Acolyte Hybrid
Creature — Tyranid Human
Heavy Rock Cutter — Whenever this creature attacks, destroy up to one target artifact. If an artifact is destroyed this way, its controller draws a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14379
Acolyte Hybrid puts a body on the board that scales with the Tyranid swarm strategy, and the cost is low enough that it slots in without disrupting your curve. In The Swarmlord decks, this card earns its slot — run it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Swarmlord
The Swarmlord's ability to generate Tyranid tokens and reward swarming the board makes Acolyte Hybrid a natural fit — it feeds the engine and benefits from it simultaneously.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Acolyte Hybrid is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but in practice this is a Commander card through and through. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a creature tuned for a token-swarm synergy deck, and the absence of Modern, Pioneer, and Standard legality confirms it was designed for the multiplayer long game. In Commander, specifically in Tyranid-tribal builds, Acolyte Hybrid finds its home — outside that context, it rarely appears.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Acolyte Hybrid isn't available in this snapshot — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow application in Tyranid Commander builds, it typically stays budget-accessible, but verify before buying.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.