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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Elemental Teachings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shared Roots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Buzzard-Wasp Colony
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grist, the Hunger Tide
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
79%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
78%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
77%synergy
Scute Swarm
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
71%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
64%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Icetill Explorer
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Haywire Mite
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Swarmyard
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Exploration
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
53%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Hornet Queen
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Nameless Inversion
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Field of the Dead
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Worldly Tutor
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Chasm
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Circuit Mender
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Giant Adephage
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
38%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Molt Tender
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Hornet Nest
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Devouring Swarm
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Scute Mob
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Six
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Webstrike Elite
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Hex Parasite
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Virus Beetle
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Scouring Swarm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Ant Queen
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Blightbeetle
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Realmwalker
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
The Swarmweaver
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Giant Ankheg
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Horizon Explorer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Nantuko Elder
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Dross Hopper
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Xantid Swarm
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Eternal Witness
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mortician Beetle
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Nantuko Husk
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Old Rutstein
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Skittering Cicada
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Necropede
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Gene Pollinator
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Nantuko Cultivator
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Poxwalkers
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Masked Vandal
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Harrow
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Entomb
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Abrupt Decay
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Tear Asunder
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Entish Restoration
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Grisly Salvage
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Revival
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Drag to the Roots
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Return to Nature
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Putrefy
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-26%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Savage Summoning
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Turn the Earth
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Culling Ritual
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Life from the Loam
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Summer Bloom
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Formless Genesis
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dryad's Revival
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Creation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Regrowth
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Dig Up
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Incubator
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Hedge Shredder
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Exploration Broodship
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Ashes of the Fallen
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Zuran Orb
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Crawling Sensation
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Crawling Infestation
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Insidious Roots
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Succession
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Aluren
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Out of the Tombs
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Parallel Lives
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Doubling Season
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Burgeoning
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Greater Good
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Strip Mine
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Shifting Woodland
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Wasteland
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Field
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Emergence Zone
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Thespian's Stage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Winding Canyons
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Dark Depths
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Underground Mortuary
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Bayou
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Wood
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-25%synergy
Wastewood Verge
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
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