The Swarmweaver
Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos 236s • rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos
- Collector number
- 236s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Helge C. Balzer
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
When The Swarmweaver enters, create two 1/1 black and green Insect creature tokens with flying.
Delirium — As long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, Insects and Spiders you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Swarmweaver, a card introduced in the Duskmourn: House of Horror expansion, represents the aesthetic shift toward 1980s-inspired supernatural horror within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Released in 2024, the set draws inspiration from classic slasher films and haunted house tropes, grounding its visual design in the atmospheric dread of a sprawling, reality-warping manor. This specific promotional version, designated number 236s, features unique treatment consistent with the set's broader initiative to integrate retro-horror sensibilities with the game's established mechanical complexity.
The artistic direction for Duskmourn was led by Wizards of the Coast to evoke a sense of nostalgia for analog horror, utilizing stylistic choices that emphasize distorted biology and enclosed, claustrophobic spaces. The Swarmweaver specifically embodies the set's preoccupation with insectoid mutations and corruption, rendered with techniques that highlight the interplay of shadows and organic texture. Upon its release, the card was received as a thematic anchor for the set's Jund-colored archetypes, praised by players for its ability to generate significant board presence while leaning heavily into the horror-themed creature types typical of the plane.
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