The Swarmweaver (Commander) - Upgraded

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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Germination Practicum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Vastlands Scavenger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Blech, Loafing Pest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Broodspinner
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
72%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Twitching Doll
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Nyx Weaver
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
63%synergy
Crawling Infestation
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
61%synergy
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Arachnogenesis
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Hornet Queen
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Scute Swarm
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Haywire Mite
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Crawling Sensation
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Hornet Nest
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Giant Adephage
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Natural Order
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Grist, Voracious Larva
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Old Rutstein
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Icetill Explorer
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Spinner of Souls
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Ant Queen
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Blightbeetle
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Scute Mob
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Molt Tender
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Spineseeker Centipede
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Rotwidow Pack
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Giant Ankheg
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Living Hive
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Demolisher Spawn
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Skull Prophet
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Eumidian Terrabotanist
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Flesh Burrower
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Treetop Snarespinner
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Webstrike Elite
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Lord Dregg, Insect Invader
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Circuit Mender
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Drider
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Vitality
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Winter, Cynical Opportunist
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Gene Pollinator
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Drag to the Roots
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Grisly Salvage
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Grapple with the Past
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Harrow
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Second Harvest
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Charm
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Pain 101
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Corpse Churn
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Deathsprout
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Reclaim
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Spider Spawning
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Cultivate
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Farseek
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Mulch
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Convert to Slime
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Shared Roots
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Squirming Emergence
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Creation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Harmonize
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Explore
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Formless Genesis
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bushwhack
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Commune with Evil
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Casualties of War
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Under the Skin
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Hedge Shredder
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Broodheart Engine
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Carrion Cruiser
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Emerald Medallion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
The Hunger Tide Rises
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Parallel Lives
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Doubling Season
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Insidious Roots
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Wall Crawl
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Clinging Webs
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Ninja Teen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
March of the World Ooze
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Shandalar
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Vault of Whispers
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Tree of Tales
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Backwoods
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Dryad Arbor
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Kishla Village
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Northampton Farm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
High Market
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Wood
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malady
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Viridescent Bog
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Blooming Marsh
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Festering Gulch
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Grotto
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Conduit Pylons
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy