Acolyte Hybrid (Card)
Acolyte Hybrid
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Oct 7, 2022
Tyranid Swarm - Upgrade Guide
In this series, we take a deep dive into the latest precon products by reviewing the new commanders, discussing deck strategies and how to upgrade the precon, and highlighting the best new cards and reprints. I’m Nick from the Scrap Trawlers, where we do EDH on a budget!
Top Commanders (4)
The Swarmlord
37.03% of 2020 decks
748 decks
Magus Lucea Kane
12.59% of 9052 decks
1140 decks
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
0.80% of 19413 decks
155 decks
Animar, Soul of Elements
0.79% of 14625 decks
115 decks
New Cards (5)
Goldvein Hydra
34% of 50 decks
+30% synergy
Abraded Bluffs
20% of 15 decks
+16% synergy
Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
17% of 36 decks
+16% synergy
Hell to Pay
16% of 68 decks
+12% synergy
Requisition Raid
15% of 20 decks
+12% synergy
High Synergy Cards (10)
Tyranid Prime
91% of 2063 decks
+90% synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
90% of 2208 decks
+90% synergy
Trygon Prime
90% of 2063 decks
+89% synergy
Zoanthrope
90% of 2208 decks
+89% synergy
Malanthrope
89% of 2063 decks
+89% synergy
The First Tyrannic War
88% of 2063 decks
+87% synergy
Ravener
87% of 2063 decks
+87% synergy
Aberrant
87% of 2312 decks
+87% synergy
Bred for the Hunt
86% of 2063 decks
+86% synergy
Tervigon
86% of 2312 decks
+85% synergy
Top Cards (10)
Cultivate
85% of 2312 decks
+63% synergy
Tyrant Guard
85% of 2312 decks
+84% synergy
Termagant Swarm
85% of 2312 decks
+85% synergy
Mawloc
85% of 2312 decks
+84% synergy
Biophagus
84% of 2312 decks
+83% synergy
Broodlord
83% of 2312 decks
+83% synergy
Clamavus
83% of 2312 decks
+83% synergy
Sporocyst
83% of 2312 decks
+82% synergy
Old One Eye
83% of 2312 decks
+82% synergy
Inspiring Call
83% of 2312 decks
+79% synergy
Creatures (50)
Nexos
82% of 2312 decks
+81% synergy
Atalan Jackal
82% of 2312 decks
+81% synergy
Purestrain Genestealer
79% of 2312 decks
+79% synergy
Hormagaunt Horde
79% of 2312 decks
+78% synergy
Tyranid Harridan
75% of 2063 decks
+75% synergy
Venomthrope
72% of 2063 decks
+72% synergy
Hierophant Bio-Titan
71% of 2312 decks
+71% synergy
Gargoyle Flock
68% of 2063 decks
+68% synergy
Haruspex
68% of 2312 decks
+68% synergy
Toxicrene
67% of 2312 decks
+67% synergy
Exocrine
64% of 3056 decks
+64% synergy
Genestealer Patriarch
60% of 2208 decks
+60% synergy
Screamer-Killer
59% of 3056 decks
+59% synergy
Deathleaper, Terror Weapon
58% of 1881 decks
+57% synergy
Commissar Severina Raine
50% of 206 decks
+49% synergy
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
46% of 37 decks
+45% synergy
Lictor
45% of 2312 decks
+44% synergy
The Swarmlord
43% of 2063 decks
+43% synergy
The Red Terror
42% of 3056 decks
+42% synergy
Brutal Hordechief
40% of 213 decks
+40% synergy
Genestealer Locus
39% of 2208 decks
+38% synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
38% of 2063 decks
+38% synergy
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
36% of 123 decks
+34% synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
32% of 87 decks
+30% synergy
Sun Titan
30% of 366 decks
+25% synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
30% of 213 decks
+29% synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
26% of 34 decks
+26% synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
26% of 822 decks
+22% synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
26% of 366 decks
+25% synergy
Aragorn, King of Gondor
24% of 33 decks
+24% synergy
Ankle Shanker
24% of 213 decks
+24% synergy
Otharri, Suns' Glory
23% of 279 decks
+23% synergy
Adriana, Captain of the Guard
23% of 366 decks
+22% synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
23% of 366 decks
+20% synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
23% of 35 decks
