Rat King, Verminister (Commander) - Expensive

Cas Hinds
Apr 13, 2026
Am I Lying in a Game of Commander, or Am I Playing to My Outs?
At what point does withholding details become lying? In a game of Commander, is it okay to deceive? Or even lie? Let's discuss.
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Emeritus of Woe
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
4.5%inclusion4 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Grave Researcher
4.1%inclusion5 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
1.7%inclusion2 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
1.1%inclusion1 decks89 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marrow-Gnawer
86%inclusion287 decks332 decks
83%synergy
Rat Colony
84%inclusion280 decks332 decks
79%synergy
Thrumming Stone
80%inclusion265 decks332 decks
76%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
72%inclusion240 decks332 decks
69%synergy
Swarmyard
72%inclusion239 decks332 decks
66%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
71%inclusion235 decks332 decks
66%synergy
Three Tree City
67%inclusion224 decks332 decks
63%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
69%inclusion230 decks332 decks
62%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
60%inclusion199 decks332 decks
52%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
59%inclusion196 decks332 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion263 decks332 decks
17%synergy
Skullclamp
69%inclusion228 decks332 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
68%inclusion226 decks332 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
62%inclusion206 decks332 decks
38%synergy
Bontu's Monument
56%inclusion187 decks332 decks
28%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
52%inclusion174 decks332 decks
27%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion171 decks332 decks
32%synergy
Herald's Horn
48%inclusion159 decks332 decks
42%synergy
Pack Rat
47%inclusion156 decks332 decks
41%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
46%inclusion134 decks289 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
79%inclusion262 decks332 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion224 decks332 decks
47%synergy
Imperial Seal
35%inclusion117 decks332 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion116 decks332 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion106 decks332 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion85 decks332 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion60 decks332 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion53 decks332 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion36 decks332 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
7.8%inclusion26 decks332 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Valley Rotcaller
44%inclusion147 decks332 decks
42%synergy
Species Specialist
36%inclusion118 decks332 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion104 decks332 decks
-16%synergy
Relentless Rats
22%inclusion73 decks332 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion72 decks332 decks
-29%synergy
Ratcatcher
20%inclusion67 decks332 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion63 decks332 decks
-13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
19%inclusion62 decks332 decks
-1%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion46 decks332 decks
-9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion43 decks332 decks
-7%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
10%inclusion34 decks332 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Rats
9.3%inclusion31 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
8.7%inclusion29 decks332 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
8.7%inclusion29 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
8.4%inclusion28 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Swarm of Rats
8.1%inclusion27 decks332 decks
6%synergy
Grim Haruspex
7.8%inclusion26 decks332 decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.2%inclusion24 decks332 decks
-2%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
6.9%inclusion23 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.9%inclusion23 decks332 decks
-13%synergy
Viscera Seer
6.3%inclusion21 decks332 decks
-11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
-4%synergy
Gnat Miser
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Tangled Colony
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
-9%synergy
Voracious Vermin
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion134 decks332 decks
14%synergy
Culling the Weak
40%inclusion133 decks332 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion122 decks332 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion102 decks332 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion82 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion80 decks332 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
24%inclusion79 decks332 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion75 decks332 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion74 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion70 decks332 decks
-15%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion58 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion50 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion46 decks332 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion38 decks332 decks
-14%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion37 decks332 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion37 decks332 decks
-9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion34 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.8%inclusion26 decks332 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.5%inclusion25 decks332 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Bloodline Bidding
45%inclusion150 decks332 decks
41%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion132 decks332 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion115 decks332 decks
-16%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
34%inclusion113 decks332 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Dominance
34%inclusion112 decks332 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion104 decks332 decks
-8%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
29%inclusion97 decks332 decks
26%synergy
Echoing Return
27%inclusion88 decks332 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion87 decks332 decks
-11%synergy
Secret Salvage
26%inclusion85 decks332 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion73 decks332 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion68 decks332 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
18%inclusion60 decks332 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion52 decks332 decks
-5%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion48 decks332 decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion42 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion41 decks332 decks
-23%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion40 decks332 decks
-5%synergy
Gruesome Fate
11%inclusion36 decks332 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion35 decks332 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion33 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion29 decks332 decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.7%inclusion29 decks332 decks
-16%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.7%inclusion29 decks332 decks
6%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.6%inclusion22 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.0%inclusion20 decks332 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
-10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
46%inclusion153 decks332 decks
32%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
41%inclusion135 decks332 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion123 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
31%inclusion104 decks332 decks
26%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
24%inclusion79 decks332 decks
4%synergy
Thornbite Staff
22%inclusion72 decks332 decks
19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion67 decks332 decks
9%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion66 decks332 decks
17%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
20%inclusion65 decks332 decks
16%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
18%inclusion60 decks332 decks
16%synergy
Gathering Stone
17%inclusion57 decks332 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion56 decks332 decks
-14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion55 decks332 decks
-3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.3%inclusion31 decks332 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.0%inclusion30 decks332 decks
7%synergy
Mirror Box
7.8%inclusion26 decks332 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.5%inclusion25 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.6%inclusion22 decks332 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion18 decks332 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion131 decks332 decks
16%synergy
Cover of Darkness
36%inclusion119 decks332 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion113 decks332 decks
-6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion105 decks332 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
24%inclusion80 decks332 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion78 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion66 decks332 decks
9%synergy
Haunted One
16%inclusion53 decks332 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion37 decks332 decks
-6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.1%inclusion27 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
-8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
85%inclusion282 decks332 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion265 decks332 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion250 decks332 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
73%inclusion242 decks332 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion162 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion156 decks332 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion120 decks332 decks
21%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
35%inclusion116 decks332 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion102 decks332 decks
0%synergy
Mudflat Village
25%inclusion83 decks332 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
23%inclusion77 decks332 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion71 decks332 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion69 decks332 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion64 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion48 decks332 decks
5%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion47 decks332 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion43 decks332 decks
-6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion34 decks332 decks
0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion34 decks332 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
9.0%inclusion30 decks332 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.2%inclusion24 decks332 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion23 decks332 decks
-6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion20 decks332 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion18 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion292 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion181 decks332 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
52%inclusion174 decks332 decks
38%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion59 decks332 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion51 decks332 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion50 decks332 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion37 decks332 decks
7%synergy
White Lotus Tile
11%inclusion37 decks332 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion36 decks332 decks
-15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
5.7%inclusion19 decks332 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion310 decks332 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion176 decks332 decks
46%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
25%inclusion72 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion82 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion77 decks332 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion74 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion72 decks332 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion69 decks332 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion67 decks332 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion66 decks332 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion62 decks332 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion47 decks332 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion47 decks332 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion33 decks332 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.1%inclusion27 decks332 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion23 decks332 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion21 decks332 decks
-2%synergy