---
name: "Swarm Shambler"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Fungus Beast"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PZNR"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising Promos"
collector_number: "207p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nicholas Gregory"
oracle_id: "f46c72b8-e2e8-42e6-a2e7-ffa5810a9bf3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swarm-shambler-pznr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Swarm Shambler
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Fungus Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell an opponent controls, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token.
{1}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cloakwood Swarmkeeper](/printing/cloakwood-swarmkeeper-clb.md) — Creature — Elf Ranger
2. [Bond Beetle](/printing/bond-beetle-m13.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Rot Shambler](/printing/rot-shambler-bfz.md) — Creature — Fungus
4. [Ghave, Guru of Spores](/printing/ghave-guru-of-spores-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Fungus Shaman
5. [Shambling Swarm](/printing/shambling-swarm-tor.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Phyrexian Swarmlord](/printing/phyrexian-swarmlord-onc.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Insect Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #207p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nicholas Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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