Swarmyard Massacre
Bloomburrow Commander 55 • rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Michael Phillippi
- Market price
- $4.99
What it does
Create two 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens. Then each creature that isn't an Insect, Rat, Spider, or Squirrel gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each creature you control that's an Insect, Rat, Spider, or Squirrel.
"Life and death are a cycle, and it is I who keeps it spinning."— Decai, squirrelfolk rotmaster
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Swarmyard Massacre was released as part of the Bloomburrow Commander set in 2024. The card is designed to synergize with the set's central theme of small, anthropomorphic woodland creatures, focusing on the graveyard-recursion and sacrifice mechanics common to black-aligned decks. It serves as a tactical board-control piece that encourages players to leverage creature density to overwhelm opponents through attrition.
The illustration by artist Aaron Miller captures the dark, rustic aesthetic of the Bloomburrow plane, contrasting the gentle nature of the setting with the tactical brutality required by the card's effect. It was received as a flavorful addition to the set, praised for how effectively its mechanics translate the 'swarm' concept into a cohesive gameplay experience within the Commander format.
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