Rat King, Verminister (Commander) - Expensive

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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Moxfield
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Emeritus of Woe
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
4.5%inclusion4 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Grave Researcher
3.3%inclusion4 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
1.6%inclusion2 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Rabid Attack
1.1%inclusion1 decks89 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marrow-Gnawer
86%inclusion286 decks331 decks
83%synergy
Rat Colony
84%inclusion279 decks331 decks
79%synergy
Thrumming Stone
80%inclusion264 decks331 decks
76%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
72%inclusion239 decks331 decks
69%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
71%inclusion236 decks331 decks
67%synergy
Swarmyard
72%inclusion238 decks331 decks
66%synergy
Three Tree City
68%inclusion225 decks331 decks
63%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
70%inclusion231 decks331 decks
63%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
60%inclusion198 decks331 decks
51%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
59%inclusion195 decks331 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion263 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion227 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
69%inclusion227 decks331 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Rollick
62%inclusion206 decks331 decks
38%synergy
Bontu's Monument
56%inclusion187 decks331 decks
28%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
53%inclusion175 decks331 decks
27%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion171 decks331 decks
32%synergy
Herald's Horn
49%inclusion161 decks331 decks
43%synergy
Pack Rat
47%inclusion155 decks331 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
46%inclusion153 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
79%inclusion260 decks331 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion221 decks331 decks
46%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion118 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
36%inclusion118 decks331 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion107 decks331 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion83 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion60 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion53 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion36 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Rat King, Pale Piper
46%inclusion134 decks290 decks
42%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
45%inclusion149 decks331 decks
42%synergy
Species Specialist
36%inclusion119 decks331 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion103 decks331 decks
-16%synergy
Relentless Rats
22%inclusion73 decks331 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
-30%synergy
Ratcatcher
20%inclusion67 decks331 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion62 decks331 decks
-13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
19%inclusion62 decks331 decks
-1%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion46 decks331 decks
-9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion43 decks331 decks
-7%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
10%inclusion34 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Rats
9.1%inclusion30 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
8.8%inclusion29 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
8.5%inclusion28 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Swarm of Rats
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Grim Haruspex
7.9%inclusion26 decks331 decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
-3%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
-13%synergy
Viscera Seer
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
-11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Gnat Miser
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
-9%synergy
Tangled Colony
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Voracious Vermin
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
41%inclusion135 decks331 decks
15%synergy
Culling the Weak
40%inclusion134 decks331 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion123 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion104 decks331 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion82 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion81 decks331 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
24%inclusion80 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion74 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion74 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
-15%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion57 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion49 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion46 decks331 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion38 decks331 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion38 decks331 decks
-14%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion37 decks331 decks
-9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion34 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.9%inclusion26 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Bloodline Bidding
46%inclusion152 decks331 decks
41%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion132 decks331 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion116 decks331 decks
-15%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
35%inclusion115 decks331 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Dominance
34%inclusion113 decks331 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion103 decks331 decks
-9%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
30%inclusion98 decks331 decks
27%synergy
Echoing Return
27%inclusion88 decks331 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion87 decks331 decks
-10%synergy
Secret Salvage
26%inclusion85 decks331 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion71 decks331 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion67 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
18%inclusion61 decks331 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion50 decks331 decks
-5%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion47 decks331 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion42 decks331 decks
-23%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion41 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion40 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Gruesome Fate
11%inclusion37 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion35 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion31 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion30 decks331 decks
-16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.5%inclusion28 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.5%inclusion28 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.6%inclusion22 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chronicle of Victory
41%inclusion135 decks331 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion123 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
32%inclusion105 decks331 decks
26%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
24%inclusion79 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Thornbite Staff
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion67 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
20%inclusion66 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion65 decks331 decks
17%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
18%inclusion60 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion56 decks331 decks
-14%synergy
Gathering Stone
17%inclusion56 decks331 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion54 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion33 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.4%inclusion31 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Mirror Box
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion131 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Cover of Darkness
36%inclusion120 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion114 decks331 decks
-5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion105 decks331 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion78 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
24%inclusion78 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion64 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Haunted One
15%inclusion51 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion36 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
7.9%inclusion26 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
-8%synergy
Contamination
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
-7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
85%inclusion282 decks331 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion265 decks331 decks
43%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
76%inclusion250 decks331 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
73%inclusion240 decks331 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion162 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion156 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
36%inclusion118 decks331 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion118 decks331 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion102 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Mudflat Village
25%inclusion82 decks331 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
23%inclusion77 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion63 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion47 decks331 decks
5%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion46 decks331 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion42 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion37 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion34 decks331 decks
0%synergy
Secret Tunnel
9.1%inclusion30 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion24 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
The Black Gate
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion291 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion182 decks331 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
53%inclusion174 decks331 decks
38%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion58 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion52 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion50 decks331 decks
8%synergy
White Lotus Tile
11%inclusion37 decks331 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion36 decks331 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion36 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion310 decks331 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion174 decks331 decks
46%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
25%inclusion72 decks290 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion82 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion76 decks331 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion74 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion71 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion67 decks331 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion66 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion65 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion60 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion47 decks331 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion45 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion31 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.6%inclusion22 decks331 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion22 decks331 decks
0%synergy