Genestealer Locus
Creature — Tyranid Human
Neurotraumal Rod — Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19313
Genestealer Locus puts a free Insect token into play every time a creature enters under your control — the kind of passive engine that snowballs fast in token or creature-flood strategies. The Swarmlord is the natural home, but any commander that floods the board turns Genestealer Locus into a token doubler that costs nothing extra after it resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Swarmlord
The Swarmlord already rewards you for going wide with Insects, and Genestealer Locus guarantees every creature you cast or blink doubles as a token producer — the two cards form a self-reinforcing loop where each Insect you make can trigger more entries, and more entries make more Insects.
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 |
Genestealer Locus is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually matters — the 100-card singleton environment gives it the critical mass of enters-the-battlefield triggers it needs to run away with a game. In Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too passive; those formats don't give you the luxury of a do-nothing enchantment that waits for creatures to enter. Oathbreaker could support it in the right token shell, but the smaller deck size and faster clock make it a fringe inclusion at best.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Genestealer Locus isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for live figures before buying. As a Universes Beyond card with a niche but real Commander audience, supply is typically modest — don't expect a bulk price if demand ticks up.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.