---
name: "Hornet Nest"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "C21"
set_name: "Commander 2021"
collector_number: "192"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Adam Paquette"
oracle_id: "123d2b6e-114e-4767-860d-50790382ca4a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hornet-nest-c21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hornet Nest
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/2
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hornet Queen](/printing/hornet-queen-pip.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Saber Ants](/printing/saber-ants-plst.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Hornet Cannon](/printing/hornet-cannon-sth.md) — Artifact
4. [Living Hive](/printing/living-hive-mrd.md) — Creature — Elemental Insect
5. [Broodhatch Nantuko](/printing/broodhatch-nantuko-ons.md) — Creature — Insect Druid
6. [Krotiq Nestguard](/printing/krotiq-nestguard-tdm.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2021 (C21) #192
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Adam Paquette
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`