Swarm Intelligence
Enchantment$0.35
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 16
Swarm Intelligence + Narset's Reversal + Frantic Search
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control three lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}.
Steps
Cast Frantic Search by paying {2}{U}. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Frantic Search. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping three lands you control that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}. Activate the three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}. Holding priority, cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting Frantic Search. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Narset's Reversal, targeting the original Narset's Reversal. Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, creating a copy of the original Narset's Reversal targeting Frantic Search and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand. Resolve Narset's Reversal, creating a copy of Frantic Search and returning it to your hand. Resolve Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping three lands you control that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}. Activate the three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}. Repeat.
Swarm Intelligence + Storm-Kiln Artist + Narset's Reversal
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack
- Infinite Treasure tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have another instant and/or sorcery card in hand that can be cast using four or less colored mana. You have enough mana to cast the additional instant or sorcery.
Steps
Cast any other instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost. Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger. Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying the spell. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve the copy of the instant or sorcery. Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {U}{U}. Cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting the spell cast in step 1. Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger. Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Narset's Reversal, with the copy targeting the original Narset's Reversal. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve the copy of Narset's Reversal, copying Narset's Reversal with the copy targeting the spell cast in step 1, and then returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, copying the spell it is targeting and returning the original spell to your hand. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve the copy of the spell. Activate any number of Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding enough mana to cast the additional instant or sorcery. Repeat. If the additional spell can be cast for less than four mana, this combo nets infinite mana, which may be used to repeat this combo targeting any other instant and/or sorcery card in your hand and/or on the stack.
Swarm Intelligence + Reiterate
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
If desired, you have another instant or sorcery card in hand with mana to cast it.
Steps
Cast any instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Reiterate by paying {1}{R}{R}, targeting the spell. Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Reiterate, targeting the original Reiterate. Resolve the copy of Reiterate, copying Reiterate targeting the original Reiterate. Repeat step 4.
Swarm Intelligence + Narset's Reversal + Brass's Bounty
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite Treasure tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least five lands.
Steps
Cast Brass's Bounty by paying {6}{R}. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Brass's Bounty. Resolve the Brass's Bounty copy, creating at least five Treasure tokens. Activate two of the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {U}{U}. Holding priority, cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting Brass's Bounty. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Narset's Reversal, targeting the original Narset's Reversal. Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, creating a copy of the original Narset's Reversal targeting Brass's Bounty and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand. Resolve Narset's Reversal, creating a copy of Brass's Bounty and returning it to your hand. Resolve Brass's Bounty, creating at least five Treasure tokens. Activate seven Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {6}{R}. Repeat.
Swarm Intelligence + Storm-Kiln Artist + Unsubstantiate
- Infinite artifact ETB
- Infinite artifact LTB
- Infinite magecraft triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Optionally, you have another nonland card in hand with the mana to cast it.
Steps
Cast any card by paying its mana cost, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Unsubstantiate by paying {1}{U}, targeting that spell. Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger. Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token. Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Unsubstantiate, with the copy targeting the original Unsubstantiate. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token. Resolve the copy of Unsubstantiate, returning the original Unsubstantiate to your hand. Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}. Repeat from step 2.
Swarm Intelligence + Errant, Street Artist + Dramatic Reversal
- Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce
- Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Nonland permanents you control can tap to produce at least {2}{U}.
Steps
Activate all mana producing nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Dramatic Reversal by paying {1}{U}. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Dramatic Reversal. Activate Errant by paying {1}{U} and tapping it, creating a copy of the Dramatic Reversal copy. Resolve the first Dramatic Reversal copy, untapping all nonland permanents you control. Activate all mana producing nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Repeat from step 4.
Swarm Intelligence + Invoke Calamity + Narset's Reversal
- Cast all instants and sorceries with mana value 4 or less from your hand and graveyard
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Invoke Calamity by paying {1}{R}{R}{R}{R}. Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Invoke Calamity. Resolve the Invoke Calamity copy, casting Narset's Reversal without paying its mana cost. Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Narset's Reversal targeting the original Narset's Reversal. Resolve the copy of Narset's Reversal, copying Narset's Reversal targeting Invoke Calamity and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand. Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, copying Invoke Calamity and returning the original Invoke Calamity to your hand. Resolve the Invoke Calamity copy, casting Invoke Calamity without paying its mana cost. Repeat from step 2. You may also choose to cast any number of instants or sorceries from your hand or graveyard with mana value 4 or less without paying their mana costs during step 3.
Swarm Intelligence + Spelljack
- Infinite magecraft triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have an additional instant card in hand.
Steps
Cast any other instant card from your hand by paying its mana cost. Swarm Intelligence triggers, choose not to create a copy of the instant. Holding priority, cast Spelljack by paying {3}{U}{U}{U} targeting the instant remaining on the stack. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Spelljack that is targeting the original Spelljack. Resolve the copy of Spelljack, countering the original Spelljack and exiling it with the ability to cast it for free from exile. Cast Spelljack from exile without paying its mana cost, targeting the instant cast in step 1. Repeat from step 4.
Swarm Intelligence + Storm-Kiln Artist + Reprieve
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Optionally, you have another nonland card in hand with the mana to cast it.
Steps
Cast any card by paying its mana cost, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Reprieve by paying {1}{W}, targeting that spell. Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger. Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token. Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Reprieve, with the copy targeting the original Reprieve. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token. Resolve the copy of Reprieve, returning the original Reprieve to your hand and causing you to draw a card. Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}. Repeat from step 2.
Swarm Intelligence + Errant, Street Artist + Reality Spasm
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least two mana producing permanents, one of which can tap to produce at least {U}.
Steps
Cast Reality Spasm by paying at least {3}{U}{U}, targeting at least three permanents and choosing the untap mode. Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Reality Spasm, targeting at least three permanents. Holding priority, activate at least two mana-producing permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}. Activate Errant by paying {1}{U} and tapping it, copying the Reality Spasm copy, targeting Errant and at least two mana-producing permanents you control. Resolve the copy of Reality Spasm from step 3, untapping Errant and at least two mana-producing permanents you control. Repeat from step 3.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped EclipseHeliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Baral, Chief of ComplianceBaral, Chief of Compliance reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Eluge, the Shoreless SeaEluge, the Shoreless Sea reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Lyse HextLyse Hext reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Thryx, the Sudden StormThryx, the Sudden Storm reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline ProdigyRal, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Geist of Saint ThaliaGeist of Saint Thalia reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Urza, Lord ProtectorUrza, Lord Protector reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Gran-GranGran-Gran reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Mizzix of the IzmagnusMizzix of the Izmagnus reduces your spell costs, which Swarm Intelligence can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.