Feed the Swarm
Sorcery
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperLegal
#93 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of October 16, 2026).
Selling Feed the Swarm?
Most copies of Feed the Swarm are worth under $1, so we buy them as bulk.
All 27 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set SLZ | 41 | Sep 2026 | – | – |
| The Zeta Set SLZ | 283 | Sep 2026 | – | – |
| The Zeta Set SLZ | 162 | Sep 2026 | – | – |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive SOA | 159 | Apr 2026 | – | $16.74 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive SOA | 94 | Apr 2026 | $1.51 | – |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive SOA | 29 | Apr 2026 | $0.34 | $1.16 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal TLE | 257 | Nov 2025 | $0.22 | $0.82 |
| Marvel Universe MAR | 16 | Sep 2025 | $2.75 | $4.87 |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 7001 | Jun 2025 | – | $5.08 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander TDC | 180 | Apr 2025 | $0.35 | – |
| Foundations FDN | 712 | Nov 2024 | – | $0.20 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander DSC | 78 | Sep 2024 | $0.30 | – |
| The List PLST | SCD-77 | Aug 2024 | $0.21 | – |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander OTC | 134 | Apr 2024 | $0.35 | – |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander LCC | 198 | Nov 2023 | $0.34 | – |
| Doctor Who WHO | 812 | Oct 2023 | – | $13.41 |
| Doctor Who WHO | 221 | Oct 2023 | $0.37 | $2.33 |
| Commander Masters CMM | 159 | Aug 2023 | $0.30 | $0.79 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander LTC | 200 | Jun 2023 | $0.37 | – |
| Starter Commander Decks SCD | 77 | Dec 2022 | $0.24 | – |
| The Brothers' War Commander BRC | 106 | Nov 2022 | $0.92 | – |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate CLB | 752 | Jun 2022 | $0.38 | – |
| New Capenna Commander NCC | 250 | Apr 2022 | $0.47 | – |
| Crimson Vow Commander VOC | 129 | Nov 2021 | $0.40 | – |
| Midnight Hunt Commander MIC | 117 | Sep 2021 | $0.40 | – |
| Commander 2021 C21 | 144 | Apr 2021 | $0.38 | – |
| Zendikar Rising ZNR | 102 | Sep 2020 | $0.26 | $1.22 |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Removal we have in stock
Rulings
If a permanent on the battlefield has in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
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.
The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.
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