Swarmtrade: Sacrifice for Value
Devouring Swarm is a compact black threat that trades board presence for tempo. The 2 1 body with flying makes it a nimble attacker or blocker, and the ability to sacrifice a creature to pump the swarm by +1/+1 until end of turn turns fodder into reach. In practical play this card converts expendable tokens or crewed artifacts into surprise damage or lethal pushes when your opponent thinks the race is safe.
The card slots cleanly into aggro and sacrifice synergies and scales with a token engine or recurring sacrifice outlets. As a Foundations Jumpstart print, Devouring Swarm reads plainly and performs predictably: use chump blockers, drain a blocker, or fuel a bigger finisher while keeping an evasive attacker on the battlefield. If you are building around incremental advantage, this common gives flexible interaction without complicating your mana base.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Insect
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. Sacrifice a creature: Devouring Swarm gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 2/1
