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Best Manabase for

The Swarmlord

Legendary Creature — Tyranid

· URG

· #815 (2,900 decks)

Rapid Regeneration — The Swarmlord enters with two +1/+1 counters on it for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game. Xenos Cunning — Whenever a creature you control with a counter on it dies, draw a card.

Budget

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No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $38.49 budget: $100

Composition 17 Basics 7 Other Nonbasic 3 Temples (Scry Lands) 2 Gainlands 2 Shock Lands 1 Battle Lands 1 Reveal Lands (Shadows / Snarls) 1 Tri-lands 1 Triomes

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$38.49 18

Basics

$1.13 17

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant The Swarmlord decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Tropical Island

86% of expensive decks

$566.78

Volcanic Island

86% of expensive decks

$833.03

Taiga

86% of expensive decks

$390.00

Steam Vents

72% of expensive decks

$11.40

Misty Rainforest

68% of expensive decks

$36.89

Wooded Foothills

66% of expensive decks

$18.12

Scalding Tarn

63% of expensive decks

$38.34

Spire Garden

54% of expensive decks

$5.14

Rejuvenating Springs

53% of expensive decks

$6.37

Training Center

48% of expensive decks

$16.83

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

47% of expensive decks

$15.89

Boseiju, Who Endures

44% of expensive decks

$49.98

About This Manabase

The Swarmlord is a URG commander with a URG color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.