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Swan Song

First printed in Theros (2013)

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Swan Song

Instant

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

"The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence."
—Medomai the Ageless

Illustrated by
Peter Mohrbacher

Legality

Ruling (1)

  • Swan Song can target a spell that can't be countered. That spell won't be countered when Swan Song resolves, but its controller will get a Bird token.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.07 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Modern In 82 of 2683 decks (3.1%), most in Affinity

Staple: sideboard, 3% of decks (#82)

Share of decks
3.0%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 1.8% 2026-08-17: 3.0% 2026-08-24: 3.5% 2026-08-31: 3.2% 2026-09-07: 4.5% 2026-09-14: 2.3% 2026-09-21: 2.4% 2026-09-28: 2.0% 2026-10-05: 2.7% 2026-10-12: 2.7% 2026-10-19: 4.0% 2026-10-26: 2.9%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
82
0 main, 82 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
63%
19 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Affinity 6.1% 44%
UBG (unclassified) 2.0% 2%
UG (unclassified) 0.6% 44%
URG (unclassified) 0.5% 7%
WURG (unclassified) 0.3% 13%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Affinity
KizmaHusky in Modern Challenge 32
8-1
89%
Affinity
musasabi in Modern Challenge 32
8-1
89%
Affinity
yang2399 in Modern Showcase Challenge
8-2
80%
Affinity
yama33 in Modern Showcase Challenge
7-2
78%
Affinity
JV_7777 in Modern Showcase Challenge
7-2
78%
Affinity
Matts in Modern Challenge 32
7-2
78%
Affinity
LordEgg in Modern Challenge 16
7-2
78%
Affinity
Smallforest in Modern RC Super Qualifier
7-2
78%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Affinity
JV_7777,
1 side #12
of 28
2-2
Affinity
Azzay0,
1 side #13
of 28
3-2
Affinity
wild88plk,
1 side #14
of 28
3-2
Affinity
Azzay0,
1 side #6 (top 8)
of 58
5-2
Affinity
Varo,
1 side #13
of 58
4-2
Affinity
Tree42o,
1 side #21
of 58
3-3
Affinity
Smallforest,
1 side #25
of 58
3-3
Affinity
Azzay0,
1 side #5 (top 8)
of 51
5-2

Legacy In 14 of 1561 decks (0.9%), most in Tron

Share of decks
0.9%
▲ 0.6 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 0.0% 2026-08-17: 0.2% 2026-08-24: 0.0% 2026-08-31: 0.0% 2026-09-07: 0.6% 2026-09-14: 0.2% 2026-09-21: 0.3% 2026-09-28: 0.8% 2026-10-05: 0.9% 2026-10-12: 0.3% 2026-10-19: 1.2% 2026-10-26: 1.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
14
0 main, 14 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
55%
3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Tron 4.2% 3%
Welder Combo 1.9% 10%
Affinity 1.3% 30%
Golgari Cradle 0.6% 11%
UR (unclassified) 0.6% 22%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Welder Combo
kanican in Legacy Challenge 16
7-1
88%
Golgari Cradle
JP in BCDL 29 - Texas
4-2
67%
Affinity
DNSolver in Legacy Challenge 32
4-2
67%
UR
DNSolver in Legacy Challenge 32
5-3
63%
Welder Combo
Harry1232 in Legacy Challenge 32
3-3
50%
Affinity
CardGameAddict in Legacy Challenge 32
2-4
33%
Affinity
Matt Darby in BCDL 29 - Texas
1-4
20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UR
DNSolver,
2 side #4 (top 8)
of 47
5-3
Welder Combo
Harry1232,
2 side #18
of 44
3-3
Welder Combo
Giancoli92,
2 side 5-0
Welder Combo
kanican,
2 side #1 (top 8)
of 29
7-1
Affinity
Giancoli92,
2 side 5-0
Golgari Cradle
JP,
1 side #15
of 49
4-2
Affinity
Matt Darby,
1 side #38
of 49
1-4
UR
sfz,
2 side 5-0

Commander In 3602 of 6550 decks (55.0%), most in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver

Staple: main deck, 53% of decks (#31)

Share of decks
55.0%
▲ 2.8 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 54.4% 2026-08-24: 51.0% 2026-08-31: 50.2% 2026-09-07: 54.7% 2026-09-14: 51.7% 2026-09-21: 54.3% 2026-09-28: 54.7% 2026-10-05: 53.1% 2026-10-12: 54.4% 2026-10-19: 56.2% 2026-10-26: 51.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3641
3641 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
35%
903 top 8 (challenges only)

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver
Harley Anderson [RITUAL] in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4
6-0
100%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Matthew Swaney [Monolith] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!
5-0
100%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Crimson [Helios] in Tabletop Tavern | Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026
5-0
100%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Jorge Canales in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta
5-0
100%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Phelan Reedy in Mulligan Championship Series - November w/ Guaranteed Prizing
5-1
83%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Maharshi Dubasi in 1st annual 1stCKMA cEDH Tournament *100% PROXY FRIENDLY* *GAEA'S CRADLE*
5-1
83%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Janos Nado // CriticalEDH in Steel City Green Chile Slopper Tournament Series I
5-1
83%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Gabe LaGree in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!
5-1
83%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Michael Uehara,
1 main #1 (top 8)
of 29
4-1
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver
Calvin Ng,
1 main #3 (top 8)
of 29
3-3
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Brandon Erman,
1 main #5 (top 8)
of 29
2-3
Haldan, Avid Arcanist + Pako, Arcane Retriever
Megan Kanakuri,
1 main #10
of 29
1-4
Prismari, the Inspiration
Joe Saludo,
1 main #13
of 29
1-3
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
HenryYCL,
1 main #14
of 29
0-3
Kefka, Court Mage
Ethan,
1 main #15
of 29
1-3
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Aznei,
1 main #16
of 29
1-3