wotc
If a permanent on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #159
Feed the Swarm
soa·#159·uncommon·showcase·JA
Illus. Atsushi Ito
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Apr '26
3 mo ago
Value
$21.12+$1 (+4.2%)
30 days high $22 · low $20
NM$21.1
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$20–$22modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $21low $9.14range 132.5%n 53
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #89 · Format staple
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
「飢餓の潮流に抗うことはできない。ただ逃げ惑い、身を潜め――祈るのみ。」
――ずたずたになった日記の中身
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Feed the Swarm tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't lose any life. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do lose life.
wotc
The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $21.12. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $9.14 and $21.25 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #159 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.
Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #89 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Atsushi Ito. Rarix catalogs 1 other card credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Atsushi Ito
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