First printed in Magic 2015 (2014)
All 6 prints
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Creature — Insect
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.)
0/2
- Illustrated by
- Adam Paquette
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Premier Draft | 56.3% | +1.0 | +4.8 | 4519 |
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Sealed | 55.7% | -1.5 | -2.3 | 515 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB: Hornet Nest + Warstorm Surge
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB: Hornet Nest + Terror of the Peaks
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Halana, Kessig Ranger + Hornet Nest
