Average Deck for Zask, Skittering Swarmlord - Budget Birthing Pod

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Ethan Coover
Sep 8, 2025
Best Insect Combos in EDH
Mind if we bug you for a bit? Come check out this list of the top 10 Insect combo cards for your Commander decks.
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Jeremy Rowe
Sep 5, 2025
Building an Insect Commander Deck with Aatchik, Emerald Radian
Insects are an underloved creature type in Magic. So let's show them some appreciation with this Commander deck, with Aatchik, Emerald Radian.
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Average Decklist

Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
Ant Queen
Ant Queen
Bilious Skulldweller
Bilious Skulldweller
Blightbeetle
Blightbeetle
Bramble Familiar
Bramble Familiar
Broodhatch Nantuko
Broodhatch Nantuko
Brood of Cockroaches
Brood of Cockroaches
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
Carrion Grub
Carrion Grub
Caustic Caterpillar
Caustic Caterpillar
Crash of Rhino Beetles
Crash of Rhino Beetles
Endless Cockroaches
Endless Cockroaches
Fiend Artisan
Fiend Artisan
Giant Adephage
Giant Adephage
Haywire Mite
Haywire Mite
Hornet Queen
Hornet Queen
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
Kraul Harpooner
Kraul Harpooner
Kraul Whipcracker
Kraul Whipcracker
Moldgraf Millipede
Moldgraf Millipede
Necrosquito
Necrosquito
Old Rutstein
Old Rutstein
Phyrexian Swarmlord
Phyrexian Swarmlord
Scute Mob
Scute Mob
Scute Swarm
Scute Swarm
Stinging Cave Crawler
Stinging Cave Crawler
Tangled Florahedron
Tangled Florahedron
The Gitrog Monster
The Gitrog Monster
Tyrranax Rex
Tyrranax Rex
Virus Beetle
Virus Beetle
Vorapede
Vorapede
Instants (8)
Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation
Entish Restoration
Entish Restoration
Entomb
Entomb
Harrow
Harrow
Infectious Bite
Infectious Bite
Infernal Grasp
Infernal Grasp
Noxious Revival
Noxious Revival
Songs of the Damned
Songs of the Damned
Sorceries (9)
Dread Return
Dread Return
Far Wanderings
Far Wanderings
Infernal Offering
Infernal Offering
Kodama's Reach
Kodama's Reach
Mulch
Mulch
Rise of the Witch-king
Rise of the Witch-king
Splendid Reclamation
Splendid Reclamation
Threats Undetected
Threats Undetected
Victimize
Victimize
Artifacts (8)
Glowcap Lantern
Glowcap Lantern
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Mimic Vat
Mimic Vat
Nevinyrral's Disk
Nevinyrral's Disk
Pyre of Heroes
Pyre of Heroes
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The Grim Captain's Locker
The Grim Captain's Locker
Trailblazer's Boots
Trailblazer's Boots
Enchantments (7)
Crawling Infestation
Crawling Infestation
Deadbridge Chant
Deadbridge Chant
Moldervine Reclamation
Moldervine Reclamation
Out of the Tombs
Out of the Tombs
Tribute to the World Tree
Tribute to the World Tree
Verdant Succession
Verdant Succession
Virtue of Strength
Virtue of Strength
Planeswalkers (2)
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Vivien on the Hunt
Vivien on the Hunt
Lands (17)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Echoing Deeps
Echoing Deeps
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Gallifrey Council Chamber
Gallifrey Council Chamber
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Jungle Hollow
Jungle Hollow
Karn's Bastion
Karn's Bastion
Llanowar Wastes
Llanowar Wastes
Mosswort Bridge
Mosswort Bridge
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Necroblossom Snarl
Necroblossom Snarl
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Swarmyard
Swarmyard
The Hunter Maze
The Hunter Maze
Underground Mortuary
Underground Mortuary
Basics (2)
Forest
9 Forests
Swamp
7 Swamps