Swarm, Being of Bees
Flash Flying Mayhem {B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for {B} if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)
How Swarm decks play in EDH
Swarm, Being of Bees is a mono-black commander costing 2B, and its legendary creature - insect villain line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Swarm, Being of Bees decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $31.72Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Swarm, Being of Bees decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Swarm, Being of Bees deck?
Swarm, Being of Bees has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Swarm, Being of Bees?
The cards played most often in Swarm, Being of Bees decks include Great Fierce Bee, Mind Maggots, Jagwasp Swarm. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Swarm, Being of Bees deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $31.72 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Swarm, Being of Bees deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.