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Feed the Swarm — Rulings, Legalities & Similar Cards | MTGAssist

Feed the Swarm

MScore: 10.0/10

Feed the Swarm

{1} {B}

Sorcerycommon

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

"On vile wings and bloody wind, the swarm will rise." —Skyclave inscription

Illustrated by Andrey Kuzinskiy · Foundations · #712

Rulings for Feed the Swarm

3

2024-11-08
The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.

2024-11-08
If a permanent on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

2024-11-08
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.

All Printings

22

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Format Legality

17

Duellegal

Brawllegal

Pennynot legal

Predhnot legal

Futurelegal

Legacylegal

Modernlegal

Pauperlegal

Alchemylegal

Pioneerlegal

Vintagelegal

Historiclegal

Standardlegal

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Timeless

legal

Commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawllegal

Pauper Commanderlegal

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