Hornet Queen
Magic 2015 178 • rare
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Collector number
- 178
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Martina Pilcerova
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, create four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch.
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 Queen was originally released in the 2011 set Magic 2012 before being reprinted for Magic 2015, which served as the fifteenth core set for the long-running trading card game Magic: The Gathering. Core sets of this era were designed to be accessible to new players while reintroducing iconic mechanics and creature types, such as the Insect tokens generated by this card, which reflect the game's focus on fantasy world-building and strategic creature combat.
The artwork for this specific printing was illustrated by Nils Hamm, a frequent contributor to the franchise known for his atmospheric, often dark and organic style. Hamm focused on the hive-mind concept, depicting the queen surrounded by her swarm to visually convey her ability to flood the battlefield with smaller threats, a design choice that solidified the card's reputation in competitive formats as a resilient, self-contained engine for board control.
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