Tyranid Invasion
Sorcery
Create a number of 3/3 green Tyranid Warrior creature tokens with trample equal to the number of opponents you have.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16934
Tyranid Invasion floods the board with tokens on entry, giving token and go-wide strategies immediate, tangible presence without waiting a full turn cycle. The cost is real — three or more mana for an enchantment that doesn't protect itself — but the raw token density justifies the slot in any deck built to exploit it. The Swarmlord in particular treats this as a payoff engine, not a utility piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Swarmlord
The Swarmlord's ability to generate additional Tyranid tokens and reward swarm-scale board states means Tyranid Invasion isn't just a source of bodies — it's directly feeding the commander's own triggers, creating a compounding loop from the moment the enchantment lands.
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 |
Tyranid Invasion is a Commander card through and through — its power scales with multiplayer life totals and the extra turns you get to leverage a growing token board against three opponents instead of one. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, the three-mana cost buys you a slow enchantment in formats that end games on turns one and two; it simply doesn't compete. Commander is where Tyranid Invasion belongs, and specifically in go-wide or Tyranid-tribal lists that can immediately weaponize the tokens through anthem effects, sacrifice outlets, or combat-damage triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Tyranid Invasion isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given its narrow tribal home and Commander-only relevance, expect it to sit in the budget-to-mid range unless The Swarmlord spikes in popularity.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.