The Swarmweaver (Commander) - Budget Core

The Swarmweaver
Rank #1,258
30decks
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Jeremy Rowe
Sep 5, 2025
Building an Insect Commander Deck with Aatchik, Emerald Radian
Insects are an underloved creature type in Magic. So let's show them some appreciation with this Commander deck, with Aatchik, Emerald Radian.
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Broodspinner
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Flesh Burrower
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Spineseeker Centipede
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Drag to the Roots
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Hornet Queen
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Murder
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
43%synergy
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Twitching Doll
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Giant Adephage
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Putrefy
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Crawling Sensation
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Grapple with the Past
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Rampant Growth
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Carrion Grub
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Canyon Crawler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
33%synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Giant Ankheg
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Nyx Weaver
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Watcher in the Web
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Gene Pollinator
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Swarm Culler
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Seedship Agrarian
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Spinner of Souls
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Hornet Nest
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Ant Queen
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Copper Longlegs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Haywire Mite
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blightbeetle
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Mineshaft Spider
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Anthropede
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Recluse
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Chainweb Aracnir
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Chitin Gravestalker
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Symbiotic Beast
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Sentinel Spider
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Scute Swarm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Skystinger
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Netcaster Spider
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Wickerfolk Thresher
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Spider-Rex, Daring Dino
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Demolisher Spawn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Penumbra Spider
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Spider-Bot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Broodguard Elite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Goobbue Gardener
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Circuit Mender
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Primordial Gnawer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Harrow
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Fog
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Horrid Vigor
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Corpse Churn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Arachnogenesis
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Naturalize
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Deathsprout
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Give In to Violence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Cache Grab
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Nature
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Break Down the Door
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Live or Die
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Broken Wings
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Depressurize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Grow Extra Arms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Gravkill
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fight On!
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up the Body
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Second Harvest
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Undying Malice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
In the Presence of Ages
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Wild Shape
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Call
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Thwart the Enemy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Winter's Intervention
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Another Chance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Nasty End
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Spider Spawning
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Under the Skin
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Final Vengeance
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Harmonize
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Cathartic Parting
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mulch
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Manifest Dread
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Funeral Rites
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Say Its Name
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Monstrous Emergence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth's Onslaught
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Convert to Slime
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Casualties of War
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Let's Play a Game
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Roots of Wisdom
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Formless Genesis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Squirming Emergence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Wings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Reconstruction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Edge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Zombify
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Pursuit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Wave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Grave Strength
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Deluge of Doom
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Strength of the Pack
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Found Footage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Fountainport Bell
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fell Gravship
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Atmospheric Greenhouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-24%synergy
Heaped Harvest
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Millstone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Bonehoard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bear Trap
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Broodwagon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Cruiser
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Broodheart Engine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Debris Beetle
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Crawling Infestation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Strength
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Greenhouse // Rickety Gazebo
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Moldering Gym // Weight Room
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hidden Spider
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Threats Around Every Corner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Crop Sigil
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Font of Fertility
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cracked Skull
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Clinging Webs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Seal of Primordium
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Spider Umbra
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hour of Victory
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Dredger's Insight
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Silken Strength
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Grim Backwoods
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tree of Tales
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Slippery Karst
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Restless Cottage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Hunter Maze
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Locket
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Jungle Hollow
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Foggy Bottom Swamp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Wood
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-39%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Festering Gulch
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-49%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Foul Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Crossroads Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Conduit Pylons
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Scene of the Crime
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Promising Vein
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lounge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy