Zask, Skittering Swarmlord (Commander) - Optimized

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Ethan Coover
Sep 8, 2025
Ethan Coover
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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Firdoch Core
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Elemental Teachings
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Badgermole Cub
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Shared Roots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Formidable Speaker
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grist, the Hunger Tide
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
76%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
74%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
73%synergy
Scute Swarm
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
67%synergy
Icetill Explorer
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Haywire Mite
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
64%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
63%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
61%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Swarmyard
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Exploration
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
52%synergy
Nameless Inversion
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
54%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Hornet Queen
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Entomb
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
55%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Field of the Dead
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Worldly Tutor
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Chasm
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Circuit Mender
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Giant Adephage
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
36%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Hornet Nest
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Molt Tender
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Devouring Swarm
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Six
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Scute Mob
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Virus Beetle
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Webstrike Elite
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Hex Parasite
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Scouring Swarm
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Dross Hopper
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Ant Queen
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
The Swarmweaver
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Blightbeetle
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Realmwalker
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Nantuko Elder
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Giant Ankheg
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Skittering Cicada
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Horizon Explorer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Masked Vandal
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Xantid Swarm
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Nantuko Husk
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Old Rutstein
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Necropede
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Delighted Halfling
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Mortician Beetle
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Nantuko Cultivator
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Poxwalkers
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Gene Pollinator
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Harrow
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Abrupt Decay
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Salvage
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Entish Restoration
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Noxious Revival
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Return to Nature
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-27%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Realms Uncharted
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Drag to the Roots
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Savage Summoning
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Turn the Earth
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Culling Ritual
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Life from the Loam
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Dread Return
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Three Visits
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Summer Bloom
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Formless Genesis
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Dryad's Revival
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Creation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Dig Up
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Incubator
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Hedge Shredder
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Exploration Broodship
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Ashes of the Fallen
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Zuran Orb
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Crawling Sensation
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Crawling Infestation
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Insidious Roots
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
24%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Succession
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Aluren
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Out of the Tombs
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Parallel Lives
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Burgeoning
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Squandered Resources
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Earthcraft
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Greater Good
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Strip Mine
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Three Tree City
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Command Beacon
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Dryad Arbor
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Field
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Winding Canyons
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Depths
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Underground Mortuary
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Fabled Passage
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Bayou
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Windswept Heath
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Deathcap Glade
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Wood
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Vernal Fen
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-25%synergy
Wastewood Verge
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Demolition Field
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
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