Feed the Swarm
Sorcery
CMMCommander Masters#159common
"On vile wings and bloody wind, the swarm will rise." —Skyclave inscription
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 12–242
- Illustrator
- Andrey Kuzinskiy
- Found in
- Commander Masters Draft Booster Pack · Commander Masters Set Booster Pack · Commander Masters Collector Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Plays as:
Life OutletSpot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Buy
Nonfoil
$0.28
0.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.37L $0.13$0.01
$0.02
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Foil
$0.48
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Since Feb 2024:H $4.60L $0.31$0.21
$0.12
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Rulings
3 · latest Nov 8, 2024
- WotCNov 8, 2024
If a permanent on the battlefield has
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value. - WotCNov 8, 2024
If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Feed the Swarm tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't lose any life. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do lose life.
- WotCNov 8, 2024
The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.