Rat King, Verminister (Commander)

Cas Hinds
Apr 13, 2026
Am I Lying in a Game of Commander, or Am I Playing to My Outs?
At what point does withholding details become lying? In a game of Commander, is it okay to deceive? Or even lie? Let's discuss.
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Rat King, Pale Piper
52%inclusion1.45K decks2.78K decks
48%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
23%inclusion645 decks2.78K decks
21%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
6.2%inclusion43 decks690 decks
0%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.1%inclusion193 decks3.15K decks
4%synergy
Splinter, the Mentor
3.6%inclusion112 decks3.15K decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marrow-Gnawer
83%inclusion2.62K decks3.15K decks
80%synergy
Rat Colony
78%inclusion2.45K decks3.15K decks
72%synergy
Thrumming Stone
73%inclusion2.29K decks3.15K decks
69%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
74%inclusion2.34K decks3.15K decks
67%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
70%inclusion2.20K decks3.15K decks
65%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
69%inclusion2.16K decks3.15K decks
59%synergy
Swarmyard
63%inclusion1.99K decks3.15K decks
58%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
61%inclusion1.92K decks3.15K decks
58%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
59%inclusion1.87K decks3.15K decks
51%synergy
Pack Rat
55%inclusion1.72K decks3.15K decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion2.13K decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
57%inclusion1.81K decks3.15K decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
57%inclusion1.80K decks3.15K decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion1.65K decks3.15K decks
-14%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
51%inclusion1.61K decks3.15K decks
47%synergy
Herald's Horn
48%inclusion1.51K decks3.15K decks
42%synergy
Village Rites
46%inclusion1.46K decks3.15K decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
43%inclusion1.36K decks3.15K decks
18%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
41%inclusion1.28K decks3.15K decks
38%synergy
Deadly Dispute
41%inclusion1.27K decks3.15K decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion889 decks3.15K decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion598 decks3.15K decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
18%inclusion568 decks3.15K decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion192 decks3.15K decks
-3%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.1%inclusion191 decks3.15K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Species Specialist
32%inclusion1K decks3.15K decks
28%synergy
Relentless Rats
29%inclusion920 decks3.15K decks
27%synergy
Ratcatcher
24%inclusion750 decks3.15K decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion712 decks3.15K decks
-25%synergy
Crypt Rats
17%inclusion537 decks3.15K decks
12%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
16%inclusion513 decks3.15K decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion509 decks3.15K decks
-16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion460 decks3.15K decks
-36%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
14%inclusion454 decks3.15K decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion435 decks3.15K decks
-6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion403 decks3.15K decks
-10%synergy
Swarm of Rats
13%inclusion396 decks3.15K decks
10%synergy
Tangled Colony
11%inclusion348 decks3.15K decks
8%synergy
Voracious Vermin
11%inclusion340 decks3.15K decks
8%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
10%inclusion328 decks3.15K decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion313 decks3.15K decks
-9%synergy
Typhoid Rats
8.8%inclusion276 decks3.15K decks
5%synergy
Chittering Witch
8.6%inclusion270 decks3.15K decks
4%synergy
Burglar Rat
8.5%inclusion269 decks3.15K decks
-2%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.4%inclusion265 decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Gnat Miser
7.9%inclusion249 decks3.15K decks
5%synergy
Pestilence Rats
7.3%inclusion230 decks3.15K decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.0%inclusion219 decks3.15K decks
-12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
6.1%inclusion191 decks3.15K decks
-3%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
5.8%inclusion183 decks3.15K decks
-18%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
5.6%inclusion177 decks3.15K decks
4%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
5.6%inclusion177 decks3.15K decks
2%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
5.1%inclusion160 decks3.15K decks
0%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion998 decks3.15K decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
31%inclusion983 decks3.15K decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion883 decks3.15K decks
-3%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion794 decks3.15K decks
-11%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion680 decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion589 decks3.15K decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion514 decks3.15K decks
-9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion465 decks3.15K decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion432 decks3.15K decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion425 decks3.15K decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion411 decks3.15K decks
-7%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
11%inclusion347 decks3.15K decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion312 decks3.15K decks
5%synergy
Darkness
9.4%inclusion295 decks3.15K decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.2%inclusion288 decks3.15K decks
-9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.0%inclusion284 decks3.15K decks
5%synergy
Rat Out
7.7%inclusion243 decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.2%inclusion228 decks3.15K decks
-6%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion219 decks3.15K decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
6.8%inclusion215 decks3.15K decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion171 decks3.15K decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion1.22K decks3.15K decks
-12%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
39%inclusion1.22K decks3.15K decks
36%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
36%inclusion1.15K decks3.15K decks
34%synergy
Echoing Return
34%inclusion1.07K decks3.15K decks
31%synergy
Kindred Dominance
33%inclusion1.03K decks3.15K decks
28%synergy
Secret Salvage
22%inclusion705 decks3.15K decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion636 decks3.15K decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
18%inclusion553 decks3.15K decks
13%synergy
Gruesome Fate
16%inclusion509 decks3.15K decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion488 decks3.15K decks
-20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion484 decks3.15K decks
-21%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion433 decks3.15K decks
-26%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion427 decks3.15K decks
-13%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion426 decks3.15K decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion376 decks3.15K decks
-13%synergy
Plague of Vermin
11%inclusion335 decks3.15K decks
8%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion334 decks3.15K decks
-10%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
10%inclusion304 decks3.15K decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion303 decks3.15K decks
-7%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.9%inclusion280 decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.5%inclusion267 decks3.15K decks
-6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion261 decks3.15K decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
8.2%inclusion257 decks3.15K decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chronicle of Victory
37%inclusion1.16K decks3.15K decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion866 decks3.15K decks
-6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
27%inclusion839 decks3.15K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion732 decks3.15K decks
10%synergy
Gathering Stone
21%inclusion674 decks3.15K decks
20%synergy
Altar of Dementia
20%inclusion641 decks3.15K decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion559 decks3.15K decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion546 decks3.15K decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion542 decks3.15K decks
-14%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion533 decks3.15K decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion500 decks3.15K decks
-4%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
15%inclusion474 decks3.15K decks
13%synergy
Banner of Kinship
14%inclusion452 decks3.15K decks
12%synergy
Thornbite Staff
14%inclusion427 decks3.15K decks
11%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion375 decks3.15K decks
10%synergy
Mirror Box
8.5%inclusion269 decks3.15K decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.6%inclusion175 decks3.15K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
37%inclusion1.18K decks3.15K decks
18%synergy
Cover of Darkness
30%inclusion947 decks3.15K decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion842 decks3.15K decks
-13%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion725 decks3.15K decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion635 decks3.15K decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion575 decks3.15K decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion551 decks3.15K decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion500 decks3.15K decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
14%inclusion454 decks3.15K decks
12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion444 decks3.15K decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.8%inclusion245 decks3.15K decks
2%synergy
Bad Moon
7.4%inclusion234 decks3.15K decks
4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.1%inclusion192 decks3.15K decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.0%inclusion189 decks3.15K decks
1%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.7%inclusion180 decks3.15K decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion1.84K decks3.15K decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
47%inclusion1.47K decks3.15K decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion1.23K decks3.15K decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion1.21K decks3.15K decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion1.19K decks3.15K decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion1.11K decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion1.07K decks3.15K decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
27%inclusion842 decks3.15K decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion725 decks3.15K decks
-7%synergy
Mudflat Village
23%inclusion713 decks3.15K decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion539 decks3.15K decks
-7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion419 decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion408 decks3.15K decks
-6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion395 decks3.15K decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion340 decks3.15K decks
-6%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion306 decks3.15K decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.2%inclusion288 decks3.15K decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.9%inclusion250 decks3.15K decks
-2%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.1%inclusion225 decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion211 decks3.15K decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion2.38K decks3.15K decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion1.44K decks3.15K decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion698 decks3.15K decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
22%inclusion691 decks3.15K decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion325 decks3.15K decks
-15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.6%inclusion240 decks3.15K decks
-15%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.4%inclusion234 decks3.15K decks
-2%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.9%inclusion218 decks3.15K decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
6.1%inclusion192 decks3.15K decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion3.04K decks3.15K decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion697 decks3.15K decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion626 decks3.15K decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion446 decks3.15K decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion432 decks3.15K decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion425 decks3.15K decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.8%inclusion181 decks3.15K decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion160 decks3.15K decks
1%synergy