Marrow-Gnawer (Commander) - Optimized Rats

Jeremy Rowe
Mar 20, 2026
Building Rat Typal With Marrow-Gnawer
These Rats will do a lot more than pull your hair. Let's see what Marrow-Gnawer can do leading a swarm of Rats in Commander.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rat King, Verminister
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Splinter's Technique
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Shredder's Revenge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Piper of the Swarm
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
84%synergy
Thornbite Staff
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
82%synergy
Rat Colony
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
77%synergy
Swarmyard
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
77%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
66%synergy
Pack Rat
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
65%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
63%synergy
Thrumming Stone
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
58%synergy
Species Specialist
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Ayara, First of Locthwain
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Bontu's Monument
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Skullclamp
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Jet Medallion
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Ratcatcher
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Herald's Horn
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Valley Rotcaller
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Gnat Miser
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Throat Slitter
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Rats
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Typhoid Rats
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Swarm of Rats
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Pestilence Rats
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Relentless Rats
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Locust Miser
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Voracious Vermin
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Burglar Rat
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Chittering Witch
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Wave of Rats
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Rancid Rats
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Tangled Colony
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-36%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Ravenous Rats
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Mukotai Ambusher
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Skullsnatcher
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Rats of Rath
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Drainpipe Vermin
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Nezumi Bone-Reader
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Stronghold Rats
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
South Wind Avatar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Innocuous Rat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Nezumi Shadow-Watcher
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nezumi Shortfang
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Engine Rat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Kuro's Taken
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Septic Rats
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Gravepurge
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rat Out
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Swift Demise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pain 101
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Cut Down
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Gruesome Fate
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Dominance
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Crippling Fear
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Return
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Plague of Vermin
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Fell
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Lab Rats
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Secret Salvage
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Plague Wind
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Illicit Shipment
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Fortuitous Find
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Coat of Arms
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Door of Destinies
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Whip of Erebos
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Banner of Kinship
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Mirror Box
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Gathering Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Carnage Altar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Haunted One
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Contamination
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Bad Moon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Within Range
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Mudflat Village
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree City
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Mutavault
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Patriar's Seal
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Caged Sun
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy