---
name: "Broodlord"
mana_cost: "{X}{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Tyranid"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Ravenous", "Brood Telepathy"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "e3a73311-25f7-4bd7-af1d-ab7b83ad01f2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/broodlord-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Broodlord
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Tyranid
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Ravenous, Brood Telepathy

## Oracle Text
Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Brood Telepathy — When this creature enters, distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of other target creatures you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hormagaunt Horde](/printing/hormagaunt-horde-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
2. [Termagant Swarm](/printing/termagant-swarm-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
3. [Sporocyst](/printing/sporocyst-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
4. [Exocrine](/printing/exocrine-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
5. [Ravener](/printing/ravener-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
6. [Tervigon](/printing/tervigon-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #89
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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