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Totentanz, Swarm Piper: Rats
Price tag $0.25

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock Bard

Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
Rakdos

Playstyle & Strategy

Aristocrats 23% Rats 20% Rat Colony 20% Tokens 15% Aggro 3%
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New Cards

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

Page, Loose Leaf Page, Loose Leaf
+5% Synergy $0.21
Rabid Attack Rabid Attack
+5% Synergy $0.30
Emeritus of Woe Emeritus of Woe
+2% Synergy $23.13

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
+89% Synergy $2.35
Lord Skitter, Sewer King Lord Skitter, Sewer King
+88% Synergy $5.06
Song of Totentanz Song of Totentanz
+86% Synergy $2.63
Lord Skitter's Butcher Lord Skitter's Butcher
+84% Synergy $0.34
Ogre Slumlord Ogre Slumlord
+83% Synergy $0.39
Voracious Vermin Voracious Vermin
+81% Synergy $0.30
Tangled Colony Tangled Colony
+78% Synergy $0.52
Karumonix, the Rat King Karumonix, the Rat King
+78% Synergy $1.38
Pack Rat Pack Rat
+75% Synergy $2.82
Gnawing Crescendo Gnawing Crescendo
+74% Synergy $0.17

Top Cards

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

Twisted Sewer-Witch Twisted Sewer-Witch
+74% Synergy $0.28
Redcap Gutter-Dweller Redcap Gutter-Dweller
+63% Synergy $0.13
Marrow-Gnawer Marrow-Gnawer
+62% Synergy $27.22
Impact Tremors Impact Tremors
+61% Synergy $2.19
Ogre Chitterlord Ogre Chitterlord
+59% Synergy $0.38
Typhoid Rats Typhoid Rats
+59% Synergy $0.27
Chittering Witch Chittering Witch
+55% Synergy $0.28
Burglar Rat Burglar Rat
+53% Synergy $0.25
Rat Out Rat Out
+51% Synergy $0.26
Village Rites Village Rites
+36% Synergy $0.74

Game Changers

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

Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-4% Synergy $70.03
Bolas's Citadel Bolas's Citadel
-4% Synergy $17.35
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-5% Synergy $62.01

