B/GEDHREC #6732

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord

Legendary Creature — Insect

You may play lands and cast Insect spells from your graveyard. Whenever another Insect you control dies, put it on the bottom of its owner's library, then mill two cards. (Put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.) {1}{B/G}: Target Insect gets +1/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. ({B/G} can be paid with either {B} or {G}.)

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“Insect swarm that mills itself and recasts threats from the graveyard.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Tokens swarm

ThemesTokens, Sacrifice, Graveyard, Reanimator

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord is a self-mill engine wrapped in an Insect lord. Your game plan is to build a swarm of Insects that you're happy to sacrifice or trade in combat—every death mills cards and puts the creature back on your library, essentially cycling through your deck while filling your graveyard. This lets you cast Insects and lands from your graveyard repeatedly, turning your discard pile into a second hand. You're not trying to win through pure swarm damage; instead, you're milling toward threshold effects, filling up your graveyard for value, and reanimating threats while your Insects attack.

The deck leans into token generation and sacrifice outlets to trigger Zask's mill ability over and over. Cards that make multiple Insects, especially tokens that naturally die or sacrifice, accelerate your milling and let you tutor creatures and lands back into your hand. The deathtouch ability is a nice utility for taking down larger creatures without needing to commit multiple Insects. You'll win by grinding value, occasionally casting your best milled creatures directly, and swinging in with an army of evasive or efficient Insects that you've filled your graveyard with.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip pricey grindy staples like Doubling Season; use cheaper token makers like Nest Invader and Bitterblossom, and replace optional tutors with self-mill cards like Mulch and Stitcher's Supplier.