Rat King, Verminister (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rat Colony
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
78%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
77%synergy
Swarmyard
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
74%synergy
Three Tree City
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Thrumming Stone
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Skullclamp
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Bontu's Monument
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Dispute
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Herald's Horn
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Imperial Seal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Ayara, First of Locthwain
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
36%synergy
Species Specialist
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Pack Rat
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ratcatcher
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Relentless Rats
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Splinter, the Mentor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-42%synergy
Tangled Colony
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Chittering Witch
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Gnat Miser
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Rat Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Defile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Swarmyard Massacre
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Echoing Return
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Dominance
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Secret Salvage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Plague of Vermin
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Gruesome Fate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Shredder's Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thornbite Staff
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Mirror Box
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Gathering Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Coat of Arms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Foot Chopper
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cover of Darkness
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Haunted One
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Out of the Tombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Urza's Saga
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mudflat Village
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Everglades
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
White Lotus Tile
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Fell the Profane
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Marsh Flats
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Prismatic Vista
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Fabled Passage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Bad River
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy