Splinter of the Shadows (Commander) - Expensive Rat Colony

Original Name:

Ashcoat of the Shadow SwarmAshcoat of the Shadow Swarm

Nick Price
Jun 22, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards in Jumpstart 2022
Jumpstart 2022 brought 51 new cards to Magic. Here are the 10 that actually stuck in Commander.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rat Colony
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
94%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
88%synergy
Swarmyard
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
69%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Thrumming Stone
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Pack Rat
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Coat of Arms
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Intent
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Deadly Rollick
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Skullclamp
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Herald's Horn
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Imperial Seal
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Rat King, Verminister
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Ratcatcher
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Crypt Rats
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Roaming Throne
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Species Specialist
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Tangled Colony
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Burglar Rat
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Filth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Swarm of Rats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Gnat Miser
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Stronghold Rats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Ichor Rats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Relentless Rats
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Voracious Vermin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Nezumi Informant
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Typhoid Rats
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Patron of the Nezumi
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Nezumi Shortfang
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Throat Slitter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Zodiac Rat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-0%synergy
Locust Miser
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence Rats
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Innocuous Rat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rotting Rats
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dark Confidant
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Chittering Witch
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Despair
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Fatal Push
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Cut Down
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Hatred
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Splinter's Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-0%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Echoing Return
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Kindred Dominance
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Plague of Vermin
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-0%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Cruel Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Haunting Voyage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-0%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Buried Alive
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Gruesome Fate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Disentomb
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Soul Transfer
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Raise Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Thornbite Staff
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Mirror Box
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Banner of Kinship
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
The Immortal Sun
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Semblance Anvil
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Cover of Darkness
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Haunted One
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-0%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Bad Moon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree City
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Secret Tunnel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Castle Locthwain
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
The Black Gate
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Mudflat Village
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mutavault
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Urborg
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Firdoch Core
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Caged Sun
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-0%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Command Tower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy