The Swarmweaver (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Wall Crawl
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Bot
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Broodspinner
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
78%synergy
Twitching Doll
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
75%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Nyx Weaver
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Scute Swarm
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Crawling Infestation
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Arachnogenesis
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Hornet Queen
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Haywire Mite
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Spider Spawning
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Victimize
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Giant Adephage
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Crawling Sensation
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Ant Queen
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Hornet Nest
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Spinner of Souls
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Spineseeker Centipede
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Old Rutstein
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Blightbeetle
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Molt Tender
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Scute Mob
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Icetill Explorer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Skull Prophet
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Giant Ankheg
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Flesh Burrower
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Eternal Witness
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Webstrike Elite
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Rotwidow Pack
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Circuit Mender
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Treetop Snarespinner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Living Hive
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Vitality
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Swarm of Bloodflies
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Eumidian Terrabotanist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Broodguard Elite
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Delta Bloodflies
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Stingerfling Spider
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Drider
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Honest Rutstein
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Demolisher Spawn
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Izoni, Center of the Web
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Drag to the Roots
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Putrefy
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Grapple with the Past
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Harrow
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Beast Within
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Corpse Churn
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Second Harvest
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Deathsprout
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Reclaim
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Gravepurge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Horrid Vigor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Three Visits
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Lore
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Squirming Emergence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Harmonize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Commune with Evil
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Convert to Slime
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Casualties of War
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Under the Skin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Roamer's Routine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Say Its Name
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Creation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Flowering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Explore
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Formless Genesis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bushwhack
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Split the Spoils
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Rites
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Quag Feast
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pick Your Poison
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Broodheart Engine
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Emerald Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Carrion Cruiser
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
The Hunger Tide Rises
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Parallel Lives
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Doubling Season
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Roots
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Greenhouse // Rickety Gazebo
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Clinging Webs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Hardened Scales
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Abundant Growth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Branching Evolution
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Moldering Gym // Weight Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Compost
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
March of the World Ooze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Into the Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Shandalar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tree of Tales
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Kishla Village
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Locket
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Twilight Mire
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Wood
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malady
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blighted Woodland
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Bayou
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Festering Gulch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Grotto
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy