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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Shared Roots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Teachings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grist, the Hunger Tide
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
80%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
78%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
85%inclusion39 decks46 decks
77%synergy
Scute Swarm
85%inclusion39 decks46 decks
71%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
65%synergy
Icetill Explorer
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
64%synergy
Haywire Mite
80%inclusion37 decks46 decks
63%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
61%synergy
Swarmyard
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
55%synergy
Exploration
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Hornet Queen
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Nameless Inversion
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Crawling Sensation
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
52%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Field of the Dead
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Worldly Tutor
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Chasm
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
44%synergy
Circuit Mender
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
41%synergy
Giant Adephage
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
37%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Molt Tender
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Hornet Nest
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Devouring Swarm
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Scute Mob
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Six
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Webstrike Elite
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Hex Parasite
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Virus Beetle
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Scouring Swarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Nantuko Elder
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Eternal Witness
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
The Swarmweaver
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Ant Queen
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Blightbeetle
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Realmwalker
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Dross Hopper
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Giant Ankheg
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Horizon Explorer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Nantuko Husk
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Xantid Swarm
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Mortician Beetle
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Old Rutstein
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Skittering Cicada
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Nantuko Cultivator
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Necropede
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Gene Pollinator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Masked Vandal
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Poxwalkers
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Harrow
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Entomb
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Tear Asunder
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Abrupt Decay
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Entish Restoration
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Grisly Salvage
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Revival
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-24%synergy
Return to Nature
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Drag to the Roots
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Savage Summoning
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Turn the Earth
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Culling Ritual
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Life from the Loam
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Summer Bloom
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Formless Genesis
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Dryad's Revival
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Creation
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Regrowth
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Dig Up
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Squirming Emergence
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Urza's Incubator
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Hedge Shredder
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Exploration Broodship
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ashes of the Fallen
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Zuran Orb
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Crawling Infestation
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Insidious Roots
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Succession
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Aluren
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Out of the Tombs
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Teval's Judgment
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Parallel Lives
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Doubling Season
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Burgeoning
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Greater Good
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Strip Mine
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Three Tree City
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Wasteland
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Field
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Thespian's Stage
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Winding Canyons
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Depths
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion46 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
78%inclusion36 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Bayou
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-19%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Deathcap Glade
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Wood
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Wastewood Verge
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-25%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
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