---
name: "Blade of the Swarm"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Insect Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "EOE"
set_name: "Edge of Eternities"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nino Is"
oracle_id: "33042d12-f08b-4b3e-b106-c424ef868c13"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blade-of-the-swarm-eoe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blade of the Swarm
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
• Put target exiled card with warp on the bottom of its owner's library.

> *The Eumidians sought the secret of weftwalking in Drix DNA. Though they failed, their attempts yielded other gains.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hooded Assassin](/printing/hooded-assassin-frf.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Swarm Culler](/printing/swarm-culler-eoe.md) — Creature — Insect Warrior
3. [Scarblade Elite](/printing/scarblade-elite-mor.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
4. [Feed the Serpent](/printing/feed-the-serpent-khm.md) — Instant
5. [Feed the Swarm](/printing/feed-the-swarm-ltc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Huskburster Swarm](/printing/huskburster-swarm-blb.md) — Creature — Elemental Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Edge of Eternities (EOE) #90
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nino Is
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`