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Totentanz, Swarm Piper
Price tag $0.30

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock Bard

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Rakdos

Playstyle & Strategy

Aristocrats 23% Rats 20% Rat Colony 17% Tokens 16% Aggro 4%
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New Cards

Recent-set cards that Totentanz, Swarm Piper players are trying out in Rats decks.

Rabid Attack Rabid Attack
+9% Synergy $0.18
Page, Loose Leaf Page, Loose Leaf
+4% Synergy $0.20
Emeritus of Woe Emeritus of Woe
+2% Synergy $13.12

High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for Totentanz, Swarm Piper's Rats builds — cards that lean hardest into the Rats theme.

Piper of the Swarm Piper of the Swarm
+88% Synergy $2.31
Lord Skitter, Sewer King Lord Skitter, Sewer King
+87% Synergy $4.87
Song of Totentanz Song of Totentanz
+86% Synergy $2.63
Lord Skitter's Butcher Lord Skitter's Butcher
+84% Synergy $0.29
Ogre Slumlord Ogre Slumlord
+83% Synergy $0.41
Voracious Vermin Voracious Vermin
+81% Synergy $0.30
Tangled Colony Tangled Colony
+78% Synergy $0.63
Karumonix, the Rat King Karumonix, the Rat King
+77% Synergy $1.19
Pack Rat Pack Rat
+74% Synergy $2.48
Gnawing Crescendo Gnawing Crescendo
+74% Synergy $0.22

Top Cards

The staple cards most Totentanz, Swarm Piper Rats decks run as their core.

Twisted Sewer-Witch Twisted Sewer-Witch
+74% Synergy $0.22
Redcap Gutter-Dweller Redcap Gutter-Dweller
+62% Synergy $0.15
Marrow-Gnawer Marrow-Gnawer
+62% Synergy $27.86
Impact Tremors Impact Tremors
+61% Synergy $2.00
Ogre Chitterlord Ogre Chitterlord
+59% Synergy $0.37
Typhoid Rats Typhoid Rats
+57% Synergy $0.21
Chittering Witch Chittering Witch
+54% Synergy $0.23
Burglar Rat Burglar Rat
+53% Synergy $0.24
Rat Out Rat Out
+52% Synergy $0.27
Village Rites Village Rites
+36% Synergy $0.69

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Totentanz, Swarm Piper Rats game on their own.

Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-4% Synergy $76.77
Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel
-4% Synergy $17.54
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-5% Synergy $60.01

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Rats plan in Totentanz, Swarm Piper decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Tattered Ratter Tattered Ratter
+50% Synergy $0.10
Crypt Rats Crypt Rats
+49% Synergy $0.57
Ratcatcher Trainee Ratcatcher Trainee
+46% Synergy $0.21
Mad Ratter Mad Ratter
+44% Synergy $0.16
Rat Colony Rat Colony
+44% Synergy $5.58
Wave of Rats Wave of Rats
+43% Synergy $2.98
Ratcatcher Ratcatcher
+41% Synergy $10.33
Ayara, First of Locthwain Ayara, First of Locthwain
+40% Synergy $8.41
Rancid Rats Rancid Rats
+40% Synergy $0.23
Old Flitterfang Old Flitterfang
+39% Synergy $0.39
Persistent Marshstalker Persistent Marshstalker
+39% Synergy $0.26
Blightbelly Rat Blightbelly Rat
+38% Synergy $0.29
Harried Spearguard Harried Spearguard
+38% Synergy $0.13
Rat King, Verminister Rat King, Verminister
+37% Synergy $0.72
Pestilence Rats Pestilence Rats
+36% Synergy $0.33
Rat King, Pale Piper Rat King, Pale Piper
+34% Synergy $0.39
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
+33% Synergy $41.79
Swarm of Rats Swarm of Rats
+33% Synergy $2.24
Gnat Miser Gnat Miser
+32% Synergy $0.74
Ravenous Rats Ravenous Rats
+32% Synergy $0.51
Hellhole Rats Hellhole Rats
+31% Synergy $0.35
Stronghold Rats Stronghold Rats
+30% Synergy $0.82
Mirkwood Bats Mirkwood Bats
+28% Synergy $1.57
Ruin Rat Ruin Rat
+28% Synergy $0.21
Undercity Dire Rat Undercity Dire Rat
+26% Synergy $0.18
Valley Rotcaller Valley Rotcaller
+25% Synergy $2.81
Gnawing Vermin Gnawing Vermin
+25% Synergy $0.24
Innocuous Rat Innocuous Rat
+25% Synergy $0.20
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
+24% Synergy $0.14
Nezumi Informant Nezumi Informant
+23% Synergy $0.37
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
+23% Synergy $12.93
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
+21% Synergy $3.57
Species Specialist Species Specialist
+21% Synergy $10.73
Edgewall Pack Edgewall Pack
+21% Synergy $0.13
Drainpipe Vermin Drainpipe Vermin
+19% Synergy $0.23
Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
+18% Synergy $1.00
Ichor Rats Ichor Rats
+17% Synergy $2.31
Charging Hooligan Charging Hooligan
+16% Synergy $0.14
Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator
+16% Synergy $0.16
Nezumi Linkbreaker Nezumi Linkbreaker
+15% Synergy $0.18
Refurbished Familiar Refurbished Familiar
+15% Synergy $0.27
Septic Rats Septic Rats
+14% Synergy $0.43
Nezumi Prowler Nezumi Prowler
+14% Synergy $0.19
Nadier's Nightblade Nadier's Nightblade
+13% Synergy $0.28
Mahadi, Emporium Master Mahadi, Emporium Master
+7% Synergy $1.70
Blood Artist Blood Artist
+6% Synergy $2.55
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
+5% Synergy $4.23
Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
+5% Synergy $0.41
Morbid Opportunist Morbid Opportunist
0% Synergy $0.29
Mayhem Devil Mayhem Devil
-7% Synergy $0.29

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Totentanz, Swarm Piper's Rats deck ahead.

Corrupted Conviction Corrupted Conviction
+33% Synergy $0.25
Foul-Tongue Shriek Foul-Tongue Shriek
+19% Synergy $0.26
Warhost's Frenzy Warhost's Frenzy
+15% Synergy $0.21
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
+14% Synergy $0.26
Not Dead After All Not Dead After All
+12% Synergy $1.76
Plumb the Forbidden Plumb the Forbidden
+10% Synergy $0.36
Deadly Dispute Deadly Dispute
+9% Synergy $0.32
Murder Murder
+8% Synergy $0.19
Rowan's Grim Search Rowan's Grim Search
+7% Synergy $0.28
Defile Defile
+6% Synergy $1.34
Altar's Reap Altar's Reap
+5% Synergy $0.40
Body Count Body Count
+5% Synergy $2.82
Terminate Terminate
+4% Synergy $0.29
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+3% Synergy $0.57
Nasty End Nasty End
+3% Synergy $0.23
Doom Blade Doom Blade
+3% Synergy $0.62
Abrade Abrade
+2% Synergy $0.41
Bedevil Bedevil
-1% Synergy $0.29
Thrill of Possibility Thrill of Possibility
-4% Synergy $0.24
Withering Torment Withering Torment
-5% Synergy $4.15
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-5% Synergy $2.42
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
-6% Synergy $0.56
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-13% Synergy $11.92
Untimely Malfunction Untimely Malfunction
-13% Synergy $7.61
Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt
-13% Synergy $0.83
Chaos Warp Chaos Warp
-24% Synergy $0.37
Rakdos Charm Rakdos Charm
-24% Synergy $0.37

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Rats game plan forward for Totentanz, Swarm Piper.

Revenge of the Rats Revenge of the Rats
+48% Synergy $0.28
Lich-Knights' Conquest Lich-Knights' Conquest
+27% Synergy $0.68
Swarmyard Massacre Swarmyard Massacre
+22% Synergy $3.91
Plague of Vermin Plague of Vermin
+21% Synergy $21.94
Gruesome Fate Gruesome Fate
+21% Synergy $1.12
Victimize Victimize
+20% Synergy $2.27
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+20% Synergy $2.66
Back for Seconds Back for Seconds
+18% Synergy $0.27
Lab Rats Lab Rats
+15% Synergy $0.88
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+13% Synergy $4.28
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+12% Synergy $3.26
Eaten Alive Eaten Alive
+10% Synergy $0.12
Witch's Mark Witch's Mark
+10% Synergy $0.34
Lash of the Balrog Lash of the Balrog
+6% Synergy $0.15
Shatter the Oath Shatter the Oath
+6% Synergy $0.16
Unearth Unearth
+5% Synergy $0.60
Worthy Cost Worthy Cost
+5% Synergy $0.24
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
+4% Synergy $2.09
Diabolic Intent Diabolic Intent
+3% Synergy $17.57
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
+2% Synergy $0.20
Dreadbore Dreadbore
+2% Synergy $0.88
Read the Bones Read the Bones
-2% Synergy $0.29
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
-11% Synergy $0.26
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
-12% Synergy $4.10
Blasphemous Act Blasphemous Act
-13% Synergy $3.83
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
-13% Synergy $3.31
Vandalblast Vandalblast
-16% Synergy $1.07
Faithless Looting Faithless Looting
-16% Synergy $0.68
Reanimate Reanimate
-18% Synergy $8.61

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Totentanz, Swarm Piper Rats decks.

Skullclamp Skullclamp
+32% Synergy $4.93
Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
+31% Synergy $6.96
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+20% Synergy $4.39
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+18% Synergy $4.76
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
+16% Synergy $14.95
Witch's Cauldron Witch's Cauldron
+10% Synergy $0.19
Jet Medallion Jet Medallion
+8% Synergy $10.25
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
+7% Synergy $55.96
Vat of Rebirth Vat of Rebirth
+7% Synergy $0.29
Door of Destinies Door of Destinies
+7% Synergy $2.83
Banner of Kinship Banner of Kinship
+7% Synergy $5.54
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms
+6% Synergy $18.43
Whip of Erebos Whip of Erebos
+5% Synergy $8.47
Chronicle of Victory Chronicle of Victory
+5% Synergy $19.48
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
-2% Synergy $0.33
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-21% Synergy $2.46
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-28% Synergy $3.66

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Rats strategy in Totentanz, Swarm Piper decks.

Shared Animosity Shared Animosity
+46% Synergy $2.66
Raid Bombardment Raid Bombardment
+45% Synergy $0.28
Vampiric Rites Vampiric Rites
+38% Synergy $0.18
Lord Skitter's Blessing Lord Skitter's Blessing
+34% Synergy $0.45
Goblin Bombardment Goblin Bombardment
+27% Synergy $2.38
Oversold Cemetery Oversold Cemetery
+27% Synergy $2.69
Grave Pact Grave Pact
+21% Synergy $31.23
Bastion of Remembrance Bastion of Remembrance
+17% Synergy $0.29
Tribute to Horobi Echo of Death's Wail Tribute to Horobi
+17% Synergy $0.28
Black Market Black Market
+10% Synergy $5.59
Dictate of Erebos Dictate of Erebos
+9% Synergy $17.33
Echoing Assault Echoing Assault
+8% Synergy $0.30
Bad Moon Bad Moon
+8% Synergy $2.65
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistence
+6% Synergy $7.45
The Meathook Massacre The Meathook Massacre
+5% Synergy $28.37
Phyrexian Reclamation Phyrexian Reclamation
+4% Synergy $2.64
Agent of the Iron Throne Agent of the Iron Throne
+4% Synergy $0.43
Rising of the Day Rising of the Day
+1% Synergy $1.44
City on Fire City on Fire
-1% Synergy $11.99
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
-9% Synergy $4.33
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
-10% Synergy $13.42

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Totentanz, Swarm Piper Rats decks.

Swarmyard Swarmyard
+42% Synergy $4.93
Witch's Cottage Witch's Cottage
+28% Synergy $0.86
Mudflat Village Mudflat Village
+28% Synergy $0.30
Three Tree City Three Tree City
+12% Synergy $27.19
Mortuary Mire Mortuary Mire
+10% Synergy $0.41
Castle Embereth Castle Embereth
+10% Synergy $0.33
Westvale Abbey Ormendahl, Profane Prince Westvale Abbey
+8% Synergy $3.87
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
+7% Synergy $34.50
Hidden Necropolis Hidden Necropolis
+6% Synergy $0.21
Phyrexian Tower Phyrexian Tower
+5% Synergy $25.29
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
+5% Synergy $3.77
Restless Vents Restless Vents
+5% Synergy $0.30
Cabal Stronghold Cabal Stronghold
+5% Synergy $10.98
Midgar, City of Mako Midgar, City of Mako
+4% Synergy $1.54
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
+2% Synergy $0.95
High Market High Market
+2% Synergy $0.78
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+1% Synergy $3.36
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
-2% Synergy $11.29
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-4% Synergy $63.85
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
-7% Synergy $0.40

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Totentanz, Swarm Piper's Rats strategy.

Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+14% Synergy $1.89
Heraldic Banner Heraldic Banner
+10% Synergy $0.36
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+7% Synergy $0.26
Rakdos Cluestone Rakdos Cluestone
+3% Synergy $0.17
Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
+2% Synergy $0.32
Fire Diamond Fire Diamond
+1% Synergy $0.39
Rakdos Signet Rakdos Signet
-9% Synergy $2.81
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
-9% Synergy $1.92
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-11% Synergy $1.84
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-12% Synergy $0.69
Mind Stone Mind Stone
-15% Synergy $0.31
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
-24% Synergy $0.70
Talisman of Indulgence Talisman of Indulgence
-32% Synergy $0.61

Lands

The mana base behind Totentanz, Swarm Piper's Rats decks.

