Blade of the Swarm

Blade of the Swarm card image

Blade of the Swarm: Creature - Insect Assassin, Edge of Eternities. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Insect Assassin
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
3/1
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Edge of Eternities (EOE)
Released
2025-08-01
Collector number
90
Artist
Nino Is
Commander rank
23,385 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

Build around this card with Grover

About Blade of the Swarm

Blade of the Swarm is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Edge of Eternities (EOE), an expansion set released in August 2025. It is collector number 90 in that set, with art by Nino Is. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. Edge of Eternities is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

When this creature enters, choose one -

• Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.

• Put target exiled card with warp on the bottom of its owner's library.

The Eumidians sought the secret of weftwalking in Drix DNA. Though they failed, their attempts yielded other gains.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Blade of the Swarm by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Blade of the Swarm.

  • The last mode of Blade of the Swarm’s ability can target any card in exile that has the warp ability, not just one that was exiled due to the delayed triggered ability created by a warp ability.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

Mentioned in these guides

These guides mention Blade of the Swarm.

Explore Mana Grove