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Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

Mana Cost: {1}{B}

Type: Sorcery

Oracle Text:
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Power/Toughness: -/-

Rarity: common

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Foundations

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Avatar: Beginner Box by Cardflippr · 1x · 200 cards

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Character Background

Feed the Swarm is a brutally efficient black answer that fits best in control and midrange decks, especially those that struggle with enchantments, one of black’s more stubborn blind spots. At two mana, it can remove a creature or an enchantment an opponent controls, and the life loss tied to mana value is the price of black magic’s usual “power at any cost” theme: you trade your own vitality to strip away something dangerous. That makes it especially strong against high-value threats, but it also rewards careful sequencing so you do not overextend your life total against aggro. In deckbuilding, it is excellent alongside lifegain sources, مثل Vampire-style drain engines or incidental life gain from creatures and removal, which help offset the payment. It also improves black-based Commander and singleton builds by giving them flexible enchantment interaction without diluting their core game plan.

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