Art by Andrey Kuzinskiy · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B} · Sorcery
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Rulings (3)
Nov 8, 2024 · If a permanent on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
Nov 8, 2024 · 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.
Nov 8, 2024 · The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
PauperLegal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype
% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=285 decks
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan, Scion of War | cEDH | 100% | 1× | 1 |
| UB Lurrus Control | Vintage | 70.3% | 1–3× | 37 |
| Oops All Spells | Vintage | 50% | 1× | 2 |
| Hollow One | Modern | 20% | 1× | 15 |
| Goryo Reanimator | Modern | 5.9% | 1–2× | 119 |
| Blue Artifacts | Legacy | 5.3% | 2× | 57 |
| Golgari Scam | Modern | 5% | 1× | 20 |
| Lurrus Breach | Vintage | 2.9% | 1× | 34 |
Price
Feed the Swarm — price trend
Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
$0.21
Jun 13, 2026 · $0.21Jun 14, 2026 · $0.21