Totentanz, Swarm Piper (Commander) - Expensive Aristocrats

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Brian Cain
Nov 10, 2025
Zhao, Ruthless Admiral Commander Deck Tech
Wanna grow your army through hard work and LOTS of sacrifice? This Zhao, Ruthless Admiral Commander deck might be right for you.
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Piper of the Swarm
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
88%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
84%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
83%synergy
Skullclamp
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
82%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
82%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
79%synergy
Song of Totentanz
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
78%synergy
Tangled Colony
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
74%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
72%synergy
Blood Artist
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Mirkwood Bats
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Impact Tremors
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
64%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Gnawing Crescendo
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Village Rites
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Species Specialist
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Deadly Dispute
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Voracious Vermin
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
60%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
60%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Pack Rat
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Chittering Witch
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Mayhem Devil
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Wave of Rats
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Ogre Chitterlord
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Ratcatcher
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Mad Ratter
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Tattered Ratter
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Harried Spearguard
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Carrion Feeder
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Rats
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Anger
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Burglar Rat
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Nether Traitor
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Cult Conscript
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Old Flitterfang
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Innocuous Rat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Rat Colony
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Ratcatcher Trainee
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Rat Out
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-32%synergy
Warhost's Frenzy
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Demand Answers
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Plague of Vermin
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Back for Seconds
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Gruesome Fate
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Eaten Alive
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lab Rats
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Season of Loss
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Mark
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Bontu's Monument
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Thornbite Staff
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Grave Pact
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Shared Animosity
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Raid Bombardment
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Black Market
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Contamination
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
City on Fire
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Rising of the Day
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Blood Moon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Assault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Mana Echoes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Blight Mound
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Swarmyard
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Castle Embereth
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Mudflat Village
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vents
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Badlands
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Peak
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Canyon Slough
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-7%synergy