Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm is a black sorcery card originally introduced in the Zendikar Rising set, later appearing in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander series as a reprint. Mechanically, it represents a rare color-pie bend for the black color identity in Magic: The Gathering, as it allows the player to destroy an enchantment, an effect traditionally reserved for white and green. This utility makes it a staple inclusion for Commander decks that require versatile removal.

The artwork for this specific printing reflects the subterranean and prehistoric aesthetic of the Ixalan setting. Illustrators for the franchise are commissioned to evoke the eerie, predatory nature of black mana-aligned spells, focusing on themes of swarming insects or parasites to visualize the cost of the card, which requires the player to lose life equal to the converted mana cost of the destroyed permanent.