Feed the Swarm

Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #29 · Uncommon · Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}

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

"You cannot fight the Hunger Tide. You can only run, hide—and pray."
—Entry in a tattered journal

Illustrated by Paul Adam · Released April 24, 2026

Prices

Nonfoil price since July 24, 2026: down $0.09 USD (22.5%) to $0.31 USD; low $0.30 USD, high $0.71 USD.

Printings

  1. The Zeta Set #162 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
  2. The Zeta Set #283 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
  3. The Zeta Set #41 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
  4. Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #29 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2026 · $0.31 USD
  5. Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal #257 (TLE) · Common · 2025 · $0.23 USD
  6. Marvel Universe #16 (MAR) · Mythic · 2025 · $2.93 USD
  7. Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet #16 (OMB) · Common · 2025
  8. Secret Lair Drop #7001 (SLD) · Rare · 2025 · $5.16 USD foil
  9. Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #180 (TDC) · Common · 2025 · $0.32 USD
  10. Foundations #712 (FDN) · Common · 2024 · $0.21 USD foil
  11. Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #78 (DSC) · Common · 2024 · $0.26 USD
  12. The List #SCD-77 (PLST) · Common · 2024 · $0.22 USD
  13. Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander #134 (OTC) · Common · 2024 · $0.35 USD
  14. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #198 (LCC) · Common · 2023 · $0.34 USD
  15. Doctor Who #221 (WHO) · Common · 2023 · $0.36 USD
  16. Doctor Who #812 (WHO) · Common · 2023 · $13.41 USD foil
  17. Commander Masters #159 (CMM) · Common · 2023 · $0.31 USD
  18. Tales of Middle-earth Commander #200 (LTC) · Common · 2023 · $0.41 USD
  19. Starter Commander Decks #77 (SCD) · Common · 2022 · $0.27 USD
  20. The Brothers' War Commander #106 (BRC) · Common · 2022 · $0.92 USD
  21. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #752 (CLB) · Common · 2022 · $0.38 USD
  22. New Capenna Commander #250 (NCC) · Common · 2022 · $0.50 USD
  23. Crimson Vow Commander #129 (VOC) · Common · 2021 · $0.38 USD
  24. Midnight Hunt Commander #117 (MIC) · Common · 2021 · $0.40 USD
  25. Commander 2021 #144 (C21) · Common · 2021 · $0.38 USD
  26. Zendikar Rising #102 (ZNR) · Common · 2020 · $0.22 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2024-11-08 · wotc — If a permanent on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
  2. 2024-11-08 · wotc — 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.
  3. 2024-11-08 · wotc — The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls · in 72% of 50 decks
  2. Sauron, Lord of the Rings · in 69% of 35 decks
  3. Admiral Brass, Unsinkable · in 65% of 46 decks
  4. Captain N'ghathrod · in 53% of 49 decks
  5. Massacre Girl, Known Killer · in 52% of 46 decks
  6. Felothar the Steadfast · in 49% of 43 decks
  7. Marrow-Gnawer · in 45% of 47 decks
  8. Francisco, Fowl Marauder · in 44% of 48 decks

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