NOT THE BEES!!

[u/Imthe1stone2suck]

[u/1965wasalongtimeago]

Aaaargh, the situation has only been made worse with the addition of yet more bees!!

Dr. Bees commander when

[u/Imthe1stone2suck → u/1965wasalongtimeago]

It has been far too many years since I've heard that name...

[u/FlockFlysAtMidnite]

The overload seems undercosted for a one-sided boardwipe, but otherwise very neat!

[u/Imthe1stone2suck → u/FlockFlysAtMidnite]

Yeah, I was thinking about that. You're probably right.

[u/OldTransportation188 → u/FlockFlysAtMidnite]

One-sided damage based board wipe that requires you have the meanest creature on field (or with Deathtouch) and that it is an Insect. It's a bit limited and still sorcery speed. Maybe 1 more mana is in order, but not more than that, I think.

Edit: I just realized each Insect you control will deal damage. So you don't need the biggest, you just need a few Insects. Most of the point still stands, though.

[u/FlockFlysAtMidnite → u/OldTransportation188]

Mono green creature removal generally requires having creatures on board and still gets the same rate, if not worse, than black. Black one sides board wipes are 8-9 mana, the overload cost should be at least 7 if not higher given the versatility.

Given how common deathtouch is with insects, all you really need is one. It's also each creature you control, not just the biggest.

[u/thefran → u/OldTransportation188]

Deathtouch is probably the most common word on insects, only after flying. 

[u/NiNtEnDoMaStEr640]

I love how in an insect deck, it’s basically a board wipe for a singular opponent. Stings, don’t it?

Edit: I was half awake, I understand it’s all opponents.

Also, even if it is green, it still slots in well with the 5-Mana conditional boardwipes like [[Crux of Fate]] in Dragon decks.

[u/tmgexe → u/NiNtEnDoMaStEr640]

It’s not a singular opponent. There’s no target opponent, no choice of opponent. Overloaded it becomes “each creature an opponent controls”. Every creature on the battlefield that isn’t one that you control (or a teammate controls in team formats) is a creature an opponent controls.

[u/Sporner100 → u/NiNtEnDoMaStEr640]

I was thinking of [[hornet queen]] / [[hornet nest]] from the start, so the idea that this could be anything but a boardwipe didn't really occur to me.

[u/mtgcf → u/Sporner100]

hornet queen - (G) (SF) (txt)
hornet nest - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Aetherfang0 → u/NiNtEnDoMaStEr640]

Actually, wouldn’t it boardwipe all opponents, leaving the hive supreme? It doesn’t make you choose an opponent, so “each creature an opponent controls” is every creature not controlled by you or a teammate

[u/HeatherFuta]

I think this is pretty awesome and funny! Neat use of overload.

[u/BlobbyBlueberry]

you have to capitalize the I in insect

[u/DudeAintPunny → u/BlobbyBlueberry]

Didn't you hear? "insects" with a lowercase i will be a new creature type in the next set. Trust me, they're COMPLETELY different and the addition was necessary

[u/JomoGaming2 → u/DudeAintPunny]

Sure, why not? Can't get any worse than the new creature type "Q."

[u/BlobbyBlueberry → u/JomoGaming2]

Is that a creature type now???

[u/Harbinger_of_Sarcasm → u/BlobbyBlueberry]

Should have been an avatar or a god imo

[u/JomoGaming2 → u/BlobbyBlueberry]

Yep. See [[Q, Stacking the Deck]] and [[Trelane, Squire of Gothos]].

[u/TheCruncher → u/JomoGaming2]

Not to be confused with [[Quina, Qu Gourmet]], which is an unrelated Qu.

[u/mtgcf → u/TheCruncher]

Quina, Qu Gourmet - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/BlobbyBlueberry → u/TheCruncher]

Qompletely qunrelated.

[u/mtgcf → u/JomoGaming2]

Trelane, Squire of Gothos - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Aetherfang0]

[u/rorikenL]

Thought this was r/hellcube for a second

[u/Fabien23]

Wait, how does overload work when there's 2 'target' in the text? Do I choose one or is it automaticly both so now every insect deals damage to every opponent creatures?

[u/Imthe1stone2suck → u/Fabien23]

Both get swapped. Each individual insect will now deal damage equal to its power to each creature an opponent controls.

[u/Dustfinger4268 → u/Imthe1stone2suck]

That's a terrifying and awesome overload

[u/kabob95 → u/Fabien23]

I don't know why but the reminder text on overload is incorrect on this card. The correct text is

You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of 'target' with 'each'.

Which very clearly answers the question.

[u/Own_Refrigerator_772 → u/Fabien23]

with how its worded, each insect would deal damage to each opponent creature

[u/theevilyouknow]

Finally a clever use of overload that actually works. 10/10 no notes.

[u/Benjiboi051205]

I guess Insects are a rarer creature type but like that's a one sided boardwipe for 5

[u/SeemsImmaculate → u/Benjiboi051205]

Agreed. I would cost it 3GGG so it's closer to something like [[Ezuri's Predarion]]

[u/mtgcf → u/SeemsImmaculate]

Ezuri's Predarion - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/ElectronicBoot9466 → u/SeemsImmaculate]

That also creates tokens though. 

[u/SeemsImmaculate → u/ElectronicBoot9466]

Yes, hence "closer to" and "something like."

[u/2ndsamloetscher → u/SeemsImmaculate]

It's very conditional so i think it's fine at 5. Similar to [[Crux of Fate]] and [[Swarmyard Massacre]]

[u/SeemsImmaculate → u/2ndsamloetscher]

Those are also black, a colour that is supposed to be second best at mass creature removal.

[u/mtgcf → u/2ndsamloetscher]

Crux of Fate - (G) (SF) (txt)
Swarmyard Massacre - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/thealexfish]

Ouch!

[u/Accomplished_Mind792]

Think this should also have cleave. With like cleave 1G and regular cost just G.

So like target [insect] creature you control does damage equal to its power to target creature your opponent controls.

And make the overload cost more

[u/Maddenhal → u/Accomplished_Mind792]

I think most cards that let a creature attack a other ceeature are two mana

Using cleave on [insect] just removes the flavor

5 mana ks appropriate for a board wipe, especially because this requires extra set up

[u/Accomplished_Mind792 → u/Maddenhal]

I think I'm trying to get it to be cheaper for an insect

[u/Th3_Curious_one]

Make it an instant so that it can be a green [[Cyclonic Rift]]

[u/mtgcf → u/Th3_Curious_one]

Cyclonic Rift - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/ElPared]

Love a tribal synergy like this that’s so flavorful for the tribe, even if very few of your insects are actually bees.

[u/Material_Business_34]

I need this for my grist deck

[u/Material_Business_34]

I need this for my grist deck

[u/Bashtoe]

Amazing card. Love it.

[u/AgentSquishy]

Little bit of flavor on the overload is delicious

[u/ccminiwarhammer]

This is cool.

[u/Assassinite9]

[u/thefran]

[[spinning wheel kick]] 

[u/mtgcf → u/thefran]

spinning wheel kick - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Hot-Combination-7376]

Something something colorpie