+18% synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
23% of 53 decks
+20% synergy
Skyknight Vanguard
22% of 366 decks
+22% synergy
Boromir, Gondor's Hope
21% of 33 decks
+21% synergy
Audacious Thief
21% of 404 decks
+20% synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
20% of 2208 decks
+20% synergy
Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy
20% of 64 decks
+19% synergy
Marneus Calgar
20% of 20 decks
+20% synergy
Firemane Commando
19% of 249 decks
+17% synergy
Mishra, Claimed by Gix
19% of 330 decks
+18% synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
19% of 213 decks
+18% synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
19% of 107 decks
+16% synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
18% of 56 decks
+15% synergy
Animar, Soul of Elements
18% of 2063 decks
+17% synergy
Hero of Bladehold
18% of 366 decks
+17% synergy
Tori D'Avenant, Fury Rider
17% of 366 decks
+17% synergy
Instants (50)
Aetherize
69% of 2208 decks
+67% synergy
Harrow
59% of 2312 decks
+54% synergy
Starstorm
52% of 3056 decks
+52% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
52% of 366 decks
+23% synergy
Path to Exile
37% of 366 decks
+18% synergy
Repulsive Mutation
33% of 133 decks
+32% synergy
Boros Charm
31% of 366 decks
+25% synergy
Terminate
27% of 404 decks
+22% synergy
Despark
24% of 213 decks
+20% synergy
Generous Gift
24% of 366 decks
+12% synergy
Mutational Advantage
23% of 78 decks
+20% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
21% of 56 decks
+15% synergy
Chaos Warp
21% of 3056 decks
+5% synergy
Beast Within
19% of 2312 decks
-0% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17% of 213 decks
+12% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
17% of 366 decks
+14% synergy
Bedevil
17% of 404 decks
+14% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17% of 177 decks
+10% synergy
Dire Tactics
17% of 213 decks
+16% synergy
Rakdos Charm
17% of 404 decks
+14% synergy
Crackling Doom
16% of 213 decks
+15% synergy
Mortify
15% of 213 decks
+13% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
15% of 366 decks
+11% synergy
Heroic Intervention
14% of 2312 decks
+1% synergy
Akroma's Will
14% of 366 decks
+10% synergy
Utter End
14% of 213 decks
+12% synergy
Counterspell
13% of 2208 decks
-8% synergy
Great Train Heist
13% of 68 decks
+6% synergy
Fracture
13% of 213 decks
+11% synergy
Bant Charm
13% of 23 decks
+12% synergy
Teferi's Protection
13% of 366 decks
+3% synergy
Wear // Tear
13% of 366 decks
+11% synergy
Ripples of Potential
12% of 274 decks
+10% synergy
Dark Ritual
12% of 404 decks
+1% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
11% of 2208 decks
+10% synergy
Demand Answers
11% of 283 decks
+5% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10% of 2312 decks
+4% synergy
Return the Favor
10% of 84 decks
+4% synergy
Entish Restoration
10% of 600 decks
+5% synergy
Silkguard
8% of 2312 decks
+8% synergy
Tyvar's Stand
8% of 1077 decks
+5% synergy
Abrade
8% of 3056 decks
+2% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 404 decks
+5% synergy
Baleful Mastery
8% of 404 decks
+6% synergy
Deadly Dispute
7% of 404 decks
+2% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7% of 2208 decks
-7% synergy
Absorb
7% of 55 decks
+7% synergy
Riveteers Charm
7% of 56 decks
+7% synergy
Abrupt Decay
7% of 56 decks
+5% synergy
Putrefy
7% of 56 decks
+4% synergy
Sorceries (50)
Rampant Growth
81% of 2312 decks
+64% synergy
Farseek
81% of 2312 decks
+65% synergy
Hull Breach
80% of 2312 decks
+78% synergy
Explore
66% of 2312 decks
+62% synergy
Tyranid Invasion
38% of 2312 decks
+37% synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
27% of 213 decks
+25% synergy
Doppelgang
21% of 145 decks
+20% synergy
Blasphemous Act
20% of 3056 decks
+4% synergy
Nature's Lore
15% of 2312 decks
+0% synergy
Feed the Swarm
