Xantid Swarm
- Mana cost
- {G}
- Type
- Creature — Insect
- Power / toughness
- 0 / 1
- Set
- Scourge #135 (rare)
- Price
- $10.62 USD
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player can't cast spells this turn.
Xantid Swarm has 2 printings, first in Scourge (2003). EDHREC ranks it #14,531 among Commander cards. It appears most in Zask, Skittering Swarmlord decks (889 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Xantid Swarm most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Zask, Skittering Swarmlord: 889 decks
- Vrestin, Menoptra Leader: 435 decks
- Thriss, Nantuko Primus: 13 decks
- Tuknir Deathlock: 3 decks
Often played with Xantid Swarm
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The defending player may cast spells before Xantid Swarm’s triggered ability resolves.
- : In a multiplayer game, only the player Xantid Swarm attacked is affected. Other defending players may cast spells.