Illustrated by Andrey Kuzinskiy
Foundations
Feed the Swarm
FDN #712 · Nov 15, 2024
- Type
- Sorcery
- Mana cost
- 1B
- Mana value
- 2
- Rarity
- common
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
"On vile wings and bloody wind, the swarm will rise." —Skyclave inscription
Feed the Swarm is a common Sorcery from Foundations (FDN #712).
TCGplayer foil price snapshot: $0.19 (foil only, no non-foil price listed)
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Format legality
- Standard
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
Card notes: Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm is a {1}{B} sorcery that destroys target creature or enchantment an opponent controls, and you lose life equal to its mana value. For a permanent on the battlefield, X in its mana cost is 0 when determining that value; the life loss uses the permanent's last mana value there. If the target is illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it does not resolve and you lose no life. It has 28 printings, is legal in Commander, and EDHREC lists it in 836,047 of 5,307,536 decks it could fit.
- Feed the Swarm is a Sorcery. Source
- Its mana cost is {1}{B}. Source
- Its rules text begins: "Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value." Source
- Scryfall lists it as legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless. Source
- Ruling dated 2024-11-08: If a permanent on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value. Source
- Ruling dated 2024-11-08: The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield. Source
- Ruling dated 2024-11-08: 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. Source
- Scryfall lists 28 printings of this card. Source
- EDHREC lists this card in 836,047 of 5,307,536 decks it could fit. Source
- On EDHREC, Sauron, the Dark Lord is one of its top commanders (20,327 of 41,324 decks). Source
- On EDHREC, Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is one of its top commanders (19,205 of 29,368 decks). Source
- On EDHREC, Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER is one of its top commanders (18,098 of 32,333 decks). Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Feed the Swarm includes Swords to Plowshares. Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Feed the Swarm includes Blasphemous Act. Source
- EDHREC's Top Cards list for Feed the Swarm includes Counterspell. Source