14% of 404 decks
+5% synergy
Wave Goodbye
14% of 274 decks
+12% synergy
Whispering Madness
13% of 87 decks
+12% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
13% of 1031 decks
+12% synergy
Open the Way
13% of 668 decks
+12% synergy
Austere Command
13% of 366 decks
+7% synergy
Kodama's Reach
12% of 2312 decks
-3% synergy
Read the Bones
12% of 404 decks
+8% synergy
Curse of the Swine
11% of 2208 decks
+9% synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
11% of 940 decks
+10% synergy
Dig Up
11% of 56 decks
+10% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
10% of 30 decks
+9% synergy
Sign in Blood
10% of 404 decks
+5% synergy
Damn
10% of 213 decks
+6% synergy
Three Visits
10% of 2312 decks
-2% synergy
Vindicate
9% of 213 decks
+8% synergy
Supreme Verdict
9% of 55 decks
+6% synergy
Vandalblast
9% of 3056 decks
+1% synergy
Painful Truths
9% of 404 decks
+7% synergy
Response // Resurgence
8% of 366 decks
+8% synergy
Night's Whisper
8% of 404 decks
+3% synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8% of 2312 decks
+3% synergy
Farewell
8% of 366 decks
+1% synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
8% of 213 decks
+7% synergy
Forth Eorlingas!
7% of 218 decks
+6% synergy
Launch the Fleet
7% of 366 decks
+6% synergy
Worldsoul's Rage
6% of 154 decks
+5% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6% of 404 decks
+3% synergy
Demonic Tutor
6% of 404 decks
-6% synergy
Animist's Awakening
6% of 2312 decks
+5% synergy
Mass Manipulation
6% of 2208 decks
+6% synergy
Cleansing Nova
6% of 366 decks
+4% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6% of 3056 decks
+5% synergy
Reap the Past
6% of 2312 decks
+6% synergy
Faithless Looting
6% of 3056 decks
-3% synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
6% of 218 decks
+4% synergy
Jeska's Will
5% of 3056 decks
-3% synergy
Decree of Pain
5% of 404 decks
+4% synergy
Casualties of War
5% of 56 decks
+4% synergy
Awaken the Woods
5% of 1245 decks
+3% synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
5% of 1673 decks
+4% synergy
Utility Artifacts (24)
Bone Sabres
62% of 2312 decks
+61% synergy
Herald's Horn
51% of 3056 decks
+45% synergy
Icon of Ancestry
42% of 3056 decks
+41% synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
23% of 822 decks
+20% synergy
Power Fist
18% of 107 decks
+15% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17% of 3056 decks
-11% synergy
The Ozolith
16% of 3056 decks
+12% synergy
Goliath Truck
16% of 3056 decks
+15% synergy
Lightning Greaves
13% of 3056 decks
-12% synergy
Glimmer Lens
12% of 279 decks
+12% synergy
The Great Henge
11% of 2312 decks
+6% synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
10% of 551 decks
+8% synergy
Lavaspur Boots
9% of 68 decks
+2% synergy
Greatsword of Tyr
8% of 366 decks
+8% synergy
Aerial Surveyor
7% of 366 decks
+7% synergy
Mithril Coat
7% of 978 decks
+0% synergy
Twinning Staff
7% of 3056 decks
+5% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7% of 3056 decks
-5% synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
7% of 198 decks
+4% synergy
Andúril, Narsil Reforged
6% of 480 decks
+5% synergy
Doors of Durin
6% of 616 decks
+5% synergy
Horn of the Mark
6% of 985 decks
+5% synergy
Sword of the Animist
6% of 3056 decks
+1% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5% of 281 decks
+4% synergy
Enchantments (50)
Hardened Scales
83% of 2312 decks
+79% synergy
Shadow in the Warp
79% of 2312 decks
+78% synergy
Death's Presence
63% of 2312 decks
+62% synergy
Abundance
56% of 2312 decks
+55% synergy
Overgrowth
55% of 2312 decks
+54% synergy
New Horizons
44% of 2312 decks
+44% synergy
Mardu Ascendancy
42% of 213 decks
+41% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
27% of 2312 decks
+20% synergy
Unbound Flourishing
26% of 2312 decks
+26% synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
