Synergy $2.60
Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
-16% Synergy $0.32
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-17% Synergy $0.46
Mind Stone Mind Stone
-22% Synergy $0.34

Lands

The mana base behind Rat King, Verminister's Rats decks.

Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+22% Synergy $0.32
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+21% Synergy $49.78
Big Apple, 3 a.m. Big Apple, 3 a.m.
+21% Synergy $0.39
Fabled Passage Fabled Passage
+4% Synergy $1.02
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
+3% Synergy $0.39
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
+3% Synergy $0.26
Bloodstained Mire Bloodstained Mire
+2% Synergy $17.82
Snow-Covered Swamp Snow-Covered Swamp
+1% Synergy $0.54
Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+1% Synergy $1.09
Swamp Swamp
-1% Synergy $0.07
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
-2% Synergy $28.02
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-3% Synergy $12.67
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-3% Synergy $3.00
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
-4% Synergy $0.24

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Rat King, Verminister: Rats.