Hornet Nest
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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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.)
Combos with Hornet Nest
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Terror of the Peaks Infinite
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite creature ETB
- Warstorm Surge Infinite
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite creature ETB
- Halana, Kessig Ranger Ashnod's Altar Infinite
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
One official ruling, as Wizards published it.
- 2014-07-18
Hornet Nest’s triggered ability will trigger even if it’s dealt lethal damage. For example, if it’s dealt 7 damage, its ability will trigger and you’ll put seven Insect creature tokens onto the battlefield.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Hornet Nest, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief | 1 | 1 | — |
| Emmara, Soul of the Accord | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Simic 1 deck
- Selesnya 1 deck
Hornet Nest price history
The Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #259 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.40 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.40 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.35 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $0.39 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $0.40 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.41 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.40 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.41 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.38 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Hornet Nest
5 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.
- Normal
- $0.40
- Normal
- $0.36
- Normal
- $1.46
- Normal
- $1.79
- Normal
- $1.58
- Foil
- $6.49
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Hornet Nest. 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.
