Piper of the Swarm
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Rats you control have menace.
1, T: Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.
2, T, Sacrifice three Rats: Gain control of target creature.
Rulings
One official ruling, as Wizards published it.
- 2019-10-04
The control-change effect of Piper of the Swarm's last ability lasts indefinitely. It doesn't wear off during the cleanup step, and it doesn't expire if Piper of the Swarm leaves the battlefield. In a multiplayer game, it does expire if you leave the game.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Piper of the Swarm, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marrow-Gnawer | 2 | 0 | — |
| Prosper, Tome-Bound | 1 | 0 | — |
| Totentanz, Swarm Piper | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Black 2 decks
- Rakdos 2 decks
Piper of the Swarm price history
The Forgotten Realms Commander #106 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $2.22 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $2.35 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $2.39 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $2.31 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $2.27 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $2.26 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $2.32 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $2.33 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $2.34 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $2.30 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $2.31 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $2.32 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $2.29 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $2.31 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $2.25 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $2.22 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $2.24 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $2.23 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $2.21 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $2.16 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $2.12 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $2.10 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $2.06 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $2.08 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $2.07 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $2.05 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $2.06 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Piper of the Swarm
7 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Showcase
Secret Lair Drop
- Foil
- $3.15
- Normal
- $2.22
- Normal
- $1.44
- Foil
- $2.72
Promo
Throne of Eldraine Promos
- Normal
- $1.78
- Foil
- $4.65
Promo
Throne of Eldraine Promos
- Foil
- $2.90
Extended Art
- Normal
- $4.22
- Foil
- $9.99
Promo
- Foil
- $0.48
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Piper of the Swarm. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
