Hornet Queen (Commander: Murders at Karlov Manor) Light Play

Hornet Queen: Skyborne Sting and Board Presence

Hornet Queen is a compact engine for token pressure that reads well in midrange and aristocrat builds. The creature arrives as a flying deathtouch body that immediately leaves four 1/1 green Insect tokens with flying and deathtouch on the battlefield. That token generation recoups tempo and trades favorably in board stalls while giving you reach and removal deterrence at once.

In practical play the card excels when you need immediate blockers that force unfavorable blocks or when you want to tax opponents with flying bodies that trade up. The Queen fits cleanly into graveyard synergies and sacrifice themes and scales with anthem effects or +1/+1 counters. Its low variance effect makes it a reliable inclusion for commanders that value repeated board presence and defensive deterrence.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {4}{G}{G}{G}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Insect
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, deathtouch When Hornet Queen enters the battlefield, create four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch.
• Power / Toughness – 2/2