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The Swarmlord

Tyranid Swarm - Warhammer 40,000 Commander Commander Deck

Commander: The Swarmlord

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You can build 0% — 0 of 99 cards in stock

Plus 1 other extra — counted separately from the deck total.

In-stock total $0.00 at our pricesPrice to complete $496.48 (missing cards at market)
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About this deck

A Temur Commander deck led by The Swarmlord.

Temur · Creature-heavy · avg MV 3.3

How it plays

The Swarmlord: Rapid Regeneration — The Swarmlord enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game. Xenos Cunning — Whenever a creature you control with a counter on it dies, draw a card.

Mana curve

0
0
5
1
13
2
19
3
14
4
5
5
3
6
1
7+

Colors

W0
U16
B0
R15
G44
C5

Types

  • Land
    39
  • Creature
    36
  • Enchantment
    8
  • Sorcery
    6
  • Artifact
    6
  • Instant
    4
Avg. CMC3.32

Mana base

39 lands (39%) · 9 enter tapped
6 sources · 0 pips
13 sources · 16 pips
6 sources · 0 pips
13 sources · 16 pips
14 sources · 46 pips

Light on sources for G relative to its pip demand — watch for color screw.

Cost breakdown

Premium$510.61 market
1 Mythic43 Rare17 Uncommon16 Common22 Land

Most expensive

  • Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph (Surge Foil)$107.13
  • Biophagus (Surge Foil)$36.20
  • Shadow in the Warp (Surge Foil)$34.30
  • Sporocyst (Surge Foil)$20.52
  • The Red Terror (Surge Foil)$19.02

Win conditions

  • Combat damage36 creatures, 8 hitting for 4+, incl. commander damage
  • Direct damage3 cards: Screamer-Killer (Surge Foil), Shadow in the Warp (Surge Foil), Zoanthrope (Surge Foil)

Deck profile

StyleMidrangeInteraction2Card draw16Ramp9Avg MV3.3

Playtest — sample opening hand

39 lands / 99 cards · 39% lands

Goldfish a sample opening hand to see how consistently this deck comes out of the gate.

Missing (80)

Not in stock right now. Find a replacement on any card below, or get a back-in-stock alert.

Commander (1)

  • The Swarmlord
    ×1
    3GURLegendaryCreature
    $0.59Need it

Creature (36)

  • Magus Lucea Kane
    ×1
    1GURLegendary Creature — Human Tyranid Wizard· Mythic
    Need it
  • Genestealer Patriarch (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4UCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Exocrine (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    X2RCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • The Red Terror (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RLegendary Creature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Screamer-Killer (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4RCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Biophagus (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GCreature — Human Tyranid Wizard· Rare
    Need it
  • Broodlord
    ×1
    X3GCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Clamavus (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4GCreature — Human Tyranid Artificer· Rare
    Need it
  • Haruspex (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3GCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Hierophant Bio-Titan (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    10GGCreature — Tyranid· Rare
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  • Hormagaunt Horde (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    XGCreature — Tyranid· Rare
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  • Lictor (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3GCreature — Tyranid· Rare
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  • Nexos (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GCreature — Human Tyranid Advisor· Rare
    Need it
  • Old One Eye (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    5GLegendary Creature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Sporocyst (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    XXGCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Termagant Swarm (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    XGCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Tervigon (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    X1GCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Toxicrene (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3GCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Tyrant Guard (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    X2GCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Atalan Jackal (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1RGCreature — Human Tyranid Scout· Rare
    Need it
  • Deathleaper, Terror Weapon (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2RGLegendary Creature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Gargoyle Flock (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GUCreature — Tyranid Gargoyle· Rare
    Need it
  • Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1URLegendary Creature — Tyranid Human· Rare
    Need it
  • Malanthrope (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GUCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Mawloc (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    XRGCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Ravener (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    XGUCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Tyranid Harridan (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4GUCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Tyranid Prime (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GUCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Winged Hive Tyrant (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3URCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Zoanthrope (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    XURCreature — Tyranid· Rare
    Need it
  • Genestealer Locus (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3UCreature — Tyranid Human· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Acolyte Hybrid (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2RCreature — Tyranid Human· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Aberrant (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    X1GCreature — Tyranid Mutant· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Purestrain Genestealer (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GCreature — Tyranid· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Trygon Prime (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GUCreature — Tyranid· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Venomthrope (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GUCreature — Tyranid· Uncommon
    Need it

Instant (4)

  • Starstorm (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    XRRInstant· Rare
    Need it
  • Aetherize (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3UInstant· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Inspiring Call (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GInstant· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Harrow (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GInstant· Common
    Need it

Sorcery (6)

  • Hull Breach (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    RGSorcery· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Cultivate (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GSorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Explore (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GSorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Farseek (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GSorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Rampant Growth (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GSorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Tyranid Invasion (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3GSorcery· Uncommon
    Need it

Artifact (6)

  • Icon of Ancestry (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3Artifact· Rare
    Need it
  • Herald's Horn (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3Artifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Sol Ring (249) (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1Artifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Arcane Signet (227) (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2Artifact· Common
    Need it
  • Bone Sabres (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GArtifact — Equipment· Rare
    Need it
  • Goliath Truck (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4Artifact — Vehicle· Uncommon
    Need it

Enchantment (8)

  • Abundance
    ×1
    2GGEnchantment· Rare
    Need it
  • Death's Presence (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    5GEnchantment· Rare
    Need it
  • Hardened Scales (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    GEnchantment· Rare
    Need it
  • Bred for the Hunt (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1GUEnchantment· Uncommon
    Need it
  • New Horizons (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GEnchantment — Aura· Common
    Need it
  • Overgrowth (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GEnchantment — Aura· Common
    Need it
  • The First Tyrannic War (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2GUREnchantment — Saga· Rare
    Need it
  • Shadow in the Warp (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1RGEnchantment· Rare
    Need it

Land (39)

  • Cinder Glade (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land — Mountain Forest· Rare
    Need it
  • Exotic Orchard (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Game Trail (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Temple of Abandon (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Temple of Epiphany (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Temple of Mystery (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Ash Barrens (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Frontier Bivouac (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Unclaimed Territory (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Cave of Temptation (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Command Tower (270)
    ×1
    Land· Common
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  • Evolving Wilds (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
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  • Opal Palace (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Path of Ancestry (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
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  • Rugged Highlands (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
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  • Terramorphic Expanse (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Thornwood Falls (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Mountain (315) (Surge Foil)
    ×7
    Basic Land — Mountain· Land
    Need it
  • Island (309)
    ×7
    Basic Land — Island· Land
    Need it
  • Forest (317) (Surge Foil)
    ×8
    Basic Land — Forest· Land
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Tokens & Extras (1)

  • The Swarmlord (Display Commander) (Surge Foil) - Thick Stock
    ×1
    3GURLegendary Creature — Tyranid· Mythic
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