The Swarmweaver (Commander)

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Midnight Tilling
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
-2%synergy
Springleaf Parade
4.0%inclusion6 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
3.3%inclusion5 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Pain 101
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Twitching Doll
75%inclusion976 decks1.30K decks
67%synergy
Broodspinner
67%inclusion856 decks1.28K decks
65%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
71%inclusion920 decks1.30K decks
62%synergy
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
66%inclusion851 decks1.30K decks
62%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
71%inclusion924 decks1.30K decks
61%synergy
Hornet Queen
67%inclusion867 decks1.30K decks
61%synergy
Crawling Infestation
66%inclusion852 decks1.30K decks
60%synergy
Crawling Sensation
64%inclusion829 decks1.30K decks
58%synergy
Arachnogenesis
66%inclusion851 decks1.30K decks
57%synergy
Nyx Weaver
64%inclusion824 decks1.30K decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Scute Swarm
63%inclusion813 decks1.30K decks
50%synergy
Haywire Mite
56%inclusion721 decks1.30K decks
39%synergy
Giant Adephage
55%inclusion717 decks1.30K decks
51%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
53%inclusion482 decks914 decks
49%synergy
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant
53%inclusion681 decks1.30K decks
52%synergy
Spider Spawning
51%inclusion660 decks1.30K decks
47%synergy
Hornet Nest
50%inclusion649 decks1.30K decks
47%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
49%inclusion634 decks1.30K decks
44%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
49%inclusion632 decks1.30K decks
46%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
48%inclusion623 decks1.30K decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
7.1%inclusion92 decks1.30K decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Caustic Caterpillar
46%inclusion599 decks1.30K decks
39%synergy
Skyfisher Spider
45%inclusion588 decks1.30K decks
40%synergy
Old Rutstein
43%inclusion555 decks1.30K decks
38%synergy
Ant Queen
43%inclusion554 decks1.30K decks
40%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
42%inclusion540 decks1.30K decks
39%synergy
Spineseeker Centipede
41%inclusion529 decks1.29K decks
40%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
40%inclusion522 decks1.30K decks
34%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
35%inclusion460 decks1.30K decks
33%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
35%inclusion456 decks1.30K decks
33%synergy
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
34%inclusion446 decks1.30K decks
32%synergy
Blightbeetle
33%inclusion430 decks1.30K decks
30%synergy
Spinner of Souls
32%inclusion338 decks1.06K decks
28%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
31%inclusion328 decks1.07K decks
27%synergy
Giant Ankheg
28%inclusion368 decks1.30K decks
26%synergy
Icetill Explorer
28%inclusion146 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
28%inclusion365 decks1.30K decks
21%synergy
Moldgraf Monstrosity
28%inclusion358 decks1.30K decks
25%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
27%inclusion344 decks1.30K decks
24%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
25%inclusion320 decks1.30K decks
22%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
24%inclusion314 decks1.30K decks
18%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
24%inclusion313 decks1.30K decks
21%synergy
Scute Mob
24%inclusion311 decks1.30K decks
21%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
24%inclusion127 decks531 decks
20%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
23%inclusion300 decks1.30K decks
21%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
23%inclusion300 decks1.30K decks
21%synergy
Living Hive
23%inclusion293 decks1.30K decks
21%synergy
Rotwidow Pack
20%inclusion265 decks1.30K decks
17%synergy
Flesh Burrower
20%inclusion261 decks1.29K decks
19%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
19%inclusion244 decks1.30K decks
17%synergy
Demolisher Spawn
18%inclusion230 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Molt Tender
17%inclusion157 decks910 decks
14%synergy
Carrion Grub
17%inclusion218 decks1.30K decks
15%synergy
Treetop Snarespinner
16%inclusion167 decks1.06K decks
15%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
15%inclusion200 decks1.30K decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion192 decks1.30K decks
-14%synergy
Circuit Mender
15%inclusion189 decks1.30K decks
12%synergy
Skull Prophet
14%inclusion179 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Izoni, Center of the Web
14%inclusion175 decks1.30K decks
12%synergy
Drider
13%inclusion170 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Enduring Vitality
13%inclusion168 decks1.28K decks
5%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
13%inclusion165 decks1.30K decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Spider
12%inclusion157 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Gene Pollinator
12%inclusion59 decks511 decks
10%synergy
Hatchery Spider
11%inclusion145 decks1.30K decks
9%synergy
Wickerfolk Thresher
11%inclusion137 decks1.28K decks
10%synergy
Delta Bloodflies
11%inclusion77 decks729 decks
10%synergy
Mineshaft Spider
10%inclusion136 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Eumidian Terrabotanist
10%inclusion50 decks511 decks
9%synergy
Kraul Whipcracker
9.3%inclusion120 decks1.30K decks
8%synergy
Deadly Recluse
8.9%inclusion115 decks1.30K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Drag to the Roots
46%inclusion600 decks1.30K decks
42%synergy
Grisly Salvage
45%inclusion589 decks1.30K decks
35%synergy
Grapple with the Past
43%inclusion553 decks1.30K decks
38%synergy
Putrefy
40%inclusion516 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Harrow
31%inclusion408 decks1.30K decks
22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
31%inclusion397 decks1.30K decks
-15%synergy
Second Harvest
25%inclusion326 decks1.30K decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion320 decks1.30K decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Charm
22%inclusion279 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion224 decks1.30K decks
-14%synergy
Corpse Churn
17%inclusion223 decks1.30K decks
16%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion209 decks1.30K decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
16%inclusion208 decks1.30K decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion202 decks1.30K decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion183 decks1.30K decks
-6%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion138 decks1.30K decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion134 decks1.29K decks
7%synergy
Deathsprout
9.5%inclusion123 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.4%inclusion122 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Horrid Vigor
9.0%inclusion114 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.6%inclusion99 decks1.30K decks
-8%synergy
Another Chance
7.4%inclusion96 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.0%inclusion91 decks1.30K decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.9%inclusion90 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion90 decks1.30K decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.6%inclusion86 decks1.30K decks
-4%synergy
Return to Nature
5.9%inclusion76 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Obscuring Haze
5.3%inclusion69 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
45%inclusion579 decks1.30K decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion565 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
38%inclusion497 decks1.30K decks
27%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion428 decks1.30K decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion407 decks1.30K decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
31%inclusion402 decks1.30K decks
18%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion317 decks1.30K decks
-1%synergy
Squirming Emergence
22%inclusion286 decks1.30K decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
22%inclusion280 decks1.30K decks
12%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion249 decks1.30K decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion241 decks1.30K decks
-5%synergy
Beacon of Creation
16%inclusion204 decks1.30K decks
15%synergy
Mulch
15%inclusion189 decks1.30K decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
14%inclusion185 decks1.30K decks
-4%synergy
Culling Ritual
14%inclusion179 decks1.30K decks
-7%synergy
Formless Genesis
14%inclusion173 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
12%inclusion156 decks1.30K decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion140 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion134 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion130 decks1.29K decks
9%synergy
Convert to Slime
10%inclusion122 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion118 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.9%inclusion115 decks1.30K decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.4%inclusion109 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Say Its Name
7.2%inclusion93 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Life from the Loam
7.2%inclusion93 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Under the Skin
7.1%inclusion92 decks1.29K decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.0%inclusion91 decks1.30K decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.9%inclusion90 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Bushwhack
6.7%inclusion87 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Commune with Evil
6.7%inclusion86 decks1.28K decks
6%synergy
Monstrous Emergence
6.7%inclusion84 decks1.26K decks
6%synergy
Deluge of Doom
6.4%inclusion82 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
5.9%inclusion76 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion75 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Buried Alive
5.1%inclusion66 decks1.30K decks
-3%synergy
Casualties of War
5.1%inclusion66 decks1.30K decks
-6%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
5.0%inclusion65 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
36%inclusion465 decks1.30K decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
28%inclusion366 decks1.30K decks
-3%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
24%inclusion312 decks1.30K decks
17%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
15%inclusion194 decks1.30K decks
12%synergy
Broodheart Engine
15%inclusion130 decks892 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion182 decks1.30K decks
-5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion145 decks1.30K decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion134 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion118 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion104 decks1.30K decks
-17%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.4%inclusion83 decks1.30K decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion82 decks1.30K decks
-16%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.9%inclusion77 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
The Hunger Tide Rises
44%inclusion567 decks1.30K decks
42%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
34%inclusion444 decks1.30K decks
29%synergy
Insidious Roots
29%inclusion376 decks1.30K decks
17%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
28%inclusion363 decks1.30K decks
16%synergy
Curse of Clinging Webs
24%inclusion317 decks1.30K decks
21%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
23%inclusion300 decks1.30K decks
15%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
21%inclusion276 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Parallel Lives
20%inclusion256 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
14%inclusion186 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
13%inclusion171 decks1.30K decks
1%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
11%inclusion141 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
9.2%inclusion119 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Wall Crawl
9.0%inclusion37 decks413 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.4%inclusion109 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.8%inclusion101 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion95 decks1.30K decks
-6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.2%inclusion93 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
7.1%inclusion91 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Greenhouse // Rickety Gazebo
7.1%inclusion92 decks1.29K decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion82 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
6.2%inclusion79 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.9%inclusion76 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.8%inclusion75 decks1.30K decks
1%synergy
Journey to Eternity
5.5%inclusion71 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Shandalar
6.3%inclusion81 decks1.30K decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lolth, Spider Queen
33%inclusion424 decks1.30K decks
28%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
7.3%inclusion94 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
5.4%inclusion70 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
44%inclusion569 decks1.30K decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion486 decks1.30K decks
-3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
20%inclusion263 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20%inclusion260 decks1.30K decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion227 decks1.30K decks
-6%synergy
Tree of Tales
17%inclusion223 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion221 decks1.30K decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion214 decks1.30K decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion199 decks1.30K decks
-7%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion196 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
12%inclusion154 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion152 decks1.30K decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion150 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion142 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion134 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Dryad Arbor
10%inclusion132 decks1.30K decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion131 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion125 decks1.30K decks
-8%synergy
Kishla Village
9.3%inclusion70 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.1%inclusion105 decks1.30K decks
-7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.3%inclusion81 decks1.30K decks
-1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.4%inclusion70 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion983 decks1.30K decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion841 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Golgari Signet
36%inclusion472 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
27%inclusion347 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion231 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion170 decks1.30K decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion161 decks1.30K decks
5%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
10%inclusion136 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion1.29K decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion1.29K decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion980 decks1.30K decks
-10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
54%inclusion705 decks1.30K decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion584 decks1.30K decks
18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
41%inclusion531 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Tainted Wood
40%inclusion515 decks1.30K decks
-5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
39%inclusion507 decks1.30K decks
-13%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
39%inclusion501 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
39%inclusion500 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
38%inclusion490 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion468 decks1.30K decks
16%synergy
Jungle Hollow
34%inclusion441 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
31%inclusion406 decks1.30K decks
-15%synergy
Deathcap Glade
29%inclusion370 decks1.30K decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
26%inclusion340 decks1.30K decks
-12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
23%inclusion296 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
23%inclusion295 decks1.30K decks
13%synergy
Viridescent Bog
22%inclusion291 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion282 decks1.30K decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion279 decks1.30K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion241 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion222 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
16%inclusion208 decks1.30K decks
-4%synergy
Haunted Mire
16%inclusion204 decks1.30K decks
0%synergy
Blooming Marsh
15%inclusion199 decks1.30K decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion166 decks1.30K decks
-10%synergy
Wastewood Verge
12%inclusion113 decks914 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
12%inclusion160 decks1.30K decks
3%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
12%inclusion153 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion140 decks1.30K decks
-8%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
10%inclusion132 decks1.30K decks
6%synergy
Festering Gulch
10%inclusion129 decks1.30K decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion124 decks1.30K decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion118 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.9%inclusion90 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion90 decks1.30K decks
-3%synergy
Bayou
6.9%inclusion89 decks1.30K decks
-5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.8%inclusion88 decks1.30K decks
2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
6.7%inclusion87 decks1.30K decks
-6%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.4%inclusion83 decks1.30K decks
1%synergy
Vernal Fen
5.8%inclusion31 decks533 decks
-8%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.1%inclusion66 decks1.30K decks
-2%synergy