MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #20

Swarmyard Massacre

blc·#20·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Michael Phillippi

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wishlisted

Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$3.13+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.24 · low $2.95

NM$3.13

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.89–$3.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.83low $1.87range 211.8%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,164 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$3.13

Gameplay

Sorcery

Create two 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens. Then each creature that isn't an Insect, Rat, Spider, or Squirrel gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each creature you control that's an Insect, Rat, Spider, or Squirrel.

"Life and death are a cycle, and it is I who keeps it spinning." —Decai, squirrelfolk rotmaster

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 1

2024-07-26wotc

If you control a creature that has more than one of the listed types (for example, Daggerfang Duo, which is a Rat Squirrel), it's only counted once for Swarmyard Massacre.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.13. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.87 and $5.83 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from BLC — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #20 of *Bloomburrow Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Bloomburrow Commander release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,164 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Michael Phillippi. Rarix catalogs 87 other cards credited to this artist.