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Why choose Damia as a Rat Commander instead of Marrow?

To me, Marrow-Gnawer decks are too linear having Thrumming Stone and Thornbite Staff as their only available combo pieces. In contrat, Damia, Sage of Stone allows me to draw massive amounts of cards, which could allow me to play multiple Rat Colony in the same turn, and also gives me access to Green and Blue which allows for great tools or combo pieces.

Rat Colony over Relentless Rats?

While Relentless Rats's thoughess also scales, in comparison to Rat Colony which only increases its power, Relentless only cares about other Relentless while Colony counts your other rats as well.

Also, the fact Relentless costs in a Sultai () deck can have me rely too much on Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth or Aluren to be able to play them. And I won't be able to cast as many of them per turn.

Additionally, Rat Colony's constant 1 thoughness can actually be a good thing when you consider cards such as Skull Clamp, as an alternative draw engine in cases Damia get removed too many times and becomes too expensive to cast, and Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive. Though those 2 cards become nearly meaningless if either Vanquisher's Banner and/or Coat of Arms are in play.


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Revision 36 See all

(9 months ago)

+1 Null Brooch main
Date added 5 years
Last updated 9 months
Exclude colors WR
Splash colors UBG
Legality

This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

3 - 0 Mythic Rares

38 - 0 Rares

16 - 0 Uncommons

31 - 0 Commons

Cards 104
Avg. CMC 2.72
Tokens Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Rat 1/1 B, Treasure
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