Rats EDH

by ghozt on 02 March 2012

Main Deck (99 cards)

Sideboard (1 card)

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Deck Description

Mono black, rat tribal commander. Marrow-Gnawer is my general. I'm wondering what I can do to improve it.

Deck Tags

  • EDH
  • Commander
  • Rats
  • Tribal
  • Mono Black
  • Mono Black

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Not Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Rats EDH

I would say make it mostly "Relentless Rats" and put in a "Thrumming Stone." I would add some search to get to Thrumming stone faster like "Diabolic Tutor", "Diabolic Revelation", "Demonic Tutor", and "Rune-Scarred Demon." Or you could add cards that send cards from you deck to the grave then use "Beacon of Unrest" to retrieve Thrumming stone. Hope This Helps!
TOA

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Posted 14 April 2013 at 03:24

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I've looked at that idea, to decks like that: http://tinyurl.com/SkeeverStorm
The only issue I have is that they're boring! it's a four turn combo and you're just left hoping that in these massive decks there's no way to exile an artifact. Thank you though, maybe adding different removal may be better.

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Posted 18 April 2013 at 00:29

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I guess you are right. Yours is the most unique rates EDH that looks like it would run well that I've seen. Gl with it.
TOA

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Posted 18 April 2013 at 02:20

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TOA, I've been thinking, and what about a mill ability that puts things into my graveyard and then living death?

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Posted 22 April 2013 at 01:21

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Thaw would be cool, but I'm also looking for a card that would put all copies of a card into the grave(I'm pretty sure that exists). If it does just send all relentless rats to the grave then bring them all back. Ill tell you if i have any luck finding it. But yeah if you added some self mill that would be a great card to add.
TOA

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Posted 22 April 2013 at 03:14

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Didn't find one card that did that, but i found a combo and some other cards you could add if you plan on using living death a lot:
First "Dark Ritual," because this might cost a lot of mana: "Diabolic Revelation," you could use it to bring the three cards you need for this too you hand for only 8 mana(high, but considerably low for one card so you can use demonic tutor to search for it to then search for 3 cards). So you use revelation and bring "Conspiracy," "Iname, Death Aspect," and "Living Death" to your hand. Use "Conspiracy" and make all your creatures spirits, then "Iname, Death Aspect" and send whatever you want to grave. then activate "Living Death" to bring all your rats out.
And some other cards that would help would be:
Grave Consequences- just take the damage and let your opponent clear their grave before you play living death
Grave Betrayal- so their creatures have to go to your field before their own grave
Gravestorm- so either they lessen how many creatures they get from living death, or they give you cards.
Nezumi Graverobber- (notice you have that one)
Haunting Echoes- will get rid of all the cards in their grave
Hope i helped.
TOA

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Posted 22 April 2013 at 03:33

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Patriarch's Bidding: Return specific creature type! Rats... Always Rats.
I'm still a little lost on how to mill myself; however, (!) in looking I have found some cool effects! I believe Altar of Dementia would be a good replacement for Spawning Pit. Here's why: So! Mill, mill, mill; Patriarch's Bidding (Rats!); Altar of Dementia; Bitter Ordeal check if there's better than 100 power in the creatures, plus the amount of creatures on the battlefield.
Adding Urborg Justice would also increase the probability of milling them out. Just need mill now.

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Posted 23 April 2013 at 04:09

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