Feed the Swarm

Foundations #712

Feed the Swarm - Foundations

Type: Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}

Card text: Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Rarity: common

Artist: Andrey Kuzinskiy

""On vile wings and bloody wind, the swarm will rise." —Skyclave inscription"

Released: November 15, 2024

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$0.18 USD (Foil)

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✓ Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Feed the Swarm in Foundations limited

common

Banishing Light

Banishing Light

Feed the Swarm is one of black's few answers to enchantments in limited, making it valuable for dealing with problematic enchantments like Banishing Light that your opponent might use to lock down your best creatures.

Pacifism

Enchantment — Aura

Feed the Swarm provides crucial enchantment removal in black, allowing you to destroy opposing Pacifisms that would otherwise neutralize your threats permanently.

Untamed Hunger

Enchantment — Aura

While you'd typically use Feed the Swarm on opponent's enchantments, having enchantment removal is valuable when facing aura-based strategies, and the life loss is manageable when dealing with low-cost enchantments.

uncommon

Imprisoned in the Moon

Imprisoned in the Moon

Enchantment — Aura

Feed the Swarm is essential for black decks to answer powerful enchantments like Imprisoned in the Moon that can completely shut down your best permanents.

mythic

Bloodthirsty Conqueror

Bloodthirsty Conqueror

Creature — Vampire Knight

The life loss from Feed the Swarm is mitigated by Bloodthirsty Conqueror's ability to gain life whenever opponents lose life, creating a net positive life swing when removing threats.