Swarm Culler
Creature — Insect Warrior
Flying
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #17070
Swarm Culler hits the board and immediately starts trading tokens for cards, which is the exact payoff token-sacrifice strategies need. Fumulus, the Infestation decks are its clearest home, but any shell that generates expendable creatures and wants to convert them into gas will run this.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
Fumulus, the Infestation produces a stream of tokens through its infest triggers, and Swarm Culler turns that stream directly into card advantage — every token you cash in replaces itself while advancing the infestation engine.
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 Culler earns its slot in any token-sacrifice shell that needs repeatable card draw on a body — the bar for that effect is low, and this clears it cleanly. Competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy have access to more efficient sacrifice payoffs and tighter card-draw engines, so Swarm Culler won't make those lists. In Standard and Pioneer, token strategies are viable and the card-draw stapled to a creature is genuinely useful filler, though it's unlikely to be a four-of cornerstone. Pauper is where it could quietly overperform if a token-sacrifice shell emerges at common, since repeatable draw at that rarity is scarce.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Swarm Culler is pure bulk — pick up as many as you need without thinking about it. Bulk commons with narrow-but-real utility in Commander rarely spike, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Fumulus, the Infestation
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.