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Tyranid Swarm - Precon Primer - Tyranid Swarm
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Commander

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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.

Creature
The Swarmlord (40k) 176

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Artifacts

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (moc) 348
Bone Sabres

Whenever equipped creature attacks, put four +1/+1 counters on it. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Bone Sabres (40k) 88★
Goliath Truck

Stowage — Whenever Goliath Truck attacks, put two +1/+1 counters on another target attacking creature. Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Artifact
Goliath Truck (40k) 158★
Herald's Horn

As Herald's Horn enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Artifact
Herald's Horn (moc) 360
Icon of Ancestry

As Icon of Ancestry enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. {3}, {T}: Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card of the chosen type from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Artifact
Icon of Ancestry (m20) 229
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381

Artifacts

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Creatures

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Aberrant

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Trample Heavy Power Hammer — Whenever Aberrant deals combat damage to a player, destroy target artifact or enchantment that player controls.

Creature
Aberrant (40k) 86
Acolyte Hybrid

Heavy Rock Cutter — Whenever Acolyte Hybrid attacks, destroy up to one target artifact. If an artifact is destroyed this way, its controller draws a card.

Creature
Acolyte Hybrid (40k) 70
Atalan Jackal

Trample, haste Skilled Outrider — Whenever Atalan Jackal deals combat damage to a player, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Atalan Jackal (40k) 105★
Biophagus

Genomic Enhancement — {T}: Add one mana of any color. If this mana is spent to cast a creature spell, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature
Biophagus (40k) 87
Broodlord

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Brood Telepathy — When Broodlord enters, distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of other target creatures you control.

Creature
Broodlord (40k) 89★
Clamavus

Proclamator Hailer — Each creature you control gets +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature
Clamavus (40k) 90
Deathleaper, Terror Weapon

Flash Haste Flesh Hooks — Creatures you control that entered this turn have double strike.

Creature
Deathleaper, Terror Weapon (40k) 115
Exocrine

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Bio-plasmic Barrage — When Exocrine enters, it deals X damage to each player and each other creature.

Creature
Exocrine (40k) 76
Gargoyle Flock

Flying Skyswarm — At the beginning of your end step, if a creature entered the battlefield under your control this turn, create a 1/1 blue Tyranid Gargoyle creature token with flying.

Creature
Gargoyle Flock (40k) 123
Genestealer Locus

Neurotraumal Rod — Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn. Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Genestealer Locus (40k) 21
Genestealer Patriarch

Genestealer's Kiss — Whenever Genestealer Patriarch attacks, put an infection counter on target creature defending player controls. Children of the Cult — Whenever a creature with an infection counter on it dies, you create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Tyranid in addition to its other types.

Creature
Genestealer Patriarch (40k) 22
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) Three Autostubs — Whenever another source you control deals exactly 1 damage to a permanent or player, Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph deals 2 damage to that permanent or player.

Creature
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph (40k) 124
Haruspex

Rapacious Hunger — Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Haruspex. Devouring Monster — {T}, Remove X +1/+1 counters from Haruspex: Add X mana of any one color.

Creature
Haruspex (40k) 91
Hierophant Bio-Titan

Frenzied Metabolism — As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may remove any number of +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each counter removed this way. Vigilance, reach, ward {2} Titanic — Hierophant Bio-Titan can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.

Creature
Hierophant Bio-Titan (40k) 92★
Hormagaunt Horde

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Endless Swarm — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay {2}{G}. If you do, return Hormagaunt Horde from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Hormagaunt Horde (40k) 93★
Lictor

Flash Pheromone Trail — When Lictor enters, if a creature entered the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, create a 3/3 green Tyranid Warrior creature token with trample.

Creature
Lictor (40k) 94
Magus Lucea Kane

Spiritual Leader — At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Psychic Stimulus — {T}: Add {C}{C}. When you next cast a spell with {X} in its mana cost or activate an ability with {X} in its activation cost this turn, copy that spell or ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Creature
Magus Lucea Kane (40k) 7
Malanthrope

Flying Scavenge the Dead — When Malanthrope enters, exile target player's graveyard. Put a +1/+1 counter on Malanthrope for each creature card exiled this way.

Creature
Malanthrope (40k) 132★
Mawloc

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Terror from the Deep — When Mawloc enters, it fights up to one target creature an opponent controls. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Creature
Mawloc (40k) 133★
Nexos

Strategic Coordinator — Basic lands you control have "{T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only on costs that contain {X}."

Creature
Nexos (40k) 95★
Old One Eye

Trample Other creatures you control have trample. When Old One Eye enters, create a 5/5 green Tyranid creature token. Fast Healing — At the beginning of your first main phase, you may discard two cards. If you do, return Old One Eye from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Old One Eye (40k) 96★
Purestrain Genestealer

Purestrain Genestealer enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Vanguard Species — Whenever Purestrain Genestealer attacks, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Purestrain Genestealer (40k) 97★
Ravener

Flash Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) When Ravener enters, target creature attacks target opponent this turn if able.

Creature
Ravener (40k) 138★
Screamer-Killer

Trample Bio-Plasmic Scream — Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 5 or greater, Screamer-Killer deals 5 damage to any target.