26% of 2312 decks
+21% synergy
Fervent Charge
25% of 213 decks
+25% synergy
Temur Ascendancy
22% of 2063 decks
+21% synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
22% of 87 decks
+22% synergy
All Will Be One
20% of 1592 decks
+18% synergy
Birth of the Imperium
15% of 20 decks
+15% synergy
Court of Garenbrig
14% of 424 decks
+12% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14% of 404 decks
+13% synergy
Simic Ascendancy
14% of 2063 decks
+13% synergy
Mirari's Wake
14% of 72 decks
+11% synergy
Chivalric Alliance
14% of 249 decks
+13% synergy
Up the Beanstalk
13% of 450 decks
+11% synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
13% of 213 decks
+13% synergy
Doubling Season
13% of 2312 decks
+9% synergy
Gleam of Battle
13% of 366 decks
+12% synergy
Smothering Tithe
13% of 366 decks
+1% synergy
Branching Evolution
12% of 2312 decks
+10% synergy
Rising of the Day
12% of 963 decks
+9% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
11% of 865 decks
+7% synergy
Duelist's Heritage
11% of 366 decks
+10% synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
11% of 2312 decks
+10% synergy
Assemble the Players
11% of 94 decks
+10% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10% of 404 decks
+3% synergy
Brave the Sands
10% of 366 decks
+9% synergy
Cathars' Crusade
10% of 366 decks
+7% synergy
Virtue of Strength
9% of 390 decks
+7% synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
9% of 56 decks
+8% synergy
Rabble Rousing
8% of 366 decks
+7% synergy
Warleader's Call
8% of 87 decks
+4% synergy
The Horus Heresy
7% of 82 decks
+7% synergy
Spiteful Visions
7% of 404 decks
+7% synergy
Underworld Dreams
7% of 404 decks
+6% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7% of 56 decks
+5% synergy
Reconnaissance
7% of 366 decks
+6% synergy
Kindred Discovery
7% of 2208 decks
+4% synergy
Uncivil Unrest
7% of 1309 decks
+6% synergy
Aura Shards
7% of 72 decks
+5% synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7% of 404 decks
+6% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7% of 87 decks
+2% synergy
Legion Loyalty
7% of 366 decks
+6% synergy
Ghostly Prison
7% of 366 decks
+1% synergy
Battles (2)
Invasion of Ikoria
6% of 822 decks
+3% synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
5% of 135 decks
+5% synergy
Planeswalkers (3)
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
11% of 2063 decks
+10% synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
6% of 87 decks
+5% synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5% of 404 decks
+5% synergy
Utility Lands (20)
Bojuka Bog
21% of 404 decks
+5% synergy
Restless Fortress
16% of 92 decks
+15% synergy
Restless Bivouac
15% of 165 decks
+14% synergy
Reliquary Tower
15% of 3056 decks
-14% synergy
Minas Tirith
12% of 218 decks
+7% synergy
Rogue's Passage
11% of 3056 decks
-8% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10% of 2312 decks
+7% synergy
Restless Vents
10% of 117 decks
+9% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
10% of 213 decks
+8% synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
8% of 366 decks
+7% synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8% of 366 decks
+6% synergy
Gavony Township
8% of 72 decks
+6% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8% of 366 decks
+3% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 3056 decks
-3% synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7% of 366 decks
+4% synergy
Karn's Bastion
7% of 3056 decks
+1% synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
6% of 366 decks
+5% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6% of 404 decks
-0% synergy
Barren Moor
5% of 404 decks
+3% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
5% of 2312 decks
-4% synergy
Mana Artifacts (24)
Sol Ring
89% of 3056 decks
+4% synergy
Arcane Signet
