Zask, Skittering Swarmlord (Commander) - Optimized

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
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Ethan Coover
Sep 8, 2025
Ethan Coover
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84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
13xlift
Grist, Voracious Larva
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
40xlift
Scute Swarm
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
5.1xlift
Caustic Caterpillar
81%inclusion56 decks69 decks
21xlift
Icetill Explorer
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
11xlift
Haywire Mite
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
5.3xlift
Springheart Nantuko
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
11xlift
Fumulus, the Infestation
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
38xlift
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
55xlift
Ashnod's Altar
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
2.2xlift
High Lift Cards
Verdant Succession
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
203xlift
Crash of Rhino Beetles
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
140xlift
Skittering Cicada
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
120xlift
Living Hive
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
108xlift
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
107xlift
Nameless Inversion
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
106xlift
Nantuko Cultivator
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
91xlift
Circuit Mender
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
89xlift
Webstrike Elite
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
85xlift
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
81xlift
Creatures
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
8.9xlift
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
68xlift
Hornet Queen
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
26xlift
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
11xlift
Hornet Nest
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
36xlift
Giant Adephage
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
50xlift
Scute Mob
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
75xlift
Horizon Explorer
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
26xlift
Molt Tender
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
38xlift
The Gitrog Monster
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
17xlift
Devouring Swarm
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
67xlift
Spring-Leaf Avenger
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
78xlift
Blightbeetle
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
60xlift
Ant Queen
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
61xlift
Scouring Swarm
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
44xlift
Seedship Broodtender
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34xlift
Realmwalker
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
3.8xlift
Broodhatch Nantuko
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
74xlift
Nantuko Elder
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
54xlift
Six
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
3.5xlift
Hex Parasite
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
47xlift
Giant Ankheg
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
77xlift
Xantid Swarm
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
76xlift
Huskburster Swarm
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
56xlift
Great Fierce Bee
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
78xlift
Nantuko Husk
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
34xlift
The Swarmweaver
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
26xlift
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
2.5xlift
Mortician Beetle
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
47xlift
Virus Beetle
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
62xlift
Moldgraf Millipede
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
40xlift
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
12xlift
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
49xlift
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
Mightform Harmonizer
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
29xlift
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Phyrexian Swarmlord
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
32xlift
Deathrite Shaman
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Kazandu Nectarpot
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12xlift
Dross Hopper
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
35xlift
Old Rutstein
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11xlift
Blex, Vexing Pest
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11xlift
Moldgraf Monstrosity
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
32xlift
Wight of the Reliquary
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3.8xlift
Bane of the Living
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
75xlift
Delighted Halfling
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
Gene Pollinator
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
16xlift
Masked Vandal
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
14xlift
Kraul Harpooner
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
58xlift
Instants
Crop Rotation
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
2.5xlift
Assassin's Trophy
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Entomb
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
3.2xlift
Harrow
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
7.7xlift
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Beast Within
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Heroic Intervention
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Worldly Tutor
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Abrupt Decay
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Entish Restoration
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
8.8xlift
Noxious Revival
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
2.4xlift
Village Rites
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
1.9xlift
Tear Asunder
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Roiling Regrowth
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12xlift
Grisly Salvage
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
3.5xlift
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Putrefy
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2.3xlift
Drag to the Roots
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7.9xlift
Krosan Grip
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Chord of Calling
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Golgari Charm
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.8xlift
Veil of Summer
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.4xlift
Rain of Filth
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2.5xlift
Realms Uncharted
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3.4xlift
Tragic Slip
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2.7xlift
Dina's Guidance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0.6xlift
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.8xlift
Dismember
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
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Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
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45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
1.8xlift
Dread Return
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
6.5xlift
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41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
1.6xlift
Swarmyard Massacre
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
3.3xlift
Life from the Loam
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
4.2xlift
Cultivate
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Diabolic Intent
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Buried Alive
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
2.9xlift
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26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Reanimate
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Victimize
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
1.5xlift
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.7xlift
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Green Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0.8xlift
Eldritch Evolution
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Beacon of Creation
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
48xlift
Splendid Reclamation
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
3.9xlift
Farseek
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Rise of the Witch-king
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2.4xlift
Formless Genesis
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
26xlift
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2.0xlift
Summer Bloom
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
22xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1.7xlift
Patriarch's Bidding
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4.3xlift
Triumph of the Hordes
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Dig Up
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3.3xlift
Flare of Cultivation
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3.7xlift
Dryad's Revival
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
13xlift
Explore
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3.1xlift
Gaea's Blessing
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5.2xlift
Beseech the Mirror
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Nature's Rhythm
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Unmarked Grave
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1.7xlift
Imperial Seal
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
Living Death
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Squirming Emergence
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5.3xlift
Regrowth
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2.0xlift
Planar Engineering
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5.2xlift
Unearth
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Natural Order
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.4xlift
Sylvan Tutor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1.6xlift
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Phyrexian Altar
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
2.7xlift
Altar of Dementia
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
4.3xlift
Urza's Incubator
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
21xlift
Hedge Shredder
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
10xlift
Exploration Broodship
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19xlift
Conduit of Worlds
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
4.4xlift
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7.3xlift
Cauldron of Essence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0.6xlift
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4.5xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Crucible of Worlds
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2.1xlift
Palantír of Orthanc
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
10xlift
The Great Henge
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3.1xlift
Maskwood Nexus
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2.0xlift
Bolas's Citadel
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Perpetual Timepiece
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5.5xlift
Coat of Arms
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Ashes of the Fallen
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
76xlift
Enchantments
Exploration
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
8.4xlift
Crawling Sensation
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
43xlift
Crawling Infestation
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
47xlift
Insidious Roots
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
5.9xlift
The Hunger Tide Rises
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
41xlift
Ripples of Undeath
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
5.1xlift
Moldervine Reclamation
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Out of the Tombs
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
20xlift
Aluren
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
34xlift
Doubling Season
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
Parallel Lives
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Animate Dead
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Deadbridge Chant
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5.8xlift
Burgeoning
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3.6xlift
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
10xlift
Survival of the Fittest
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Guardian Project
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Squandered Resources
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3.3xlift
Dictate of Erebos
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Grave Pact
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Mortuary
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
58xlift
Deathreap Ritual
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1.8xlift
Druid Class
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6.4xlift
Beastmaster Ascension
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Necropotence
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.4xlift
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1.6xlift
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
4.3xlift
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Boseiju, Who Endures
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
1.5xlift
Strip Mine
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
7.1xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Shifting Woodland
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
2.4xlift
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
2.3xlift
Three Tree City
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
2.0xlift
Field of the Dead
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
3.4xlift
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Gaea's Cradle
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
1.5xlift
Eumidian Hatchery
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
18xlift
Lotus Field
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
10xlift
Command Beacon
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
4.4xlift
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
3.0xlift
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Glacial Chasm
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
6.7xlift
Wasteland
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
5.8xlift
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
1.6xlift
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11xlift
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
3.0xlift
Winding Canyons
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
52xlift
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3.4xlift
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6.8xlift
Ghost Quarter
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2.8xlift
Vesuva
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4.5xlift
Tranquil Thicket
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Barren Moor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Crystal Vein
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2.4xlift
High Market
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0.4xlift
Dark Depths
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3.0xlift
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
17xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Thought Vessel
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1.8xlift
Chrome Mox
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
Mox Amber
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Firdoch Core
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
15xlift
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion68 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
0.8xlift
Verdant Catacombs
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Overgrown Tomb
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
1.0xlift
Underground Mortuary
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
1.7xlift
Bayou
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
1.7xlift
Undergrowth Stadium
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
0.8xlift
Fabled Passage
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
2.1xlift
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
2.0xlift
Llanowar Wastes
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Windswept Heath
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Deathcap Glade
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
2.0xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
1.8xlift
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Tainted Wood
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.7xlift
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1.2xlift
Vernal Fen
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
0.9xlift
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
4.9xlift
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0.6xlift
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4.0xlift
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0.3xlift
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0.9xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1.7xlift
Snow-Covered Forest
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1.5xlift
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Malady
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
0.5xlift
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
1.4xlift
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
1.3xlift
Blooming Marsh
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.4xlift
Wastewood Verge
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0.3xlift
Unclaimed Territory
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2.6xlift
Horizon of Progress
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
11xlift
Viridescent Bog
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.4xlift
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3.6xlift
Haunted Mire
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
City of Brass
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0.7xlift
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