Zask, Skittering Swarmlord (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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Ethan Coover
Sep 8, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cycle of Renewal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grist, Voracious Larva
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
89%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
83%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
77%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
76%synergy
Icetill Explorer
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
76%synergy
Scute Swarm
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Haywire Mite
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Swarmyard
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Hornet Queen
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Springheart Nantuko
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Hornet Nest
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Crawling Sensation
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Harrow
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Crawling Infestation
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Insidious Roots
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Field of the Dead
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Scute Mob
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
54%synergy
Giant Ankheg
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Giant Adephage
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
46%synergy
Blightbeetle
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Molt Tender
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Circuit Mender
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Mortician Beetle
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Nantuko Elder
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Nantuko Husk
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Ant Queen
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Scouring Swarm
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Horizon Explorer
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Devouring Swarm
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Dross Hopper
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
The Swarmweaver
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Hex Parasite
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Webstrike Elite
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Living Hive
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Eternal Witness
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Realmwalker
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Xantid Swarm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Atraxa's Skitterfang
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Six
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Eumidian Wastewaker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Masked Vandal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Gene Pollinator
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Chitin Gravestalker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Skull Prophet
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fiend Artisan
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Timeless Witness
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Nessian Hornbeetle
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Nameless Inversion
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Entish Restoration
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Noxious Revival
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Grisly Salvage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Abrupt Decay
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tear Asunder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Drag to the Roots
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Moment's Peace
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Arachnogenesis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Constant Mists
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Grapple with the Past
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Realms Uncharted
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Cultivate
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Three Visits
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Squirming Emergence
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Formless Genesis
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Creation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Explore
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Overrun
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Primal Growth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Winding Way
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Jarad's Orders
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Worm Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Scapeshift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Dementia
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Exploration Broodship
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Hedge Shredder
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Birthing Pod
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Ashes of the Fallen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Broodheart Engine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Emerald Medallion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Exploration
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Verdant Succession
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Teval's Judgment
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Aluren
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Parallel Lives
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Squandered Resources
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Druid Class
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Spelunking
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Earthcraft
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bioengineered Future
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Command Beacon
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Shifting Woodland
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Three Tree City
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Buried Ruin
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Field
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Strip Mine
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Grim Backwoods
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Peat Bog
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dryad Arbor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Vale
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Nursery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Winding Canyons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Fabled Passage
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Underground Mortuary
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Deathcap Glade
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Wastewood Verge
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Windswept Heath
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Vernal Fen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy