---
name: "It of the Horrid Swarm"
mana_cost: "{8}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Eldrazi Insect"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Emerge"]
set: "EMN"
set_name: "Eldritch Moon"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "f4ad190a-6c82-4923-af54-b4cce8d6465f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/it-of-the-horrid-swarm-emn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# It of the Horrid Swarm
- **Mana Cost:** `{8}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Eldrazi Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Emerge

## Oracle Text
Emerge {6}{G} (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, create two 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lashweed Lurker](/printing/lashweed-lurker-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Horror
2. [Abundant Maw](/printing/abundant-maw-inr.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Leech
3. [Mockery of Nature](/printing/mockery-of-nature-emn.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Beast
4. [Amzu, Swarm's Hunger](/printing/amzu-swarms-hunger-clu.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
5. [The Swarmweaver](/printing/the-swarmweaver-pdsk.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
6. [Scouring Swarm](/printing/scouring-swarm-eoc.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eldritch Moon (EMN) #8
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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