Zask, Skittering Swarmlord (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Rank #462
28decks
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Ethan Coover
Sep 8, 2025
Best Insect Combos in EDH
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grist, the Hunger Tide
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
80%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
78%synergy
Crawling Infestation
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Crawling Sensation
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Scute Swarm
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Harrow
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Scute Mob
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Haywire Mite
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Hornet Queen
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
40%synergy
The Swarmweaver
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Giant Ankheg
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Nantuko Cultivator
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Nantuko Husk
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Circuit Mender
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Blightbeetle
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Fumulus, the Infestation
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Carrion Grub
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Devouring Swarm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Hornet Nest
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Icetill Explorer
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Molt Tender
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Ant Queen
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Giant Adephage
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Old Rutstein
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Bane of the Living
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Mortician Beetle
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Nantuko Elder
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Xantid Swarm
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Giant Ladybug
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Spineseeker Centipede
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Webstrike Elite
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Living Hive
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Realmwalker
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Virus Beetle
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Necrosquito
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Masked Vandal
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Swarm of Bloodflies
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Nessian Hornbeetle
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Thawbringer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Skylasher
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dross Hopper
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Endless Cockroaches
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
The Gitrog Monster
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Bloatfly Swarm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Vorapede
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Caustic Wasps
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Village Rites
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Putrefy
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Beast Within
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Entish Restoration
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Nameless Inversion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Abrupt Decay
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Deathsprout
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Footbottom Feast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Gravepurge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Drag to the Roots
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Elemental Teachings
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gnaw to the Bone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rampaging Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Return to Nature
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Seedship Impact
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Formless Genesis
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Shards
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Squirming Emergence
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Explore
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Eaten Alive
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Terror Tide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mulch
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Casualties of War
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Beacon of Creation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Road of Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Overrun
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Mutilate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Forever Young
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Roar of Challenge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Life // Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Jarad's Orders
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Badlands Revival
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Summer Bloom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Treasured Find
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Pull Through the Weft
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Cellar Door
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Exploration Broodship
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Insidious Roots
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
28%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Succession
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mortal Combat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Out of the Tombs
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dredger's Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Thran Vigil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Exploration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Mirri's Guile
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Primal Vigor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Death's Presence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Oil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Greater Good
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Druid Class
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Barren Moor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Grim Backwoods
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Kishla Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Caves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Signet
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Myriad Landscape
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Twilight Mire
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Wood
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Mire
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Viridescent Bog
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Escape Tunnel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Promising Vein
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Woodland Chasm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Foul Orchard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Conduit Pylons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Grotto
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Festering Thicket
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Vernal Fen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-7%synergy