wotc
The defending player may cast spells before Xantid Swarm’s triggered ability resolves.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #135
Xantid Swarm
scg·#135·rare·nonfoil
Illus. David Martin
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wishlisted
May '03
23 yr ago
Value
$14.90+$1 (+4.1%)
30 days high $14 · low $13
Volatility · moderate
TIX5.07 tixEUR€8.40USD$13.90
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #13,434 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Insect
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, defending player can't cast spells this turn.
When they land on you, all you can think about is tearing them off.
0/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
In a multiplayer game, only the player Xantid Swarm attacked is affected. Other defending players may cast spells.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 15 hours ago at $13.90, up from $13.35 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $6.17 and $13.90 across 39 observations — a moderately swinging band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SCG — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #135 of *Scourge*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2003 Scourge release.
Card type: Creature — Insect, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {G} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #13,434 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by David Martin. Rarix catalogs 223 other cards credited to this artist.
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