Hornet Nest
Starter Commander Decks 189 • rare
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Collector number
- 189
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Adam Paquette
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hornet Nest was first introduced in the 2014 Commander product line as a green rare card designed to punish aggressive play styles in multiplayer formats. The card was crafted to fit the flavor of the Commander environment, where players often rely on large creatures to attack multiple opponents at once, thereby triggering the Nest's defensive ability to generate a swarm of deathtouch insects.
The card features artwork by Min Yum, who utilized a vivid, hazardous aesthetic to convey the card's reactive nature. Its design echoes traditional top-down mechanics that reward players for positioning themselves as the target of attacks, making it a staple of insect-themed tribal decks and defensive green strategies since its release.
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