Creatures

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

Crypt Rats Crypt Rats
+49% Synergy $0.43
Tattered Ratter Tattered Ratter
+49% Synergy $0.09
Ratcatcher Trainee Ratcatcher Trainee
+46% Synergy $0.17
Rat Colony Rat Colony
+44% Synergy $6.97
Mad Ratter Mad Ratter
+43% Synergy $0.23
Wave of Rats Wave of Rats
+43% Synergy $2.76
Ayara, First of Locthwain Ayara, First of Locthwain
+41% Synergy $9.63
Ratcatcher Ratcatcher
+41% Synergy $13.86
Rancid Rats Rancid Rats
+40% Synergy $0.34
Old Flitterfang Old Flitterfang
+39% Synergy $0.34
Persistent Marshstalker Persistent Marshstalker
+38% Synergy $0.31
Rat King, Verminister Rat King, Verminister
+38% Synergy $0.46
Blightbelly Rat Blightbelly Rat
+38% Synergy $0.34
Harried Spearguard Harried Spearguard
+37% Synergy $0.11
Pestilence Rats Pestilence Rats
+36% Synergy $0.34
Rat King, Pale Piper Rat King, Pale Piper
+35% Synergy $0.32
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
+33% Synergy $55.34
Swarm of Rats Swarm of Rats
+33% Synergy $2.04
Gnat Miser Gnat Miser
+32% Synergy $0.76
Ravenous Rats Ravenous Rats
+32% Synergy $0.51
Hellhole Rats Hellhole Rats
+31% Synergy $0.41
Stronghold Rats Stronghold Rats
+30% Synergy $1.04
Mirkwood Bats Mirkwood Bats
+28% Synergy $1.72
Ruin Rat Ruin Rat
+28% Synergy $0.23
Valley Rotcaller Valley Rotcaller
+25% Synergy $2.34
Undercity Dire Rat Undercity Dire Rat
+25% Synergy $0.21
Gnawing Vermin Gnawing Vermin
+25% Synergy $0.28
Innocuous Rat Innocuous Rat
+24% Synergy $0.20
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
+23% Synergy $0.12
Nezumi Informant Nezumi Informant
+23% Synergy $0.39
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
+23% Synergy $13.33
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
+22% Synergy $3.69
Species Specialist Species Specialist
+21% Synergy $11.68
Edgewall Pack Edgewall Pack
+21% Synergy $0.12
Drainpipe Vermin Drainpipe Vermin
+19% Synergy $0.13
Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
+18% Synergy $0.79
Ichor Rats Ichor Rats
+17% Synergy $2.27
Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator
+16% Synergy $0.05
Charging Hooligan Charging Hooligan
+16% Synergy $0.08
Nezumi Linkbreaker Nezumi Linkbreaker
+15% Synergy $0.22
Refurbished Familiar Refurbished Familiar
+15% Synergy $0.29
Nezumi Prowler Nezumi Prowler
+14% Synergy $0.31
Septic Rats Septic Rats
+14% Synergy $0.46
Ruthless Radrat Ruthless Radrat
+14% Synergy $0.32
Nadier's Nightblade Nadier's Nightblade
+12% Synergy $0.31
Mahadi, Emporium Master Mahadi, Emporium Master
+7% Synergy $2.37
Blood Artist Blood Artist
+6% Synergy $1.47
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
+5% Synergy $5.19
Morbid Opportunist Morbid Opportunist
-1% Synergy $0.32
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 $0.30
Foul-Tongue Shriek Foul-Tongue Shriek
+19% Synergy $0.24
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
+14% Synergy $0.28
Warhost's Frenzy Warhost's Frenzy
+14% Synergy $0.19
Not Dead After All Not Dead After All
+12% Synergy $1.73
Deadly Dispute Deadly Dispute
+9% Synergy $0.38
Plumb the Forbidden Plumb the Forbidden
+9% Synergy $0.30
Murder Murder
+8% Synergy $0.12
Rowan's Grim Search Rowan's Grim Search
+7% Synergy $0.30
Defile Defile
+6% Synergy $1.37
Altar's Reap Altar's Reap
+5% Synergy $0.43
Body Count Body Count
+5% Synergy $2.64
Terminate Terminate
+4% Synergy $0.38
Abrade Abrade
+3% Synergy $0.28
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+3% Synergy $0.61
Nasty End Nasty End
+3% Synergy $0.12
Doom Blade Doom Blade
+3% Synergy $0.29
Bedevil Bedevil
-1% Synergy $0.30
Thrill of Possibility Thrill of Possibility
-4% Synergy $0.27
Withering Torment Withering Torment
-5% Synergy $3.27
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-5% Synergy $3.00
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
-6% Synergy $0.28
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-13% Synergy $4.19
Untimely Malfunction Untimely Malfunction
-13% Synergy $5.88
Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt
-13% Synergy $3.35
Rakdos Charm Rakdos Charm
-24% Synergy $0.38
Chaos Warp Chaos Warp
-25% Synergy $0.38

Sorceries

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

Revenge of the Rats Revenge of the Rats
+48% Synergy $0.37
Lich-Knights' Conquest Lich-Knights' Conquest
+28% Synergy $1.11
Swarmyard Massacre Swarmyard Massacre
+22% Synergy $2.79
Victimize Victimize
+21% Synergy $2.02
Gruesome Fate Gruesome Fate
+21% Synergy $1.11
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+20% Synergy $2.44
Plague of Vermin Plague of Vermin
+20% Synergy $25.34
Back for Seconds Back for Seconds
+17% Synergy $0.24
Lab Rats Lab Rats
+15% Synergy $1.27
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+14% Synergy $5.14
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+12% Synergy $16.88
Witch's Mark Witch's Mark
+10% Synergy $0.30
Eaten Alive Eaten Alive
+9% Synergy $0.10
Lash of the Balrog Lash of the Balrog
+6% Synergy $0.09
Shatter the Oath Shatter the Oath
+6% Synergy $0.13
Unearth Unearth
+5% Synergy $0.48
Worthy Cost Worthy Cost
+5% Synergy $0.19
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
+4% Synergy $2.09
Diabolic Intent Diabolic Intent
+3% Synergy $16.10
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
+2% Synergy $0.33
Dreadbore Dreadbore
+2% Synergy $0.78
Read the Bones Read the Bones
-2% Synergy $0.31
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
-11% Synergy $0.31
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
-12% Synergy $2.85
Blasphemous Act Blasphemous Act
-13% Synergy $0.82
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
-13% Synergy $4.98
Vandalblast Vandalblast
-16% Synergy $2.21
Faithless Looting Faithless Looting
-16% Synergy $0.28
Reanimate Reanimate
-18% Synergy $8.59

