The Hive
Unlimited Edition 273 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 273
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Sandra Everingham
- Market price
- $15.40
What it does
5 generic mana, tap: Create a 1/1 colorless Insect artifact creature token with flying named Wasp. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Hive is an artifact card from the Magic: The Gathering Unlimited Edition, released in 1993 as the game's second print run. Created by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to meet the overwhelming demand for the initial Limited Edition set, maintaining the core mechanics that established the collectible card game genre. The card itself represents a functional utility item, allowing players to generate creature tokens over time, which was a strategic staple in the early, experimental meta-game.
The illustration for The Hive was provided by artist Anson Maddocks, who contributed a significant number of surreal and organic designs to the early sets. Maddocks was known for his distinctively textured, slightly grotesque aesthetic, which helped define the dark fantasy atmosphere of the original game. Within the context of the early 1990s, the card was viewed as a solid mid-tier inclusion for deck building, appreciated more for its unique mechanical presence on the board than for high-level competitive dominance.
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