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Zask, Skittering Swarmlord - Decklist

Creatures 45$18.07

  1. Aatchik, Emerald Radian1Aatchik, Emerald Radian$0.24
  2. Altanak, the Thrice-Called1Altanak, the Thrice-Called$0.26
  3. Ant Queen1Ant Queen$0.69
  4. Bane of the Living1Bane of the Living$0.26
  5. Blightbeetle1Blightbeetle$0.45
  6. Broodhatch Nantuko1Broodhatch Nantuko$0.15
  7. Canoptek Tomb Sentinel1Canoptek Tomb Sentinel$1.96
  8. Carrion Grub1Carrion Grub$0.19
  9. Caustic Caterpillar1Caustic Caterpillar$0.30
  10. Caustic Wasps1Caustic Wasps$0.95
  11. Circuit Mender1Circuit Mender$0.17
  12. Crash of Rhino Beetles1Crash of Rhino Beetles$0.22

Creatures continued

  1. Devouring Swarm1Devouring Swarm$0.20
  2. Eumidian Wastewaker1Eumidian Wastewaker$0.24
  3. Foundry Hornet1Foundry Hornet$0.21
  4. Giant Adephage1Giant Adephage$0.47
  5. Giant Ankheg1Giant Ankheg$0.24
  6. Giant Ladybug1Giant Ladybug$0.21
  7. Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm1Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm$1.24
  8. Haywire Mite1Haywire Mite$0.51
  9. Hornet Nest1Hornet Nest$0.35
  10. Hornet Queen1Hornet Queen$0.23
  11. Huskburster Swarm1Huskburster Swarm$0.20
  12. Izoni, Thousand-Eyed1Izoni, Thousand-Eyed$0.32

Creatures continued

  1. Kazandu Nectarpot1Kazandu Nectarpot$0.13
  2. Kraul Harpooner1Kraul Harpooner$0.14
  3. Living Hive1Living Hive$1.09
  4. Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest1Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest$0.30
  5. Moldgraf Millipede1Moldgraf Millipede$0.11
  6. Molt Tender1Molt Tender$0.29
  7. Mortician Beetle1Mortician Beetle$1.64
  8. Mortipede1Mortipede$0.13
  9. Nantuko Cultivator1Nantuko Cultivator$0.21
  10. Nantuko Elder1Nantuko Elder$0.20
  11. Nantuko Husk1Nantuko Husk$0.21
  12. Old Rutstein1Old Rutstein$0.45

Creatures continued

  1. Scute Mob1Scute Mob$0.60
  2. Spring-Leaf Avenger1Spring-Leaf Avenger$0.34
  3. Stinging Cave Crawler1Stinging Cave Crawler$0.23
  4. Stirge1Stirge$0.26
  5. The Gitrog Monster1The Gitrog Monster$0.36
  6. The Swarmweaver1The Swarmweaver$0.32
  7. Virus Beetle1Virus Beetle$0.14
  8. Vorapede1Vorapede$0.39
  9. Webstrike Elite1Webstrike Elite$0.27

Planeswalkers 1$0.41

  1. Grist, the Hunger Tide1Grist, the Hunger Tide$0.41

Instants 6$1.57

  1. Corrupted Conviction1Corrupted Conviction$0.35
  2. Grisly Salvage1Grisly Salvage$0.14
  3. Harrow1Harrow$0.32
  4. Nameless Inversion1Nameless Inversion$0.13
  5. Roiling Regrowth1Roiling Regrowth$0.28
  6. Village Rites1Village Rites$0.35

Sorceries 4$2.71

  1. Crippling Fear1Crippling Fear$0.39
  2. Culling Ritual1Culling Ritual$0.56
  3. Summer Bloom1Summer Bloom$1.50
  4. Terror Tide1Terror Tide$0.26

Enchantments 5$4.17

  1. Crawling Infestation1Crawling Infestation$0.28
  2. Crawling Sensation1Crawling Sensation$0.20
  3. Insidious Roots1Insidious Roots$1.79
  4. The Hunger Tide Rises1The Hunger Tide Rises$0.25
  5. Verdant Succession1Verdant Succession$1.65

Lands 38 / 38$13.08

  1. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  2. Blighted Woodland1Blighted Woodland$0.28
  3. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Dakmor Salvage1Dakmor Salvage$0.34
  7. Eumidian Hatchery1Eumidian Hatchery$0.31
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  11. Forest×33Forest$0.27

Lands continued

  1. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  2. Golgari Rot Farm1Golgari Rot Farm$0.27
  3. Grim Backwoods1Grim Backwoods$0.16
  4. Haunted Mire1Haunted Mire$0.28
  5. High Market1High Market$0.40
  6. Jungle Hollow1Jungle Hollow$0.15
  7. Llanowar Wastes1Llanowar Wastes$0.59
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Necroblossom Snarl1Necroblossom Snarl$0.34
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Riveteers Overlook1Riveteers Overlook$0.28

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  2. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  3. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  4. Tainted Wood1Tainted Wood$0.30
  5. Temple of Malady1Temple of Malady$0.17
  6. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  7. Tranquil Thicket1Tranquil Thicket$0.11
  8. Twilight Mire1Twilight Mire$0.34
  9. Vernal Fen1Vernal Fen$0.35
  10. Viridescent Bog1Viridescent Bog$0.22
  11. Woodland Cemetery1Woodland Cemetery$0.62

About this Zask, Skittering Swarmlord deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Zask, Skittering Swarmlord, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $65.50 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Zask, Skittering Swarmlord decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Grist, the Hunger Tide, Caustic Caterpillar and Haywire Mite. The picks most particular to this commander are Scute Mob, Giant Adephage and Crawling Sensation, which turn up here far more often than in other Golgari decks.

Its average mana value is 3.55. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Canoptek Tomb Sentinel ($1.96), Insidious Roots ($1.79) and Verdant Succession ($1.65); 49 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $55.44, and with no limit $466.22; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.55
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match80%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 10 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 15 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 11 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 9 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 6 cards

The curve and the average cover Zask, Skittering Swarmlord and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $41.48 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 39% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $49.42 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 68% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $52.81 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 75% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $55.44 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 75% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $59.48 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 78% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $65.50 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 80% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $72.81 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 81% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $94.76 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 83% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $117.70 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 84% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $155.07 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 88% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $191.81 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 87% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $251.56 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 89% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $360.81 for 100 of 100 cards; 90% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $360.81 for 100 of 100 cards; 90% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $466.22 for 100 of 100 cards; 90% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $466.22 for 100 of 100 cards; 90% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Zask, Skittering Swarmlord at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Zask, Skittering Swarmlord decks usually play.

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With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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