The Swarmweaver (Commander) - Budget Core

The Swarmweaver
Rank #1,260
31decks
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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71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
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67%synergy
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61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
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54%synergy
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53%synergy
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49%synergy
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46%synergy
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45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
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41%synergy
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52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
40%synergy
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48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Twitching Doll
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39%synergy
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45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
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42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
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42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
10%synergy
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42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
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39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Carrion Grub
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
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Canyon Crawler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Giant Ankheg
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Nyx Weaver
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Watcher in the Web
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Seedship Agrarian
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Gene Pollinator
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Swarm Culler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Hornet Nest
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Anthropede
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Recluse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Blightbeetle
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Mineshaft Spider
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Chitin Gravestalker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Spinner of Souls
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Chainweb Aracnir
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Copper Longlegs
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Spider-Rex, Daring Dino
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spider-Bot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Netcaster Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ant Queen
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Haywire Mite
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Primordial Gnawer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Sentinel Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Circuit Mender
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Demolisher Spawn
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Wickerfolk Thresher
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Penumbra Spider
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Scute Swarm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Skystinger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Broodguard Elite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Old Rutstein
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Grapple with the Past
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Grisly Salvage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Harrow
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Fog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Horrid Vigor
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Corpse Churn
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Naturalize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Arachnogenesis
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Give In to Violence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Return to Nature
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Deathsprout
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Cache Grab
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Break Down the Door
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Broken Wings
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Live or Die
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grow Extra Arms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Second Harvest
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Depressurize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gravkill
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fight On!
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Winter's Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Call
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
In the Presence of Ages
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Another Chance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thwart the Enemy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wild Shape
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Spider Spawning
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Under the Skin
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Final Vengeance
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mulch
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Harmonize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Say Its Name
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cathartic Parting
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Manifest Dread
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Monstrous Emergence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Casualties of War
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Formless Genesis
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Let's Play a Game
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Squirming Emergence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth's Onslaught
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Convert to Slime
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Funeral Rites
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Macabre Waltz
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Wings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decode Transmissions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Deluge of Doom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Coordinated Clobbering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Pursuit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Commune with Evil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Reconstruction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Winding Way
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Edge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Zombify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Wave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Grave Strength
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport Bell
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Found Footage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fell Gravship
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Atmospheric Greenhouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Haunted Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Bear Trap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Heaped Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
The Hunger Tide Rises
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Strength
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Nowhere to Run
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Greenhouse // Rickety Gazebo
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Moldering Gym // Weight Room
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Threats Around Every Corner
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Font of Fertility
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Cracked Skull
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Spider
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Crop Sigil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spider Umbra
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Clinging Webs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Seal of Primordium
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Grim Backwoods
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Slippery Karst
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tree of Tales
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Restless Cottage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Hunter Maze
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Jungle Hollow
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Foggy Bottom Swamp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malady
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Wood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Festering Gulch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Foul Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-27%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-51%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Crossroads Village
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Promising Vein
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scene of the Crime
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lounge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy