Feed the Swarm Price
28 printings · 23 sets · first printed 2020
Feed the Swarm has been printed 28 times across 23 sets, first in 2020 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Foundations #712 at $0.20, while the most expensive is Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #159 at $16.65 — about 83× more. The median across 24 priced printings is $0.37. The cheapest non-foil copy is The List #SCD-77 at $0.21. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 28x, including dedicated reprint sets like Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander, Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander.
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Every Feed the Swarm Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations #712 (C) Foil Cheapest | 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 foil |
| The List #SCD-77 (C) | 2024 | $0.21 | $0.05 |
| Zendikar Rising #102 (C) | 2020 | $0.22 | $0.06 |
| Starter Commander Decks #77 (C) | 2022 | $0.23 | $0.05 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal #257 (C) | 2025 | $0.24 | $0.08 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #78 (C) | 2024 | $0.26 | $0.07 |
| Commander Masters #159 (C) | 2023 | $0.31 | $0.08 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #180 (C) | 2025 | $0.32 | $0.15 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #198 (C) | 2023 | $0.33 | $0.08 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander #134 (C) | 2024 | $0.35 | $0.09 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #29 (U) | 2026 | $0.36 | $0.09 |
| Doctor Who #221 (C) | 2023 | $0.36 | $0.08 |
| Commander 2021 #144 (C) | 2021 | $0.38 | $0.15 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #752 (C) | 2022 | $0.38 | $0.09 |
| Crimson Vow Commander #129 (C) | 2021 | $0.39 | $0.08 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander #200 (C) | 2023 | $0.40 | $0.18 |
| Midnight Hunt Commander #117 (C) | 2021 | $0.40 | $0.06 |
| New Capenna Commander #250 (C) | 2022 | $0.47 | $0.09 |
| The Brothers' War Commander #106 (C) | 2022 | $0.92 | $0.50 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #94 (U) | 2026 | $1.50 | $0.70 |
| Marvel Universe #16 (M) | 2025 | $2.86 | $1.30 |
| Secret Lair Drop #7001 (R) Foil | 2025 | $5.11 | $3.00 foil |
| Doctor Who #812 (C) Foil | 2023 | $13.41 | $4.40 foil |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #159 (U) Foil | 2026 | $16.65 | $9.00 foil |
| The Zeta Set #41 (C) | 2026 | — | — |
| The Zeta Set #283 (C) | 2026 | — | — |
| The Zeta Set #162 (C) | 2026 | — | — |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet #16 (C) | 2025 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 28 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsIf a permanent on the battlefield has 
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Feed the Swarm tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't lose any life. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do lose life.
The amount of life you lose is determined by the permanent's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield.