---
name: "Piper of the Swarm"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AFC"
set_name: "Forgotten Realms Commander"
collector_number: "106"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Irina Nordsol"
oracle_id: "a6c5c5ea-0bd0-4d5a-bd3f-6217f14c9939"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/piper-of-the-swarm-afc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Piper of the Swarm
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
Rats you control have menace.
{1}{B}, {T}: Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.
{2}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice three Rats: Gain control of target creature.

> *「耳があれば、私の曲で踊るでしょう。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Swarm of Rats](/printing/swarm-of-rats-phuk.md) — Creature — Rat
2. [Chittering Witch](/printing/chittering-witch-blc.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
3. [Rat King, Pale Piper](/printing/rat-king-pale-piper-tmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Rat Avatar
4. [Lord Skitter, Sewer King](/printing/lord-skitter-sewer-king-pwoe.md) — Legendary Creature — Rat Noble
5. [Twisted Sewer-Witch](/printing/twisted-sewer-witch-woe.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
6. [Marrow-Gnawer](/printing/marrow-gnawer-j21.md) — Legendary Creature — Rat Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #106
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Irina Nordsol
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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