๐ Karumonix, the Rat King โ Plague-Bound Swarm
Commander: Karumonix, the Rat King
Theme: Mono-Black Rats & Toxic
Colors: Black
Karumonix leads an endless tide of vermin. With over 30 rats and changelings, this mono-black deck overwhelms with death, disruption, and poison. Nearly every creature is a ratโeach one drains, infects, or returns. Karumonix gives Toxic 1 to your team and draws you cards for each rat you control on ETB. Win through poison, board attrition, or value.
๐ Rats & Changelings (31)
Typhoid Rats, Sewer Rats, Ravenous Rats, Thriving Rats โ early pressure.
Piper of the Swarm, Ogre Slumlord โ token and theft synergy.
Toxic enablers: Blightbelly Rat, Chittering Skitterling, Venomous Changeling.
Changeling Outcast, Cairn Wanderer โ unblockable or keyword-loaded.
๐ Draw & Recursion (16)
Sign in Blood, Blood Divination, Ancient Craving โ refill quickly.
Aphetto Dredging, Raise the Draugr, Return from Extinction โ reuse key rats.
Witchโs Cauldron, Underworld Connections โ long-game value.
โ ๏ธ Removal (8)
Hex, Drag to the Underworld, Crippling Fear, Nameless Inversion โ efficient and thematic control.
Profane Command โ utility finisher.
๐ Mana (5)
Charcoal Diamond, Mana Geode, Manakin, Hedron Crawler, Unstable Obelisk โ cheap rocks to accelerate the swarm.
๐ Lands (39)
Mortuary Mire, Radiant Fountain, Barren Moor, and 36 Swamps โ consistent black base with recursion and life gain.
Karumonix doesnโt conquer with powerโhe poisons with patience. โ ๏ธ๐