Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
$16.19
$16.19Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1352
Current Rank
#1288
Last Week
#1188
Last Month
Links & Decks
Golgari Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Amzu, Swarm's Hunger.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Amzu, Swarm's Hunger decks.
Icetill Explorer+21% Synergy
$14.74
Fang, Fearless l'Cie+11% Synergy
$0.13
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie+10% Synergy
$0.12
Terrasymbiosis+9% Synergy
$4.04
Seedship Broodtender+7% Synergy
$0.09
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Amzu, Swarm's Hunger's abilities and overall game plan.
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord+63% Synergy
$24.46
Insidious Roots+52% Synergy
$1.82
Iridescent Hornbeetle+50% Synergy
$0.16
Grist, the Hunger Tide+50% Synergy
$0.50
Giant Adephage+49% Synergy
$0.33
Hornet Queen+49% Synergy
$0.20
Tortured Existence+49% Synergy
$4.52
Crawling Infestation+49% Synergy
$0.13
Aatchik, Emerald Radian+46% Synergy
$0.18
Grist, Voracious Larva+44% Synergy
$1.11
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Amzu, Swarm's Hunger decks.
Grapple with the Past+43% Synergy
$0.11
Spring-Leaf Avenger+43% Synergy
$0.21
Caustic Caterpillar+37% Synergy
$0.23
Ripples of Undeath+37% Synergy
$5.83
Scute Swarm+35% Synergy
$3.02
Rise of the Witch-king+31% Synergy
$0.13
Victimize+28% Synergy
$0.56
Eternal Witness+20% Synergy
$1.23
Cultivate+12% Synergy
$0.34
Assassin's Trophy+8% Synergy
$2.11
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor-8% Synergy
$58.30
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Amzu, Swarm's Hunger's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
The Swarmweaver+39% Synergy
$0.22
Fumulus, the Infestation+39% Synergy
$5.88
Giant Ankheg+39% Synergy
$0.17
Old Rutstein+37% Synergy
$0.55
Duskshell Crawler+37% Synergy
$0.25
Moldgraf Monstrosity+37% Synergy
$0.16
Hornet Nest+35% Synergy
$0.26
Grave-Shell Scarab+34% Synergy
$0.41
Skull Prophet+33% Synergy
$0.54
Altanak, the Thrice-Called+31% Synergy
$0.11
Scute Mob+30% Synergy
$0.67
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest+28% Synergy
$0.53
Honest Rutstein+28% Synergy
$0.28
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed+28% Synergy
$0.27
Molt Tender+28% Synergy
$0.31
Canoptek Scarab Swarm+28% Synergy
$8.71
Living Hive+28% Synergy
$0.95
Huskburster Swarm+27% Synergy
$0.10
Haywire Mite+26% Synergy
$0.97
Golgari Grave-Troll+25% Synergy
$2.21
Vorapede+25% Synergy
$0.41
Ant Queen+24% Synergy
$0.94
Blightbeetle+24% Synergy
$0.30
Sludge Titan+24% Synergy
$1.95
Aftermath Analyst+23% Synergy
$0.49
Golgari Thug+23% Synergy
$0.26
Tormod, the Desecrator+23% Synergy
$0.75
Gleancrawler+20% Synergy
$0.37
Blex, Vexing Pest+19% Synergy
$1.21
Crash of Rhino Beetles+19% Synergy
$0.12
Endless Cockroaches+19% Synergy
$0.96
Syr Konrad, the Grim+18% Synergy
$0.60
Nyx Weaver+18% Synergy
$0.12
Broodhatch Nantuko+17% Synergy
$0.15
Deathrite Shaman+16% Synergy
$5.75
Skeleton Crew+16% Synergy
$0.33
Moldgraf Millipede+15% Synergy
$0.02
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis+15% Synergy
$0.63
Infesting Radroach+15% Synergy
$0.18
Worldspine Wurm+15% Synergy
$1.19
Springheart Nantuko+14% Synergy
$3.80
Overlord of the Balemurk+14% Synergy
$24.63
Izoni, Center of the Web+14% Synergy
$0.21
Nantuko Elder+14% Synergy
$0.95
Colossal Grave-Reaver+12% Synergy
$10.22
Meren of Clan Nel Toth+11% Synergy
$0.57
Six+10% Synergy
$6.32
Disciple of Freyalise+9% Synergy
$1.55
Stitcher's Supplier+9% Synergy
$0.26
Sakura-Tribe Elder-1% Synergy
$0.47
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Amzu, Swarm's Hunger safe.
