Faerie Swarm
Shadowmoor 37 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 37
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- Market price
- $0.98
What it does
Flying
Faerie Swarm's power and toughness are each equal to the number of blue permanents you control.
Untouched by the Aurora, Oona's faeries greeted the night like any other day.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Faerie Swarm was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore themes of dark folklore and twisted nature within the plane of Lorwyn, introducing mechanics that played with the concept of untapped permanents. As a black-aligned creature, the card reflects the set's shift from the vibrant, high-fantasy aesthetic of the previous block into a more somber and gothic visual language.
The artwork was commissioned from the Hungarian duo Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, who were prolific contributors to the game during this era. Their design for the swarm emphasizes a claustrophobic and menacing density, utilizing a saturated color palette that highlights the eerie, glowing bioluminescence of the faeries against the gloom. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, flavor-aligned addition to tribal decks, praised for how effectively the illustration communicated the chaotic, swarming nature of the creature type.
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