Scouring Swarm

Scouring Swarm

Creature — Insect

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Flying
Whenever you sacrifice a land, create a tapped token that's a copy of this creature if seven or more land cards are in your graveyard. Otherwise, create a tapped 1/1 black Insect creature token with flying.

triggered — makes a token

triggered — makes a token

Causes: create a creature token, put a creature token onto the battlefield, create an Insect creature token, put an Insect creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a land is sacrificed, a land in a graveyard.

Works well with

an Insect attacks — 323 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

When Scouring Swarm attacks:

  1. Vrestin, Menoptra Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes each opponent lose 1 life

sacrifice a land — 438 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Tainted Aether — When a land is sacrificed thanks to Tainted Aether, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  2. Spiked Ripsaw — When a Forest is sacrificed thanks to Spiked Ripsaw, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  3. Excavating Anurid — When a land is sacrificed thanks to Excavating Anurid, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  4. Cabal Pit — When you sacrifice Cabal Pit, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  5. Centaur Garden — When you sacrifice Centaur Garden, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  6. Haven of the Spirit Dragon — When you sacrifice Haven of the Spirit Dragon, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  7. Edgewall Inn — When you sacrifice Edgewall Inn, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  8. Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord — When you sacrifice a Swamp and a Forest to Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  9. Lazotep Quarry — When you sacrifice a Desert to Lazotep Quarry, Scouring Swarm makes a token
  10. Urza's Saga — When you sacrifice Urza's Saga, Scouring Swarm makes a token

428 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

put a land into a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Rancid Earth — Rancid Earth fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  2. Rats of Rath — Rats of Rath fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  3. Brink of Disaster — Brink of Disaster fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  4. Earthblighter — Earthblighter fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  5. The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale — The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  6. Stench of Evil — Stench of Evil fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  7. Boseiju, Who Endures — Boseiju, Who Endures fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  8. Pooling Venom — Pooling Venom fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  9. Return of the Nightstalkers — Return of the Nightstalkers fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs
  10. Spreading Algae — Spreading Algae fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more land cards Scouring Swarm needs

624 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — Scouring Swarm makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

2,719 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Scouring Swarm makes a creature token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

When Scouring Swarm makes a creature token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

When Scouring Swarm attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

122 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

When Scouring Swarm attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

194 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

When Scouring Swarm blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  4. Dwindle — kills a creature

26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — When Scouring Swarm attacks, Mardu Ascendancy makes a token

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

  1. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers enters because Scouring Swarm copies it, its ability triggers again
  2. Goblin Goliath — When Goblin Goliath enters because Scouring Swarm copies it, its ability triggers again
  3. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  4. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Scouring Swarm enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
  5. Bess, Soul Nourisher — When Scouring Swarm enters, Bess, Soul Nourisher puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. The Neutrinos — When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
  7. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  8. Aetherstorm Roc — When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
  9. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library
  10. Clandestine Meddler — When Clandestine Meddler enters because Scouring Swarm copies it, its ability triggers again

329 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Scouring Swarm is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a creature enters thanks to Scouring Swarm, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — When Ivora, Insatiable Heir enters because Scouring Swarm copies it, its ability triggers again
  3. Dogmeat, Ever Loyal — When Dogmeat, Ever Loyal enters because Scouring Swarm copies it, its ability triggers again
  4. The Earth King — When The Earth King enters because Scouring Swarm copies it, its ability triggers again
  5. SP//dr, Piloted by Peni — When SP//dr, Piloted by Peni enters because Scouring Swarm copies it, its ability triggers again

48 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.