Swarm, Being of Bees
Legendary Creature — Insect Villain
Flash
Flying
Mayhem 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #13567
Swarm, Being of Bees floods the board with a self-replacing token army — the moment it resolves, you're already ahead on board presence. The cost is real: it asks for a dedicated shell that wants insects or wide token counts, and it does nothing alone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn's ability to leverage villainous tokens and swarm-based strategies makes Swarm, Being of Bees a natural fit — the insect flood it generates feeds Norman Osborn's resource engines and keeps the board threatening even through removal.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Swarm, Being of Bees earns its slot in token-swarm builds where quantity of creatures matters more than individual power — go-wide strategies, sacrifice loops, and insect-tribal all want what it offers. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too reliant on the board state to persist; faster threats dominate before the swarm can matter. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the rate doesn't compete. Pauper is where it could carve a niche if a supporting shell exists, since token generators at this cost threshold are genuinely playable there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Swarm, Being of Bees is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought. Bulk token generators rarely spike unless a new commander or mechanic pushes them into the spotlight, so treat this as a low-risk include rather than a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Norman Osborn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.