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Marrow-Gnawer
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Marrow-Gnawer

{3}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Rat Rogue

All Rats have fear.

{T}, Sacrifice a Rat: Create X 1/1 black Rat creature tokens, where X is the number of Rats you control.

Marrow-Gnawer united three nezumi gangs when he slew their leaders in a single night. Now they call him their first lord.

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Set
Champions of Kamigawa (CHK #124)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2004-10-01
Artist
Wayne Reynolds
EDHREC rank
#3,110
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 3 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.58
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 9

Marrow-Gnawer+Thornbite Staff
{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
8,731 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Marrow-Gnawer+Intruder Alarm
{U}{B}
Infinite creature tokensInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures
547 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Marrow-Gnawer+Ashnod's Altar+Sword of the Paruns
{B}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
265 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Marrow-Gnawer+Faces of the Past
{U}{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
204 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Coercive Recruiter+Marrow-Gnawer+Maskwood Nexus
{B}{R}
Gain control of all creatures until end of turnInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Coercive Recruiter+Marrow-Gnawer+Conspiracy
{B}{R}
Gain control of all creatures until end of turnInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Coercive Recruiter+Marrow-Gnawer+Arcane Adaptation
{U}{B}{R}
Gain control of all creatures until end of turnInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Coercive Recruiter+Marrow-Gnawer+Xenograft
{U}{B}{R}
Gain control of all creatures until end of turnInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Robaran Mercenaries+Fain, the Broker+Marrow-Gnawer+Phyrexian Altar
{W}{B}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite Treasure tokens
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 9 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Piper of the Swarm 82 %+75.6 %
  2. Pack Rat 79 %+73.0 %
  3. Karumonix, the Rat King 76 %+71.8 %
  4. Rat Colony 75 %+69.5 %
  5. Ogre Slumlord 77 %+67.8 %
  6. Swarmyard 70 %+64.1 %
  7. Lord Skitter, Sewer King 64 %+55.8 %
  8. Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm 53 %+49.8 %
  9. Herald's Horn 53 %+47.7 %
  10. Ratcatcher 50 %+46.5 %
  11. Thrumming Stone 45 %+40.6 %
  12. Crypt Rats 43 %+39.1 %
  13. Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni 42 %+38.8 %
  14. Species Specialist 42 %+38.3 %
  15. Thornbite Staff 41 %+38.2 %
  16. Vanquisher's Banner 42 %+38.1 %
  17. Rat King, Verminister 41 %+37.9 %
  18. Skullclamp 60 %+37.8 %
  19. Valley Rotcaller 40 %+37.7 %
  20. Persistent Marshstalker 39 %+35.7 %
  21. Bontu's Monument 63 %+35.3 %
  22. Patriarch's Bidding 39 %+34.8 %
  23. Typhoid Rats 37 %+34.0 %
  24. Gruesome Fate 36 %+33.6 %
  25. Three Tree City 38 %+33.0 %
  26. Swarm of Rats 35 %+32.6 %
  27. Coat of Arms 35 %+32.2 %
  28. Tangled Colony 35 %+31.6 %
  29. Kindred Dominance 36 %+31.6 %
  30. Ayara, First of Locthwain 56 %+31.3 %
  31. Voracious Vermin 33 %+30.1 %
  32. Mudflat Village 32 %+29.6 %
  33. Lord Skitter's Butcher 33 %+29.6 %
  34. Echoing Return 32 %+29.5 %
  35. Haunted One 32 %+29.5 %
  36. Swarmyard Massacre 30 %+28.1 %
  37. Revenge of the Rats 30 %+27.3 %
  38. Mirkwood Bats 35 %+27.0 %
  39. Gnat Miser 29 %+26.4 %
  40. Foul-Tongue Shriek 28 %+25.8 %
  41. Patriar's Seal 27 %+24.7 %
  42. Pestilence Rats 26 %+24.6 %
  43. Patchwork Banner 28 %+23.8 %
  44. Path of Ancestry 28 %+23.3 %
  45. Door of Destinies 25 %+23.2 %
  46. Village Rites 48 %+22.3 %
  47. Chittering Witch 26 %+21.8 %
  48. Rat King, Pale Piper 26 %+21.8 %
  49. Throat Slitter 23 %+21.7 %
  50. Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion 24 %+20.3 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Swamp 98 %+2.2 %
  2. Sol Ring 87 %+1.9 %
  3. Piper of the Swarm 82 %+75.6 %
  4. Pack Rat 79 %+73.0 %
  5. Ogre Slumlord 77 %+67.8 %
  6. Karumonix, the Rat King 76 %+71.8 %
  7. Rat Colony 75 %+69.5 %
  8. Swarmyard 70 %+64.1 %
  9. Jet Medallion 65 %+3.3 %
  10. Lord Skitter, Sewer King 64 %+55.8 %
  11. Bontu's Monument 63 %+35.3 %
  12. Dark Ritual 62 %-4.8 %
  13. Skullclamp 60 %+37.8 %
  14. Cabal Coffers 57 %+2.4 %
  15. Ayara, First of Locthwain 56 %+31.3 %
  16. Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm 53 %+49.8 %
  17. Herald's Horn 53 %+47.7 %
  18. Arcane Signet 52 %-9.5 %
  19. Ratcatcher 50 %+46.5 %
  20. Bojuka Bog 49 %+1.3 %
  21. Village Rites 48 %+22.3 %
  22. Thrumming Stone 45 %+40.6 %
  23. Crypt Rats 43 %+39.1 %
  24. Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni 42 %+38.8 %
  25. Vanquisher's Banner 42 %+38.1 %
  26. Species Specialist 42 %+38.3 %
  27. Phyrexian Arena 41 %+2.2 %
  28. Rat King, Verminister 41 %+37.9 %
  29. Thornbite Staff 41 %+38.2 %
  30. Valley Rotcaller 40 %+37.7 %
  31. Feed the Swarm 40 %-10.4 %
  32. Lightning Greaves 39 %+5.0 %
  33. Patriarch's Bidding 39 %+34.8 %
  34. Persistent Marshstalker 39 %+35.7 %
  35. Cabal Stronghold 39 %+4.6 %
  36. Three Tree City 38 %+33.0 %
  37. Typhoid Rats 37 %+34.0 %
  38. Grave Pact 37 %+17.7 %
  39. Kindred Dominance 36 %+31.6 %
  40. Gruesome Fate 36 %+33.6 %
  41. Defile 35 %+0.1 %
  42. Deadly Dispute 35 %+8.3 %
  43. Mirkwood Bats 35 %+27.0 %
  44. Swarm of Rats 35 %+32.6 %
  45. Coat of Arms 35 %+32.2 %
  46. Tangled Colony 35 %+31.6 %
  47. Voracious Vermin 33 %+30.1 %
  48. Black Market 33 %+12.4 %
  49. Lord Skitter's Butcher 33 %+29.6 %
  50. Echoing Return 32 %+29.5 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2004-12-01

    Marrow-Gnawer's ability counts the number of Rats on the battlefield when it resolves, so you don't count the sacrificed Rat.

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