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Feed the Swarm

Magic: The GatheringThe Zeta Set#283

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Magic: The Gathering

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The Zeta SetSLZ · #283
Card type
Sorcery
Rarity
Common
Indicative price
Price unavailable
Mana value
2
Colour

Card text

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Format legality

  • AlchemyLegal
  • BrawlLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • CompetitivebrawlLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • FutureLegal
  • GladiatorLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • PaupercommanderLegal
  • PioneerLegal
  • StandardLegal
  • StandardbrawlLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator
MSCHF
Card language
English
Release date
2026-09-02

Rulings

If a permanent on the battlefield has in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

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.

The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.

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