Big Apple, 3 a.m. Big Apple, 3 a.m.
+25% Synergy $0.42
Bloodfell Caves Bloodfell Caves
+21% Synergy $0.19
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
+16% Synergy $0.33
Jagged Barrens Jagged Barrens
+8% Synergy $0.41
Rakdos Carnarium Rakdos Carnarium
+7% Synergy $0.35
Akoum Refuge Akoum Refuge
+7% Synergy $0.35
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+6% Synergy $0.31
Rakdos Guildgate Rakdos Guildgate
+6% Synergy $0.14
Razortrap Gorge Razortrap Gorge
+6% Synergy $0.25
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
+4% Synergy $0.29
Cinder Barrens Cinder Barrens
+4% Synergy $0.23
Tramway Station Tramway Station
+4% Synergy $0.21
Thriving Bluff Thriving Bluff
+4% Synergy $0.18
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+3% Synergy $0.31
Thriving Moor Thriving Moor
+3% Synergy $0.17
Swamp Swamp
+2% Synergy $0.14
Mountain Mountain
+1% Synergy $0.16
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+1% Synergy $51.61
Sulfurous Mire Sulfurous Mire
+1% Synergy $0.34
Geothermal Bog Geothermal Bog
0% Synergy $0.31
Temple of Malice Temple of Malice
-3% Synergy $0.24
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-5% Synergy $2.42
Foreboding Ruins Foreboding Ruins
-6% Synergy $0.40
Blightstep Pathway Searstep Pathway Blightstep Pathway
-6% Synergy $5.89
Canyon Slough Canyon Slough
-6% Synergy $0.37
Blackcleave Cliffs Blackcleave Cliffs
-7% Synergy $2.04
Badlands Badlands
-7% Synergy
Haunted Ridge Haunted Ridge
-9% Synergy $8.32
Smoldering Marsh Smoldering Marsh
-10% Synergy $0.57
Tainted Peak Tainted Peak
-11% Synergy $1.18
Raucous Theater Raucous Theater
-12% Synergy $10.05
Command Tower Command Tower
-13% Synergy $0.34
Dragonskull Summit Dragonskull Summit
-13% Synergy $0.39
Shadowblood Ridge Shadowblood Ridge
-13% Synergy $0.32
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
-16% Synergy $0.24
Blazemire Verge Blazemire Verge
-16% Synergy $8.54
Bloodstained Mire Bloodstained Mire
-17% Synergy $17.35
Luxury Suite Luxury Suite
-18% Synergy $11.27
Blood Crypt Blood Crypt
-19% Synergy $8.83
Graven Cairns Graven Cairns
-19% Synergy $4.85
Sulfurous Springs Sulfurous Springs
-30% Synergy $1.12

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Totentanz, Swarm Piper: Rats.

Viconia, Drow Apostate Dragon Cultist Viconia, Drow Apostate // Dragon Cultist
Viconia, Drow Apostate Street Urchin Viconia, Drow Apostate // Street Urchin
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker Guild Artisan Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Guild Artisan
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers Haunted One Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Haunted One
Lucius the Eternal Lucius the Eternal
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
Alena, Kessig Trapper Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor Alena, Kessig Trapper // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Garna, the Bloodflame Garna, the Bloodflame
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
Orca, Siege Demon Orca, Siege Demon
Dargo, the Shipwrecker Sengir, the Dark Baron Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Miara, Thorn of the Glade Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Judith, the Scourge Diva Judith, the Scourge Diva
Viconia, Drow Apostate Cultist of the Absolute Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cultist of the Absolute
Viconia, Drow Apostate Haunted One Viconia, Drow Apostate // Haunted One
Geth, Thane of Contracts Geth, Thane of Contracts
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker Agent of the Iron Throne Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker Criminal Past Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Criminal Past
The Balrog of Moria The Balrog of Moria
Shelob, Dread Weaver Shelob, Dread Weaver
Mahadi, Emporium Master Mahadi, Emporium Master
Miara, Thorn of the Glade Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Raphael, Fiendish Savior Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Vraan, Executioner Thane Vraan, Executioner Thane
Dargo, the Shipwrecker Tormod, the Desecrator Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder Miara, Thorn of the Glade Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Juri, Master of the Revue Juri, Master of the Revue
Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar Sengir, the Dark Baron Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Boris Devilboon Boris Devilboon
Gollum, Patient Plotter Gollum, Patient Plotter
Ozox, the Clattering King Ozox, the Clattering King
Yahenni, Undying Partisan Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar Agent of the Iron Throne Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Agent of the Iron Throne
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar Cultist of the Absolute Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar Haunted One Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Haunted One
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar Tavern Brawler Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Tavern Brawler
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder Kothophed, Soul Hoarder