Utility Artifacts

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

Skullclamp Skullclamp
+32% Synergy $6.62
Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
+32% Synergy $5.36
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+20% Synergy $4.72
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+18% Synergy $3.81
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
+16% Synergy $15.31
Witch's Cauldron Witch's Cauldron
+9% Synergy $0.13
Jet Medallion Jet Medallion
+8% Synergy $10.47
Door of Destinies Door of Destinies
+8% Synergy $10.94
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
+7% Synergy $54.11
Vat of Rebirth Vat of Rebirth
+7% Synergy $0.29
Banner of Kinship Banner of Kinship
+7% Synergy $5.68
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms
+6% Synergy $17.99
Whip of Erebos Whip of Erebos
+5% Synergy $6.79
Chronicle of Victory Chronicle of Victory
+5% Synergy $19.63
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
-2% Synergy $0.32
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-21% Synergy $2.99
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-28% Synergy $3.93

Enchantments

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

Shared Animosity Shared Animosity
+47% Synergy $1.72
Raid Bombardment Raid Bombardment
+45% Synergy $0.30
Vampiric Rites Vampiric Rites
+38% Synergy $0.17
Lord Skitter's Blessing Lord Skitter's Blessing
+34% Synergy $0.41
Goblin Bombardment Goblin Bombardment
+27% Synergy $3.70
Oversold Cemetery Oversold Cemetery
+27% Synergy $2.58
Grave Pact Grave Pact
+21% Synergy $29.50
Bastion of Remembrance Bastion of Remembrance
+17% Synergy $0.35
Tribute to Horobi Echo of Death's Wail Tribute to Horobi
+17% Synergy $0.26
Black Market Black Market
+10% Synergy $5.25
Dictate of Erebos Dictate of Erebos
+9% Synergy $18.56
Echoing Assault Echoing Assault
+8% Synergy $0.33
Bad Moon Bad Moon
+8% Synergy $1.72
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistence
+6% Synergy $7.23
The Meathook Massacre The Meathook Massacre
+5% Synergy $24.87
Agent of the Iron Throne Agent of the Iron Throne
+4% Synergy $0.40
Phyrexian Reclamation Phyrexian Reclamation
+3% Synergy $2.52
Rising of the Day Rising of the Day
+2% Synergy $0.76
City on Fire City on Fire
-1% Synergy $12.82
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
-9% Synergy $4.02
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
-10% Synergy $18.31

Utility Lands

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

Swarmyard Swarmyard
+43% Synergy $4.74
Witch's Cottage Witch's Cottage
+28% Synergy $1.00
Mudflat Village Mudflat Village
+27% Synergy $0.33
Three Tree City Three Tree City
+12% Synergy $24.13
Castle Embereth Castle Embereth
+11% Synergy $0.28
Mortuary Mire Mortuary Mire
+10% Synergy $0.35
Westvale Abbey Ormendahl, Profane Prince Westvale Abbey
+8% Synergy $2.85
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
+7% Synergy $29.69
Restless Vents Restless Vents
+6% Synergy $0.40
Phyrexian Tower Phyrexian Tower
+5% Synergy $26.16
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
+5% Synergy $4.00
Hidden Necropolis Hidden Necropolis
+5% Synergy $0.19
Cabal Stronghold Cabal Stronghold
+5% Synergy $13.47
Midgar, City of Mako Midgar, City of Mako
+4% Synergy $2.05
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
+3% Synergy $0.63
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+1% Synergy $2.76
High Market High Market
+1% Synergy $0.48
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
-2% Synergy $11.57
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-4% Synergy $57.13
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
-7% Synergy $0.36

