The Swarmweaver (Commander) - Expensive Core

The Swarmweaver
Rank #1,294
28decks
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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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The Soul Stone
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Twitching Doll
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
81%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
79%synergy
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
78%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Crawling Infestation
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Crawling Sensation
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Nyx Weaver
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Hornet Queen
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Scute Swarm
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Arachnogenesis
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Broodspinner
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Haywire Mite
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Hornet Nest
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Giant Adephage
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Seedship Broodtender
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Icetill Explorer
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Old Rutstein
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Living Hive
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Spinner of Souls
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Giant Ankheg
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Spineseeker Centipede
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Blightbeetle
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Scute Mob
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Enduring Vitality
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Rotwidow Pack
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Ant Queen
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Delta Bloodflies
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ainok Wayfarer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Town Greeter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
The Warring Triad
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nantuko Elder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Demolisher Spawn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Izoni, Center of the Web
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Molt Tender
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Carrion Grub
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Six
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Honest Rutstein
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Webstrike Elite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Spider
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Grapple with the Past
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Second Harvest
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Harrow
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Drag to the Roots
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Charm
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Corpse Churn
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Obscuring Haze
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Deathsprout
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Kindred Summons
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Another Chance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Nature
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Spider Spawning
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Beacon of Creation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Squirming Emergence
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Formless Genesis
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Convert to Slime
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Life from the Loam
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Monstrous Emergence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deluge of Doom
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mulch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Dig Up
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Winding Way
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Skullclamp
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Broodheart Engine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Parallel Lives
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Insidious Roots
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Doubling Season
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Curse of Clinging Webs
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Journey to Eternity
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dredger's Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Out of the Tombs
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Asceticism
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Primal Vigor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Swarmyard
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Shifting Woodland
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Vault of Whispers
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Tree of Tales
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dryad Arbor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Grim Backwoods
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Nesting Grounds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tomb Fortress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Signet
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Underground Mortuary
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Deathcap Glade
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Bayou
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Wood
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Viridescent Bog
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Blooming Marsh
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Wastewood Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy