Swarming of Moria
Sorcery
Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #9783
Swarming of Moria drops three 1/1 Goblin tokens onto the board and refills your hand if you control a Ring-bearer — that's a two-for-one at three mana with no hoops in the right deck. Saruman, the White Hand turns every Amass trigger into a Ring-tempting event, which means Swarming of Moria frequently draws a card the turn it resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
Saruman, the White Hand tempts the Ring whenever you cast a spell that Amasses, so Swarming of Moria reliably crowns your Ringbearer and draws a card on the same turn it floods the board with tokens.
Sauron, the Dark Lord
Sauron, the Dark Lord turns Orc Army growth into card advantage and scaling threats, and Swarming of Moria's three tokens plus potential draw slot cleanly into that engine without competing for spell slots.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Swarming of Moria — token-wide strategies and Ring-bearer synergies are ubiquitous at the format's power band, and a three-mana spell that can draw a card on resolution punches above its weight in a multiplayer game. In Pauper, the card is legal and the raw token count is respectable, but the Ring mechanic has minimal payoffs at common, so the draw clause rarely triggers and the card shrinks to a mediocre token producer. Legacy and Vintage can run it, but those formats have no interest in a three-mana sorcery that makes 1/1s. Swarming of Moria is a Commander card wearing other format legalities — evaluate it accordingly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Swarming of Moria is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It's a staple in its archetype at a price that makes it a no-brainer include, and there's no meaningful financial risk picking up copies now.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.