---
name: "Hornet Queen"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}{G}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying"]
set: "CMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Martina Pilcerova"
oracle_id: "3b1f8108-6911-49e9-8f78-f950bb58cb6c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hornet-queen-cmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hornet Queen
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}{G}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, create four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hornet Nest](/printing/hornet-nest-pio.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Hornet Cannon](/printing/hornet-cannon-sth.md) — Artifact
3. [Ant Queen](/printing/ant-queen-mm2.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [The Hive](/printing/the-hive-3ed.md) — Artifact
5. [Symbiotic Beast](/printing/symbiotic-beast-plst.md) — Creature — Insect Beast
6. [Foundry Hornet](/printing/foundry-hornet-klr.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 (CMD) #159
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Martina Pilcerova
- **Total Printings:** 73 across all historical editions

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