Piper of the Swarm
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Human Warlock
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 3
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine #392 (rare)
Rats you control have menace.
{1}{B}, {T}: Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.
{2}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice three Rats: Gain control of target creature.
Piper of the Swarm has 8 printings, first in Throne of Eldraine (2019). EDHREC ranks it #3,156 among Commander cards. It appears most in Marrow-Gnawer decks (11,914 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Piper of the Swarm
- Planar Portal - Forgotten Realms Commander, led by Prosper, Tome-Bound
Commanders that run Piper of the Swarm most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Marrow-Gnawer: 11,914 decks
- Vren, the Relentless: 9,414 decks
- Wick, the Whorled Mind: 8,985 decks
- Karumonix, the Rat King: 5,692 decks
- Rat King, Verminister: 4,152 decks
- Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm: 2,831 decks
- Totentanz, Swarm Piper: 1,465 decks
- Doran, Besieged by Time: 854 decks
Often played with Piper of the Swarm
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The control-change effect of Piper of the Swarm's last ability lasts indefinitely. It doesn't wear off during the cleanup step, and it doesn't expire if Piper of the Swarm leaves the battlefield. In a multiplayer game, it does expire if you leave the game.