84% of 3056 decks
+13% synergy
Rakdos Signet
41% of 404 decks
+34% synergy
Orzhov Signet
38% of 213 decks
+32% synergy
Boros Signet
35% of 366 decks
+30% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
31% of 213 decks
+25% synergy
Talisman of Conviction
29% of 366 decks
+24% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28% of 87 decks
+20% synergy
Dimir Signet
26% of 87 decks
+18% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25% of 404 decks
+19% synergy
Talisman of Progress
24% of 55 decks
+19% synergy
Azorius Signet
15% of 55 decks
+8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
9% of 3056 decks
-7% synergy
Golgari Signet
9% of 56 decks
+6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
8% of 3056 decks
-13% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8% of 404 decks
+5% synergy
Mind Stone
8% of 3056 decks
-10% synergy
Elementalist's Palette
8% of 3056 decks
+7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6% of 3056 decks
-3% synergy
Thought Vessel
6% of 3056 decks
-10% synergy
Marble Diamond
6% of 366 decks
+4% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
5% of 56 decks
+3% synergy
Savai Crystal
5% of 213 decks
+5% synergy
Mardu Banner
5% of 213 decks
+5% synergy
Lands (50)
Frontier Bivouac
87% of 2063 decks
+84% synergy
Command Tower
85% of 3056 decks
+12% synergy
Cinder Glade
84% of 2312 decks
+76% synergy
Game Trail
76% of 2312 decks
+72% synergy
Temple of Mystery
75% of 2063 decks
+72% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
70% of 2208 decks
+66% synergy
Temple of Abandon
69% of 2312 decks
+66% synergy
Exotic Orchard
66% of 3056 decks
+31% synergy
Path of Ancestry
63% of 3056 decks
+43% synergy
Thornwood Falls
60% of 2063 decks
+58% synergy
Unclaimed Territory
56% of 3056 decks
+51% synergy
Rugged Highlands
56% of 2312 decks
+55% synergy
Evolving Wilds
54% of 3056 decks
+32% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
51% of 3056 decks
+35% synergy
Opal Palace
49% of 3056 decks
+46% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48% of 87 decks
+45% synergy
Jungle Shrine
46% of 72 decks
+42% synergy
Nomad Outpost
45% of 213 decks
+42% synergy
Ash Barrens
41% of 3056 decks
+36% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38% of 404 decks
+31% synergy
Cave of Temptation
36% of 3056 decks
+36% synergy
Jetmir's Garden
33% of 72 decks
+29% synergy
Mystic Monastery
33% of 55 decks
+30% synergy
Battlefield Forge
32% of 366 decks
+27% synergy
Clifftop Retreat
32% of 366 decks
+26% synergy
Godless Shrine
31% of 213 decks
+22% synergy
Sacred Foundry
31% of 366 decks
+23% synergy
Sunken Hollow
31% of 87 decks
+22% synergy
Prairie Stream
31% of 55 decks
+24% synergy
Arcane Sanctum
30% of 20 decks
+27% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29% of 404 decks
+23% synergy
Temple Garden
29% of 72 decks
+20% synergy
Caves of Koilos
29% of 213 decks
+22% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29% of 56 decks
+19% synergy
Boros Garrison
28% of 366 decks
+25% synergy
Canopy Vista
28% of 72 decks
+20% synergy
Spectator Seating
28% of 366 decks
+22% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27% of 404 decks
+23% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26% of 404 decks
+23% synergy
Blood Crypt
25% of 404 decks
+16% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
25% of 55 decks
+16% synergy
Savage Lands
25% of 56 decks
+23% synergy
Savai Triome
25% of 213 decks
+22% synergy
Isolated Chapel
25% of 213 decks
+19% synergy
Temple of Triumph
24% of 366 decks
+21% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
23% of 56 decks
+20% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
23% of 213 decks
+19% synergy
Ketria Triome
23% of 2063 decks
+19% synergy
Indatha Triome
23% of 22 decks
+19% synergy
Vault of Champions
22% of 213 decks
+16% synergy