The Swarmweaver (Commander) - Budget Core

The Swarmweaver
Rank #1,267
31decks
Jeremy Rowe
Sep 5, 2025
Building an Insect Commander Deck with Aatchik, Emerald Radian
Insects are an underloved creature type in Magic. So let's show them some appreciation with this Commander deck, with Aatchik, Emerald Radian.
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68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
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65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
64%synergy
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55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
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53%synergy
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51%synergy
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51%synergy
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55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
49%synergy
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52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
42%synergy
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45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
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52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
41%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
40%synergy
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45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
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45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Giant Adephage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Crawling Sensation
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Carrion Grub
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Gene Pollinator
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Canyon Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Giant Ankheg
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Spinner of Souls
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Watcher in the Web
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Nyx Weaver
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Seedship Agrarian
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Swarm Culler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Copper Longlegs
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Hornet Nest
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Anthropede
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Blightbeetle
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Chainweb Aracnir
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Recluse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Mineshaft Spider
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Netcaster Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Penumbra Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Ant Queen
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Haywire Mite
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Old Rutstein
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Stirge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Sentinel Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wickerfolk Thresher
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Chitin Gravestalker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Skystinger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Spider-Bot
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Eumidian Terrabotanist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Spider-Rex, Daring Dino
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Broodguard Elite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Circuit Mender
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Demolisher Spawn
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Osseous Sticktwister
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Greenwidow
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Grapple with the Past
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Grisly Salvage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Harrow
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Fog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Arachnogenesis
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Naturalize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Horrid Vigor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Deathsprout
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Churn
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Cache Grab
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Give In to Violence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Nature
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Break Down the Door
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Live or Die
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-26%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Broken Wings
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wild Shape
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Depressurize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grow Extra Arms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Gravkill
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fight On!
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
In the Presence of Ages
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thwart the Enemy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Second Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Draugr
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Winter's Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Call
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Another Chance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Undying Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Carrion Call
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Spider Spawning
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Under the Skin
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Final Vengeance
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Harmonize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Parting
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mulch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Manifest Dread
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Monstrous Emergence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Say Its Name
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Convert to Slime
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth's Onslaught
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Squirming Emergence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Funeral Rites
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Formless Genesis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Wings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Macabre Reconstruction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Urborg Repossession
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Winding Way
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Edge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Roots of Wisdom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Deluge of Doom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Coordinated Clobbering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Strength of the Pack
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Upheaval
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Broodheart Engine
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Found Footage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fountainport Bell
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Broodwagon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Atmospheric Greenhouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fell Gravship
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bonehoard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Heaped Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Bear Trap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Crawling Infestation
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Frantic Strength
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Greenhouse // Rickety Gazebo
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Nowhere to Run
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Moldering Gym // Weight Room
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cracked Skull
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Threats Around Every Corner
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Font of Fertility
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Spider
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Crop Sigil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Seal of Primordium
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Spider Umbra
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Death's Presence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Grim Backwoods
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Slippery Karst
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tree of Tales
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Hunter Maze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Restless Cottage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Jungle Hollow
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Foggy Bottom Swamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Wood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Malady
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Festering Gulch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-40%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-50%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Foul Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Crossroads Village
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Conduit Pylons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lounge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scene of the Crime
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy