---
name: "Living Hive"
mana_cost: "{6}{G}{G}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "124"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anthony S. Waters"
oracle_id: "1aa5df06-a61d-47e8-b12d-34009854d088"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/living-hive-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Living Hive
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{G}{G}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Giant Adephage](/printing/giant-adephage-c19.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Spawnwrithe](/printing/spawnwrithe-cmd.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [The Hive](/printing/the-hive-3ed.md) — Artifact
4. [Saber Ants](/printing/saber-ants-plst.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Hornet Nest](/printing/hornet-nest-pio.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Symbiotic Beast](/printing/symbiotic-beast-plst.md) — Creature — Insect Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #124
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anthony S. Waters
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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