Corpse Churn+36% Synergy
$0.18
Grisly Salvage+24% Synergy
$0.16
Noxious Revival+22% Synergy
$5.20
Another Chance+15% Synergy
$0.04
Smuggler's Surprise+12% Synergy
$4.01
Dig Up the Body+11% Synergy
$0.02
Entomb+10% Synergy
$13.77
Gravepurge+10% Synergy
$0.14
Malakir Rebirth+9% Synergy
$9.16
Drag to the Roots+8% Synergy
$0.22
Unseal the Necropolis+8% Synergy
$0.06
Urgent Necropsy+8% Synergy
$0.25
Murderous Cut+7% Synergy
$0.25
Peerless Recycling+6% Synergy
$0.12
Cache Grab+5% Synergy
$0.05
Wasteful Harvest+5% Synergy
$0.07
Wake the Dead+5% Synergy
$0.39
Raise the Draugr+5% Synergy
$0.09
Revitalizing Repast+4% Synergy
$0.81
Harrow+4% Synergy
$0.25
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$5.21
Entish Restoration+3% Synergy
$1.57
Withering Torment+3% Synergy
$2.59
Beast Within+2% Synergy
$0.59
Village Rites+2% Synergy
$0.20
Inspiring Call+2% Synergy
$0.18
Heroic Intervention+1% Synergy
$11.10
Deathsprout0% Synergy
$0.39
Corrupted Conviction0% Synergy
$0.22
Infernal Grasp0% Synergy
$0.26
Return of the Wildspeaker-2% Synergy
$0.83
Tear Asunder-3% Synergy
$0.43
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$18.24
Putrefy-4% Synergy
$0.14
Golgari Charm-6% Synergy
$1.00
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$2.94
Abrupt Decay-6% Synergy
$1.90
Deadly Dispute-12% Synergy
$0.49
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Amzu, Swarm's Hunger's game plan and control the board.
Dread Return+34% Synergy
$0.26
Life from the Loam+25% Synergy
$5.13
Reanimate+24% Synergy
$7.64
Swarmyard Massacre+21% Synergy
$3.64
Squirming Emergence+19% Synergy
$0.28
Bala Ged Recovery+17% Synergy
$5.84
Beacon of Creation+16% Synergy
$6.58
Nature's Lore+14% Synergy
$1.41
Kodama's Reach+13% Synergy
$1.69
Three Visits+10% Synergy
$6.32
Badlands Revival+10% Synergy
$0.10
Buried Alive+8% Synergy
$0.83
Living Death+8% Synergy
$2.36
Persist+8% Synergy
$1.32
Analyze the Pollen+8% Synergy
$0.27
Stitch Together+7% Synergy
$3.36
Farseek+6% Synergy
$0.45
Breach the Multiverse+6% Synergy
$5.65
Rampant Growth+5% Synergy
$0.43
Find // Finality+5% Synergy
$0.12
Lively Dirge+5% Synergy
$0.46
Gaea's Blessing+5% Synergy
$0.29
Incarnation Technique+5% Synergy
$7.52
Dryad's Revival+5% Synergy
$0.16
Kindred Dominance+4% Synergy
$8.39
Terror Tide+4% Synergy
$0.21
Lich-Knights' Conquest+3% Synergy
$0.54
Jarad's Orders+3% Synergy
$0.85
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$25.53
Regrowth+3% Synergy
$0.42
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.11
Skyshroud Claim+2% Synergy
$0.77
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.46
Rise of the Dark Realms+2% Synergy
$3.07
Blasphemous Edict+1% Synergy
$3.59
Damnation-1% Synergy
$18.68
Feed the Swarm-1% Synergy
$0.23
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$5.30
Culling Ritual-10% Synergy
$0.87
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Conduit of Worlds+35% Synergy
$3.48
Hedge Shredder+21% Synergy
$1.93
Perpetual Timepiece+18% Synergy
$0.46
Desecrated Tomb+18% Synergy
$1.07
Matzalantli, the Great Door+9% Synergy
$0.90
Altar of Dementia+8% Synergy
$11.38
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$11.69
Banner of Kinship+5% Synergy
$3.79
Mesmeric Orb+5% Synergy
$20.02
Broodheart Engine+5% Synergy
$0.17
Currency Converter+5% Synergy
$8.84
Crucible of Worlds+4% Synergy
$27.08
Bow of Nylea+4% Synergy
$3.13
The Earth Crystal+3% Synergy
$5.32
The Ozolith+2% Synergy
$41.21
Vanquisher's Banner+2% Synergy
$4.22
Herald's Horn+2% Synergy
$4.33
Phyrexian Altar-1% Synergy
$54.66
Skullclamp-5% Synergy
$5.02
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.45
Ashnod's Altar-10% Synergy
$8.99
Swiftfoot Boots-11% Synergy
$1.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Amzu, Swarm's Hunger's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Crawling Sensation+38% Synergy
$0.13
Oversold Cemetery+36% Synergy
$0.98
Deadbridge Chant+32% Synergy
$0.30
Chalk Outline+24% Synergy
$0.08
Phyrexian Reclamation+23% Synergy
$2.64
Teval's Judgment+23% Synergy
$8.77
The Hunger Tide Rises+18% Synergy
$0.08
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab+18% Synergy
$0.16
Dredger's Insight+16% Synergy
$0.49
Animate Dead+11% Synergy
$6.79
Soul Enervation+10% Synergy
$0.09
Doubling Season+7% Synergy
$24.05
Greater Good+7% Synergy
$3.22
Out of the Tombs+7% Synergy
$12.62
Undergrowth Recon+7% Synergy
$1.58
Cemetery Tampering+6% Synergy
$0.27
Journey to Eternity+5% Synergy
$3.67
Necromancy+5% Synergy
$6.98
Thran Vigil+5% Synergy
$0.18
Branching Evolution+4% Synergy
$3.43
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar+4% Synergy
$6.22
Tribute to the World Tree+3% Synergy
$10.46
Garruk's Uprising+2% Synergy
$0.38
Primal Vigor+2% Synergy
$7.59
Hollowmurk Siege+2% Synergy
$0.56
Hardened Scales-1% Synergy
$1.93
Parallel Lives-2% Synergy
$27.88
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$15.42
Phyrexian Arena-4% Synergy
$1.55
Deathreap Ritual-5% Synergy
$0.23
Moldervine Reclamation-7% Synergy
$1.42
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Swarmyard+38% Synergy
$4.87
Mortuary Mire+28% Synergy
$0.28
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+21% Synergy
$6.61
Dakmor Salvage+17% Synergy
$0.32
Witch's Cottage+12% Synergy
$0.61
Tomb Fortress+9% Synergy
$3.64
Pit of Offerings+8% Synergy
$0.19
Shifting Woodland+7% Synergy
$6.16
Geier Reach Sanitarium+7% Synergy
$1.28
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$0.57
Drownyard Temple+6% Synergy
$0.19
Three Tree City+5% Synergy
$19.02
Memorial to Folly+4% Synergy
$0.14
Great Arashin City+4% Synergy
$0.21
Boseiju, Who Endures+3% Synergy
$29.31
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2% Synergy
$47.16
Restless Cottage+1% Synergy
$0.71
Mosswort Bridge+1% Synergy
$0.29
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$24.56
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-1% Synergy
$9.35
Phyrexian Tower-2% Synergy
$19.73
Grim Backwoods-6% Synergy
$0.15
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$1.98
Rogue's Passage-14% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patchwork Banner+12% Synergy
$4.04
Golgari Keyrune+8% Synergy
$0.13
Golgari Signet+5% Synergy
$0.36
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.51
Talisman of Resilience-2% Synergy
$0.26
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.16
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.07
Lands
The mana base foundation for Amzu, Swarm's Hunger decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Underground Mortuary+25% Synergy
$13.93
Bala Ged Recovery+17% Synergy
$5.84
Deathcap Glade+13% Synergy
$4.85
Path of Ancestry+13% Synergy
$0.18
Undergrowth Stadium+10% Synergy
$8.29
Malakir Rebirth+9% Synergy
$9.16
Disciple of Freyalise+9% Synergy
$1.55
Overgrown Tomb+7% Synergy
$11.50
Woodland Cemetery+5% Synergy
$0.57
Golgari Rot Farm+4% Synergy
$0.22
Revitalizing Repast+4% Synergy
$0.81
Blooming Marsh+4% Synergy
$1.32
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$5.21
Vernal Fen+4% Synergy
$1.28
Verdant Catacombs+3% Synergy
$21.61
Festering Gulch+3% Synergy
$0.17
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$0.93
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$25.53
Festering Thicket+3% Synergy
$0.66
Wastewood Verge+2% Synergy
$5.76
Woodland Chasm+2% Synergy
$0.50
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$34.04
Secluded Courtyard+2% Synergy
$0.19
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.07
Riveteers Overlook+1% Synergy
$0.23
Forest0% Synergy
$6.00
Tainted Wood0% Synergy
$0.23
Necroblossom Snarl0% Synergy
$0.44
Darkbore Pathway0% Synergy
$4.37
Nurturing Peatland0% Synergy
$5.28
Bayou0% Synergy
Haunted Mire-1% Synergy
$0.22
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$3.53
Golgari Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.14
Misty Rainforest-2% Synergy
$25.51
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.22
Darkmoss Bridge-3% Synergy
$0.18
Temple of Malady-4% Synergy
$0.21
Terramorphic Expanse-4% Synergy
$0.28
Viridescent Bog-4% Synergy
$0.44
Twilight Mire-5% Synergy
$0.43
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.45
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.11
Evolving Wilds-6% Synergy
$0.23
Llanowar Wastes-11% Synergy
$0.35
Jungle Hollow-12% Synergy
$0.02
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Amzu, Swarm's Hunger.
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood // Tormod, the Desecrator
Old Rutstein
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Scion of Halaster
Kagha, Shadow Archdruid
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cloakwood Hermit
Old Stickfingers
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Criminal Past
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Cloakwood Hermit
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
The Mycotyrant
Grist, Voracious Larva
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Tormod, the Desecrator
Slurrk, All-Ingesting // Tormod, the Desecrator
Egon, God of Death
Wilson, Refined Grizzly // Criminal Past
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Tormod, the Desecrator
Disa the Restless
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
Skanos Dragonheart // Criminal Past
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Criminal Past
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Tormod, the Desecrator
Greta, Sweettooth Scourge
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan