Stinging Hivemaster

Commanders that run Stinging Hivemaster most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Vishgraz, the Doomhive: 597 decks
• Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold: 398 decks
• Venser, Corpse Puppet: 199 decks
• Kinzu of the Bleak Coven: 60 decks
• Venom, Evil Unleashed: 4 decks
• Xun Yu, Wei Advisor: 2 decks

Often played with Stinging Hivemaster

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Unctus's Retrofitter
• Fleshless Gladiator
• Nimraiser Paladin
• Sheoldred's Headcleaver
• Indoctrination Attendant
• Ravenous Necrotitan
• Bonepicker Skirge
• Porcelain Zealot
• Incisor Glider
• Gitaxian Anatomist

Rulings

• 2023-02-04: Any other effects of that damage, such as life gain from lifelink, still apply.
• 2023-02-04: A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game. This is a state-based action and doesn't use the stack. In other words, it happens immediately and players can't respond to it, just like a player losing the game due to having 0 or less life.
• 2023-02-04: Damage dealt by a creature with toxic grants the same number of counters regardless of how much damage is dealt. Notably, if a replacement effect modifies the damage in some way (such as that of Gratuitous Violence), the number of counters given remains unchanged.
• 2023-02-04: If a creature with toxic deals combat damage to a creature or planeswalker, or if it deals noncombat damage, toxic has no effect and no player gets poison counters.
• 2023-02-04: Multiple instances of toxic are cumulative. For example, if a creature has toxic 2 and gains toxic 1 due to another effect, combat damage that creature deals to a player will cause that player to get 3 poison counters.
• 2023-02-04: Conversely, replacement effects that apply to the number of counters put on a player can modify the counters placed this way. For example, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider's last two abilities can apply to counters placed this way.
• 2023-02-04: Toxic doesn't change the amount of combat damage a creature deals. For example, if a 2/2 creature with toxic 1 deals combat damage to a player, that creature will deal 2 damage. The results of that damage are the player loses 2 life and gets a poison counter.