The Swarmlord
Rapid Regeneration — The Swarmlord enters with two +1/+1 counters on it for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game. Xenos Cunning — Whenever a creature you control with a counter on it dies, draw a card.
How The Swarmlord decks play in EDH
The Swarmlord is a Temur commander in blue, red and green costing 3GUR, and its legendary creature - tyranid line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones The Swarmlord decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $40.43Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Swarmlord decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The SwarmlordThe Swarmlord deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Swarmlord deck?
The Swarmlord has a Temur colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Swarmlord?
The cards played most often in The Swarmlord decks include Dancing from Dark to Dawn, Gardenize, Verdant Kraken. 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 The Swarmlord deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $40.43 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 The Swarmlord 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.