Creature
Screamer-Killer (40k) 84★
Sporocyst

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Defender Spore Chimney — When Sporocyst enters, search your library for up to X basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Sporocyst (40k) 98★
Termagant Swarm

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Death Frenzy — When Termagant Swarm dies, create a number of 1/1 green Tyranid creature tokens equal to Termagant Swarm's power.

Creature
Termagant Swarm (40k) 99
Tervigon

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Trample Spawn Termagants — Whenever Tervigon deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Tyranid creature tokens.

Creature
Tervigon (40k) 100★
The Red Terror

Advanced Species — Whenever a red source you control deals damage to one or more permanents and/or players, put a +1/+1 counter on The Red Terror.

Creature
The Red Terror (40k) 83★
Toxicrene

Reach, deathtouch Hypertoxic Miasma — All lands have "{T}: Add one mana of any color" and lose all other abilities.

Creature
Toxicrene (40k) 101★
Trygon Prime

Subterranean Assault — Whenever Trygon Prime attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it and a +1/+1 counter on up to one other target attacking creature. That creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature
Trygon Prime (40k) 143★
Tyranid Harridan

Flying, ward {4} Shrieking Gargoyles — Whenever Tyranid Harridan or another Tyranid you control deals combat damage to a player, create a 1/1 blue Tyranid Gargoyle creature token with flying.

Creature
Tyranid Harridan (40k) 144
Tyranid Prime

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Synapse Creature — Other creatures you control have evolve.

Creature
Tyranid Prime (40k) 145
Tyrant Guard

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Shieldwall — Sacrifice Tyrant Guard: Creatures you control with counters on them gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Tyrant Guard (40k) 103★
Venomthrope

Flying, deathtouch, hexproof

Creature
Venomthrope (40k) 147
Winged Hive Tyrant

Flying, haste The Will of the Hive Mind — Other creatures you control with counters on them have flying and haste.

Creature
Winged Hive Tyrant (40k) 148★
Zoanthrope

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Flying, ward {2} Warp Blast — When Zoanthrope enters, it deals X damage to any target.

Creature
Zoanthrope (40k) 149

Creatures

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Enchantments

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Abundance

If you would draw a card, you may instead choose land or nonland and reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card of the chosen kind. Put that card into your hand and put all other cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.

Enchantment
Abundance (znc) 58
Bred for the Hunt

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

Enchantment
Bred for the Hunt (cm2) 151
Death's Presence

Whenever a creature you control dies, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the power of the creature that died.

Enchantment
Death's Presence (mic) 137
Hardened Scales

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

Enchantment
Hardened Scales (2x2) 151
New Horizons

Enchant land When this Aura enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Enchanted land has "{T}: Add two mana of any one color."

Enchantment
New Horizons (jmp) 414
Overgrowth

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G}{G}.

Enchantment
Overgrowth (j22) 702
Shadow in the Warp

The first creature spell you cast each turn costs {2} less to cast. Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, Shadow in the Warp deals 2 damage to that player.

Enchantment
Shadow in the Warp (40k) 140★
The First Tyrannic War

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If its mana cost contains {X}, it enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of lands you control. II, III — Double the number of each kind of counter on target creature you control.

Enchantment
The First Tyrannic War (40k) 121★

Enchantments

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Instants

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Aetherize

Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

Instant
Aetherize (scd) 42
Harrow

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land. Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Instant
Harrow (znc) 69
Inspiring Call

Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Instant
Inspiring Call (moc) 304
Starstorm

Starstorm deals X damage to each creature. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Starstorm (j22) 607

Instants

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Lands

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Ash Barrens

{T}: Add {C}. Basic landcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Land
Ash Barrens (j22) 809
Cave of Temptation

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice Cave of Temptation: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Land
Cave of Temptation (mh1) 237
Cinder Glade

({T}: Add {R} or {G}.) Cinder Glade enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Cinder Glade (moc) 395
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (moc) 397
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (moc) 398
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (mom) 281
Frontier Bivouac

Frontier Bivouac enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {U}, or {R}.

Land
Frontier Bivouac (moc) 402
Game Trail

As Game Trail enters, you may reveal a Mountain or Forest card from your hand. If you don't, Game Trail enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Game Trail (moc) 405
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mom) 278
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (mom) 280
Opal Palace

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. If you spend this mana to cast your commander, it enters with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

Land
Opal Palace (nec) 172
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (moc) 418
Rugged Highlands

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Rugged Highlands (mom) 271
Temple of Abandon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Temple of Abandon (moc) 430
Temple of Epiphany

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Temple of Epiphany (moc) 433
Temple of Mystery

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Mystery (moc) 434
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (moc) 439
Thornwood Falls

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Thornwood Falls (mom) 274
Unclaimed Territory

As Unclaimed Territory enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

Land
Unclaimed Territory (voc) 188

Lands

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Sorceries

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Cultivate

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Cultivate (moc) 295
Explore

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Explore (dmc) 131
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (dmc) 133
Hull Breach

Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Destroy target enchantment. • Destroy target artifact and target enchantment.

Sorcery
Hull Breach (c13) 193
Rampant Growth

Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Rampant Growth (2x2) 155
Tyranid Invasion

Create a number of 3/3 green Tyranid Warrior creature tokens with trample equal to the number of opponents you have.

Sorcery
Tyranid Invasion (40k) 102

Sorceries

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Deck Info

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25 mana - 24 cards
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27 mana - 26 cards
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10 mana - 7 cards
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