Locust Swarm
~$0.23 TCGplayer
Green. Creature — Insect
Mirage #226 · Illustrated by William Donohoe
Mirage #226 · Illustrated by William DonohoeWhat is Locust Swarm worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
: Regenerate this creature.
: Untap this creature. Activate only once each turn.
1/1
Better a fierce thunderhead than a sky filled with locusts.
Format legality
The only printing of Locust Swarm
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirage mir #226· 1996uncommon· Cardmarket €0.21 | uncommon | $0.23 | €0.21 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #29,363 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Regenerate
- Artist
- William Donohoe
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirage card (#226).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Locust Swarm, read from the Mirage printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Locust Swarm. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Insect is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By William Donohoe. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mirage. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- William Donohoe, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
- RegenerateCR 701.19
- The next time it would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage from it, tap it and remove it from combat.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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