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◇ Catalog #189

Hornet Nest

scd·#189·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Adam Paquette

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in vault

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wishlisted

Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$0.35+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.36 · low $0.33

NM$0.35

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.32–$0.37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.44low $0.31range 41.9%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,890 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.35

Gameplay

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

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2014-07-18wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.35. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.31 and $0.44 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SCD — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #189 of *Starter Commander Decks*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Starter Commander Decks release.

Card type: Creature — Insect, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Defender.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,890 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Adam Paquette. Rarix catalogs 1,191 other cards credited to this artist.