The Swarmlord

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The Swarmlord: Legendary Creature - Tyranid, Warhammer 40,000 Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{G}{U}{R}
Mana value
6
Type
Legendary Creature - Tyranid
Colour identity
Blue, red and green (URG)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K)
Released
2022-10-07
Collector number
176
Artist
Antonio José Manzanedo
Commander rank
13,739 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Rapid Regeneration, Xenos Cunning
Commander
Can be your commander

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About The Swarmlord

The Swarmlord is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue, red and green legendary creature from Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K), a Commander product released in October 2022. It is collector number 176 in that set, with art by Antonio José Manzanedo. It costs {3}{G}{U}{R} (three generic, one blue, one red and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is blue, red and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Warhammer 40,000 Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.61 (foil finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Rapid Regeneration - The Swarmlord enters 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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the foil finish of this printing: $0.61 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of The Swarmlord by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of The Swarmlord

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #180Mythic2022
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #321Mythic2022
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #4Mythic2022

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