Mana Artifacts

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

Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+14% Synergy $1.91
Heraldic Banner Heraldic Banner
+10% Synergy $0.33
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+7% Synergy $0.25
Rakdos Cluestone Rakdos Cluestone
+3% Synergy $0.14
Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
+2% Synergy $0.32
Fire Diamond Fire Diamond
+1% Synergy $0.34
Rakdos Signet Rakdos Signet
-9% Synergy $2.19
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
-9% Synergy $2.60
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-10% Synergy $1.40
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-11% Synergy $0.46
Mind Stone Mind Stone
-14% Synergy $0.34
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
-24% Synergy $0.60
Talisman of Indulgence Talisman of Indulgence
-32% Synergy $2.99

Lands

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

Big Apple, 3 a.m. Big Apple, 3 a.m.
+26% Synergy $0.39
Bloodfell Caves Bloodfell Caves
+20% Synergy $0.09
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
+15% Synergy $0.39
Jagged Barrens Jagged Barrens
+8% Synergy $0.42
Rakdos Carnarium Rakdos Carnarium
+7% Synergy $0.34
Akoum Refuge Akoum Refuge
+7% Synergy $0.35
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+6% Synergy $0.24
Rakdos Guildgate Rakdos Guildgate
+6% Synergy $0.08
Razortrap Gorge Razortrap Gorge
+5% Synergy $0.28
Cinder Barrens Cinder Barrens
+4% Synergy $0.18
Tramway Station Tramway Station
+4% Synergy $0.09
Thriving Bluff Thriving Bluff
+4% Synergy $0.17
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+3% Synergy $0.32
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
+3% Synergy $0.26
Thriving Moor Thriving Moor
+3% Synergy $0.35
Swamp Swamp
+2% Synergy $0.07
Mountain Mountain
+1% Synergy $0.08
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+1% Synergy $49.78
Sulfurous Mire Sulfurous Mire
+1% Synergy $0.31
Geothermal Bog Geothermal Bog
-1% Synergy $0.31
Temple of Malice Temple of Malice
-2% Synergy $0.28
Foreboding Ruins Foreboding Ruins
-5% Synergy $0.32
Canyon Slough Canyon Slough
-5% Synergy $0.23
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-5% Synergy $3.00
Blightstep Pathway Searstep Pathway Blightstep Pathway
-6% Synergy $5.42
Blackcleave Cliffs Blackcleave Cliffs
-7% Synergy $1.60
Badlands Badlands
-7% Synergy
Haunted Ridge Haunted Ridge
-9% Synergy $8.45
Smoldering Marsh Smoldering Marsh
-10% Synergy $0.35
Tainted Peak Tainted Peak
-11% Synergy $0.52
Command Tower Command Tower
-12% Synergy $0.25
Dragonskull Summit Dragonskull Summit
-12% Synergy $0.52
Shadowblood Ridge Shadowblood Ridge
-12% Synergy $0.37
Raucous Theater Raucous Theater
-12% Synergy $11.68
Bloodstained Mire Bloodstained Mire
-16% Synergy $17.82
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
-16% Synergy $0.36
Blazemire Verge Blazemire Verge
-16% Synergy $8.94
Luxury Suite Luxury Suite
-18% Synergy $26.54
Blood Crypt Blood Crypt
-19% Synergy $10.10
Graven Cairns Graven Cairns
-19% Synergy $2.90
Sulfurous Springs Sulfurous Springs
-28% Synergy $1.09

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
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Rohgahh of Kher Keep Rohgahh of Kher Keep
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
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Raphael, Fiendish Savior Raphael, Fiendish Savior
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
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
The Balrog of Moria The Balrog of Moria
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar Sengir, the Dark Baron Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gollum, Patient Plotter Gollum, Patient Plotter
Ozox, the Clattering King Ozox, the Clattering King
Boris Devilboon Boris Devilboon
Geth, Thane of Contracts Geth, Thane of Contracts
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