Magic: The Gathering – Commander 2020: Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Commander – Symbiotic Swarm

Description

--- **The Symbiotic Swarm** is a Magic: The Gathering Commander deck from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths emphasizing creature ability synergy, graveyard recursion, and draw triggers. (20 words) Key mechanics include: - *Ability replication* Kathril, Aspect-Warper grants living creatures abilities from your graveyard. - *Swarm reanimation* Tayam, Luminous Enigma revives multiple small creatures. - *Draw on departure* Nikara, Lair Scavenger and Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel provide card draw when buffed creatures leave the battlefield. - *Symbiotic growth* Monster-themed mechanics enhance creatures, build bonds, and enable aggressive play to crush opponents. The Symbiotic Swarm is one of five preconstructed Commander decks from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO), featuring exclusive cards tailored to its theme of leveraging creatures' myriad abilities through graveyard interaction and buffs. Players utilize commanders like Kathril, Aspect-Warper to imbue living creatures with graveyard abilities; Tayam, Luminous Enigma to reanimate swarms of small creatures; and Nikara, Lair Scavenger paired with Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel to draw cards upon the departure of enhanced creatures. The deck supports battling across the plane of Ikoria via monster-themed mechanics that grow creatures and forge bonds for overwhelming opponents. Contents include: 1 foil oversized Commander card, 100-card deck, 10 double-sided tokens, 1 deck box, 1 Life Wheel, and 1 punchout keyword counter card. ---