Rat Lord

Commander / EDH Aggro BG (Golgari) Casual Creature Cheat Infect

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Sorcery (12)

• 1x Cruel Tutor
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Driven / Despair
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Fortuitous Find
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nylea's Intervention
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Reap and Sow
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Land (33)

• 1x Bayou
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 11x Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 15x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Artifact (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Thrumming Stone
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Bloodbond March
• 1x Elfhame Sanctuary
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sylvan Library

Commander (1)

Creature (34)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Glissa, the Traitor *oversized*
• 1x Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper *f-etch*
• 30x Relentless Rats

Instant (2)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Rats are back, with more than black. Big dumb rats hitting your big dumb opponents right in their big dumb faces.

After playing a few dozen games with Mono-Black rats, I wanted to splash in some green, bigger dumber rats. Also Golgari is the best combo.

This is still an aggro casual deck, with added ramp and draw to try and get there sooner rather than later. You want to get as much black mana online as quickly as possible.

WIN CONS

• Thrumming Stone out your Relentless Rats then:
• Use Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 's ability to kill all your opponents at once.
• Use Overwhelming Stampede , Driven / Despair or Craterhoof Behemoth to run over opponents.
• Use Triumph of the Hordes to infect kill your opponent(s) with a smaller board

Thrumming Stone can be tutored with any of the tutors early on.

Safety

1. Everyone knows, Relentless Rats biggest card is Thrumming Stone so expect it to get targeted. Bring it back with Buried Ruin , Trading Post , Glissa, the Traitor or Fortuitous Find
2. Lifegain stall using Whip of Erebos , Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper , Bontu's Monument
3. Grave Pact allows you to still be aggressive while slowing down all of your opponents
4. Bloodbond March if your rats get wiped before you get to attack.

Ramp/Land Fixing

1. Use Crop Rotation , Reap and Sow , Sylvan Scrying , Nylea's Intervention , Tempt with Discovery to get your lands ASAP.
2. Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth and Cabal Coffers .
3. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx will give you heaps of black mana with 2+ rats out.
4. Growing Rites of Itlimoc   is easy to get online, and handy mid game.
5. Kodama's Reach , Explosive Vegetation as back up if you're unlucky with the above.
6. Jet Medallion , Bontu's Monument , Herald's Horn make your rats a bit cheaper if you're not getting your Thrumming stone online.
7. Elfhame Sanctuary .

Draw to get through the deck faster

1. Phyrexian Arena .
2. Vanquisher's Banner .
3. Sylvan Library .
4. Beast Whisperer (also combo's well with Thrumming Stone).
5. Greater Good .
6. The Great Henge , you'll rarely pay more than GG for it.
7. Herald's Horn .

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 39 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.30
Tokens	Goat 0/1 W
Folders	Paper Decks