Zask, Skittering Swarmlord (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Rank #468
29decks
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Ethan Coover
Sep 8, 2025
Best Insect Combos in EDH
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chomping Changeling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grist, the Hunger Tide
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Crawling Infestation
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Crawling Sensation
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Scute Swarm
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Scute Mob
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Giant Ankheg
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Hornet Queen
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Haywire Mite
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Harrow
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Nantuko Husk
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Hornet Nest
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Nantuko Cultivator
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Blightbeetle
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Circuit Mender
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Carrion Grub
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
The Swarmweaver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Giant Adephage
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Devouring Swarm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Icetill Explorer
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Molt Tender
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Ant Queen
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Old Rutstein
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Mortician Beetle
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Xantid Swarm
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Giant Ladybug
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Nantuko Elder
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Living Hive
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Bane of the Living
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Spineseeker Centipede
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Swarm of Bloodflies
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Webstrike Elite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Realmwalker
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Necrosquito
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Nessian Hornbeetle
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Skylasher
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Masked Vandal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Dross Hopper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Endless Cockroaches
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Virus Beetle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Caustic Wasps
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Thawbringer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Stirge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Saber Ants
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Vorapede
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Bloatfly Swarm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Entish Restoration
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Abrupt Decay
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Nameless Inversion
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Deathsprout
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Tear Asunder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Footbottom Feast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Drag to the Roots
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Noxious Revival
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Elemental Teachings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rampaging Growth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Arachnogenesis
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Gravepurge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Seedship Impact
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Culling Ritual
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Formless Genesis
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Squirming Emergence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Shards
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Explore
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Forever Young
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Creation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Casualties of War
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Jarad's Orders
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Dig Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Road of Return
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Roar of Challenge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Overrun
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Life from the Loam
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Life // Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Summer Bloom
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Treasured Find
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cellar Door
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Exploration Broodship
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Insidious Roots
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
26%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Succession
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mortal Combat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dredger's Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mirri's Guile
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Primal Vigor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Death's Presence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Oil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Druid Class
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Greater Good
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Barren Moor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Grim Backwoods
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Kishla Village
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
High Market
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Fen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Golgari Signet
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Myriad Landscape
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Wood
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Jungle Hollow
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Haunted Mire
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Blighted Woodland
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malady
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Viridescent Bog
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Escape Tunnel
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Promising Vein
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Foul Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Conduit Pylons
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Grotto
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Vernal Fen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy