Devouring Swarm
Magic 2012 91 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 91
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Flying
Sacrifice a creature: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Their arrival is heralded by the deafening hum of ten thousand wings. Their departure is marked by the silence of the dead.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Devouring Swarm was released in 2011 as part of the Magic 2012 core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a common-rarity creature to provide players with a repeatable sacrifice outlet, fitting the set's thematic emphasis on creature interaction and graveyard utilization. The card functions as a strategic tool for black-aligned decks, allowing players to exchange weaker units for temporary boosts to the creature's power and toughness.
The card's illustration was created by artist James Zapata, who captured the swarming, insectoid nature of the creature through a dark, organic aesthetic consistent with the visual language of the black mana color identity. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility piece for Limited formats, appreciated by players for its ability to circumvent removal spells by sacrificing targets in response, thereby mitigating the opponent's card advantage.
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