Zask, Skittering Swarmlord (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Badgermole Cub
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Elemental Teachings
2.9%inclusion2 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Mutable Explorer
2.8%inclusion3 decks109 decks
3%synergy
White Lotus Tile
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Shared Roots
1.4%inclusion1 decks70 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scute Swarm
93%inclusion465 decks500 decks
79%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
89%inclusion443 decks500 decks
79%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
79%inclusion354 decks447 decks
75%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
81%inclusion407 decks500 decks
74%synergy
Icetill Explorer
79%inclusion153 decks193 decks
70%synergy
Haywire Mite
87%inclusion436 decks500 decks
70%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
71%inclusion227 decks319 decks
67%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
70%inclusion253 decks362 decks
67%synergy
Exploration
71%inclusion353 decks500 decks
66%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
72%inclusion318 decks444 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
68%inclusion335 decks496 decks
64%synergy
Hornet Queen
63%inclusion316 decks500 decks
57%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
62%inclusion312 decks500 decks
55%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
60%inclusion300 decks500 decks
15%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion288 decks500 decks
27%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
55%inclusion274 decks500 decks
53%synergy
Crawling Sensation
55%inclusion274 decks500 decks
49%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
54%inclusion271 decks500 decks
50%synergy
Scute Mob
54%inclusion269 decks500 decks
51%synergy
Crawling Infestation
53%inclusion265 decks500 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Gaea's Cradle
58%inclusion292 decks500 decks
53%synergy
Crop Rotation
57%inclusion284 decks500 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion234 decks500 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion174 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Field of the Dead
28%inclusion142 decks500 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion118 decks500 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
23%inclusion117 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
16%inclusion80 decks500 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Chasm
14%inclusion69 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion66 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Giant Adephage
52%inclusion260 decks500 decks
48%synergy
Hornet Nest
48%inclusion239 decks500 decks
44%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
43%inclusion215 decks500 decks
42%synergy
Blightbeetle
43%inclusion215 decks500 decks
40%synergy
Horizon Explorer
41%inclusion82 decks199 decks
39%synergy
Circuit Mender
40%inclusion201 decks500 decks
38%synergy
Ant Queen
39%inclusion193 decks500 decks
36%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
38%inclusion75 decks198 decks
34%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
38%inclusion189 decks500 decks
34%synergy
Molt Tender
37%inclusion117 decks319 decks
34%synergy
Giant Ankheg
36%inclusion179 decks500 decks
34%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
35%inclusion174 decks500 decks
32%synergy
Realmwalker
35%inclusion173 decks500 decks
27%synergy
Nantuko Elder
34%inclusion169 decks500 decks
32%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
32%inclusion162 decks500 decks
30%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
32%inclusion159 decks500 decks
26%synergy
The Swarmweaver
31%inclusion125 decks400 decks
27%synergy
Hex Parasite
30%inclusion151 decks500 decks
29%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
30%inclusion150 decks500 decks
28%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
30%inclusion59 decks199 decks
28%synergy
Mortician Beetle
29%inclusion144 decks500 decks
27%synergy
Scouring Swarm
28%inclusion55 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
27%inclusion108 decks400 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion134 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
27%inclusion133 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Nantuko Husk
26%inclusion130 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
26%inclusion109 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Living Hive
26%inclusion129 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Virus Beetle
25%inclusion124 decks500 decks
23%synergy
Eternal Witness
23%inclusion117 decks500 decks
-1%synergy
Old Rutstein
23%inclusion115 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Devouring Swarm
20%inclusion98 decks500 decks
18%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
19%inclusion97 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Nantuko Cultivator
19%inclusion94 decks500 decks
18%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
19%inclusion93 decks500 decks
15%synergy
Gene Pollinator
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
16%synergy
Dross Hopper
18%inclusion90 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Xantid Swarm
18%inclusion89 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Six
18%inclusion79 decks447 decks
10%synergy
Masked Vandal
17%inclusion87 decks500 decks
15%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
17%inclusion84 decks500 decks
15%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17%inclusion76 decks455 decks
6%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
16%inclusion82 decks500 decks
14%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
16%inclusion79 decks500 decks
14%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
15%inclusion76 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Webstrike Elite
15%inclusion46 decks314 decks
13%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
15%inclusion73 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Vorapede
14%inclusion72 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Birds of Paradise
14%inclusion69 decks500 decks
-7%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
13%inclusion65 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Harrow
46%inclusion232 decks500 decks
37%synergy
Entomb
44%inclusion218 decks500 decks
36%synergy
Nameless Inversion
40%inclusion199 decks500 decks
38%synergy
Heroic Intervention
39%inclusion197 decks500 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion195 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Entish Restoration
31%inclusion154 decks500 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Salvage
23%inclusion116 decks500 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion116 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion102 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
18%inclusion92 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion86 decks500 decks
-18%synergy
Noxious Revival
17%inclusion84 decks500 decks
12%synergy
Realms Uncharted
17%inclusion83 decks500 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
16%inclusion72 decks447 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion76 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
14%inclusion71 decks496 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion61 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion61 decks500 decks
-8%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
12%inclusion60 decks500 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion54 decks500 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion52 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.4%inclusion47 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
9.2%inclusion46 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion43 decks500 decks
-1%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.6%inclusion43 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.6%inclusion43 decks500 decks
-8%synergy
Constant Mists
7.6%inclusion38 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.6%inclusion33 decks500 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.2%inclusion31 decks500 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.6%inclusion28 decks500 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Vigor
5.6%inclusion28 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Drag to the Roots
5.5%inclusion22 decks400 decks
1%synergy
Grapple with the Past
5.0%inclusion25 decks500 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Swarmyard Massacre
40%inclusion169 decks418 decks
28%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion192 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
37%inclusion183 decks500 decks
18%synergy
Culling Ritual
32%inclusion160 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion142 decks500 decks
-12%synergy
Dread Return
28%inclusion140 decks500 decks
18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
28%inclusion139 decks500 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion129 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Life from the Loam
25%inclusion127 decks500 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion110 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Formless Genesis
20%inclusion79 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Beacon of Creation
20%inclusion100 decks500 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion94 decks500 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion93 decks500 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion91 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion90 decks500 decks
-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
18%inclusion89 decks500 decks
-17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
15%inclusion77 decks500 decks
10%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion76 decks500 decks
9%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
14%inclusion70 decks500 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion68 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion66 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Explore
13%inclusion63 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion43 decks362 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
12%inclusion59 decks500 decks
-7%synergy
Squirming Emergence
11%inclusion57 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Summer Bloom
11%inclusion56 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion55 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion55 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
11%inclusion53 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Scapeshift
10%inclusion52 decks500 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion51 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion50 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
10%inclusion49 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10%inclusion49 decks500 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.8%inclusion18 decks266 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.2%inclusion31 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
6.2%inclusion31 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Regrowth
6.0%inclusion30 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.6%inclusion28 decks500 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.2%inclusion26 decks500 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.0%inclusion25 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
51%inclusion255 decks500 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
48%inclusion239 decks500 decks
39%synergy
Altar of Dementia
40%inclusion202 decks500 decks
33%synergy
Hedge Shredder
28%inclusion112 decks400 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Incubator
23%inclusion115 decks500 decks
21%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
21%inclusion105 decks500 decks
14%synergy
Exploration Broodship
21%inclusion41 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion85 decks500 decks
-5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
15%inclusion76 decks500 decks
10%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion75 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion67 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion56 decks500 decks
-14%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
11%inclusion54 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Ashes of the Fallen
10%inclusion52 decks500 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion49 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion49 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion35 decks362 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.4%inclusion47 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
9.4%inclusion47 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
8.2%inclusion41 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.4%inclusion37 decks500 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
7.0%inclusion35 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Zuran Orb
7.0%inclusion35 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
6.2%inclusion31 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
5.8%inclusion29 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Emerald Medallion
5.4%inclusion27 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Insidious Roots
43%inclusion212 decks494 decks
31%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
31%inclusion140 decks445 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Succession
27%inclusion137 decks500 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion124 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Out of the Tombs
23%inclusion116 decks500 decks
20%synergy
Doubling Season
19%inclusion93 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Sylvan Library
18%inclusion91 decks500 decks
9%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
18%inclusion79 decks447 decks
16%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
17%inclusion87 decks500 decks
-7%synergy
Aluren
15%inclusion77 decks500 decks
15%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion36 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion63 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Druid Class
12%inclusion59 decks500 decks
10%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion57 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
11%inclusion54 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion48 decks500 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.2%inclusion46 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
8.7%inclusion43 decks496 decks
8%synergy
Parallel Lives
8.6%inclusion43 decks500 decks
-5%synergy
Squandered Resources
8.4%inclusion42 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Earthcraft
8.2%inclusion41 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Burgeoning
8.0%inclusion40 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Project
7.8%inclusion39 decks500 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
7.6%inclusion38 decks500 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.6%inclusion33 decks500 decks
-7%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6.4%inclusion32 decks500 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary
5.8%inclusion29 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
5.4%inclusion27 decks496 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.4%inclusion27 decks500 decks
0%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
5.2%inclusion26 decks500 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.0%inclusion40 decks500 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
77%inclusion383 decks500 decks
62%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
71%inclusion357 decks500 decks
44%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion326 decks500 decks
42%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
65%inclusion325 decks500 decks
47%synergy
Three Tree City
49%inclusion206 decks424 decks
37%synergy
Strip Mine
46%inclusion232 decks500 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
46%inclusion231 decks500 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion225 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion222 decks500 decks
33%synergy
Shifting Woodland
35%inclusion157 decks447 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion164 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Field
32%inclusion160 decks500 decks
30%synergy
Command Beacon
28%inclusion141 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Wasteland
25%inclusion126 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
25%inclusion49 decks199 decks
23%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
24%inclusion47 decks198 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion109 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Buried Ruin
19%inclusion96 decks500 decks
17%synergy
Emergence Zone
16%inclusion78 decks500 decks
14%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
15%inclusion76 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion70 decks500 decks
-9%synergy
Dryad Arbor
12%inclusion60 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Winding Canyons
12%inclusion58 decks500 decks
11%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion56 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion56 decks500 decks
9%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion51 decks500 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion48 decks500 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.4%inclusion47 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Dark Depths
8.0%inclusion40 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.0%inclusion30 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.8%inclusion29 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion29 decks500 decks
-18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.6%inclusion28 decks500 decks
3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.2%inclusion26 decks500 decks
-8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
1%synergy
High Market
5.0%inclusion25 decks500 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion432 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion280 decks500 decks
-6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion75 decks419 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion81 decks500 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16%inclusion79 decks500 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion55 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion55 decks500 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.6%inclusion38 decks500 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.2%inclusion13 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.8%inclusion34 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion30 decks500 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion481 decks500 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion472 decks500 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
81%inclusion406 decks500 decks
36%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion395 decks500 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
79%inclusion393 decks500 decks
49%synergy
Bayou
72%inclusion361 decks500 decks
61%synergy
Underground Mortuary
55%inclusion273 decks496 decks
34%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
50%inclusion251 decks500 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
40%inclusion201 decks500 decks
27%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion200 decks500 decks
-21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
40%inclusion200 decks500 decks
33%synergy
Windswept Heath
39%inclusion197 decks500 decks
32%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
39%inclusion195 decks500 decks
26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
39%inclusion195 decks500 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
37%inclusion187 decks500 decks
31%synergy
Prismatic Vista
34%inclusion171 decks500 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion159 decks500 decks
26%synergy
Wooded Foothills
30%inclusion152 decks500 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion148 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Deathcap Glade
30%inclusion148 decks500 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
29%inclusion147 decks500 decks
-13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
28%inclusion139 decks500 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion135 decks500 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20%inclusion101 decks500 decks
-32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion96 decks500 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion86 decks455 decks
17%synergy
Wastewood Verge
18%inclusion58 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion85 decks500 decks
-18%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
16%inclusion72 decks447 decks
-4%synergy
Vernal Fen
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion72 decks500 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Wood
14%inclusion71 decks500 decks
-30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion71 decks500 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion61 decks447 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
13%inclusion66 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion63 decks500 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion59 decks500 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion57 decks500 decks
-16%synergy
Festering Thicket
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion51 decks500 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
10%inclusion49 decks500 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion43 decks500 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.4%inclusion42 decks500 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
7.8%inclusion39 decks500 decks
-28%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.7%inclusion34 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Mire
7.6%inclusion38 decks500 decks
-9%synergy
City of Brass
7.4%inclusion37 decks500 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malady
7.2%inclusion36 decks500 decks
-28%synergy
Blooming Marsh
6.2%inclusion31 decks500 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.0%inclusion25 decks500 decks
1%synergy