The Swarmweaver

The Swarmweaver

Legendary Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

Mana cost: {2}{B}{G}

How we read this card

When The Swarmweaver enters, create two 1/1 black and green Insect creature tokens with flying.

triggered — makes 2 tokens

As long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, Insects and Spiders you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch.

static — gives +1/+1

static — grants a keyword

What we read on this card

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

Cares about: an Insect it boosts, a Spider it boosts, an Insect it grants abilities to, a Spider it grants abilities to.

Works well with

an artifact attacks — 814 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

  1. Bio-Asset Allocator — When The Swarmweaver attacks, Bio-Asset Allocator makes each opponent lose 1 life

an artifact deals combat damage — 814 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When The Swarmweaver deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 814 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When The Swarmweaver deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,021 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — The Swarmweaver makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

1,020 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 2,608 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When The Swarmweaver is cast:

  1. Patchwork Automaton — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Golem Foundry — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Lifesmith — gains you 3 life
  4. Zuri, Warrior of Wakanda — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Painsmith — gives +2/+0
  6. Golem's Heart — gains you 1 life
  7. Urza's Chalice — gains you 1 life
  8. Solar Array — grants sunburst
  9. Traxos, Scourge Eternal — untaps itself
  10. Biotransference — makes you lose life

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

a token enters the battlefield — 1,401 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When an Insect enters thanks to The Swarmweaver:

  1. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Wildwood Mentor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a token is created — 1,402 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When The Swarmweaver makes an Insect token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 2,617 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When The Swarmweaver enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  3. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 2,889 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When The Swarmweaver enters:

  1. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  2. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Arcbound Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Sarinth Steelseeker — searches a library
  6. Arcbound Condor — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  7. Glaze Fiend — gets +2/+2
  8. Battered Golem — untaps itself
  9. Skorpekh Destroyer — grants first strike
  10. Grinding Station — untaps itself

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

a creature attacks — 6,618 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When The Swarmweaver attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Fractal Harness — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  6. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  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. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 6,618 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When The Swarmweaver attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Hollowmurk Siege — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  6. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  7. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  8. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Twins of Discord — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 6,618 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

When The Swarmweaver blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  4. Gift of the Woods — gives +0/+3
  5. Noxious Assault — puts a counter on a permanent
  6. Ferocity — puts a counter on a permanent
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature is cast — 6,648 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — When The Swarmweaver is cast, Primeval Bounty makes a token

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,436 cards in The Swarmweaver's colors can cause this (The Swarmweaver is one).

  1. Legolas Greenleaf — When The Swarmweaver enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent

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