Killer Bees

1000 Bee Stings Theme

I really hope the Green card you can have as many of it named 1000 Bee Stings. Lol. With a picture of a animated bannana being attacked by a swarm of Killer Bees.

It is not banana or bee/hornet themed.

Green Hornet Killer Bees

Color-Shifted Killer Bees

Are there any monocolors for which a color-shifted Killer Bees would be an outright break?

No. Every color has access to flying and mana pumping, some tertiary though.

Colors Flying Killer Bees Mana Tertiary

Killer Bees Trivia

Hello, MaRo. Yesterday was my wife's anniversary. Can we get some trivia about Killer Bees?

Killer Bees are the only bees I know that carry swords and shields. : ) They are also an example of how in the early days Green got more flying exceptions than it does now. Flying in Green is a good example where gameplay has had to curb flavor in a bit. Happy anniversary to your wife! I hope you get an anniversary one of these days.

Birthday Flavor Flying Game Play Green Killer Bees Mark Rosewater

Killer Bees Query

Just found out the card Killer Bees exists. A green small efficient flyer with a shade ability... Is that the most color-pie-breaking card there is? :/

Nope.

Colors Green Killer Bees Shade

Color Pie and Bees

In regards to the Maro's Wrath not exiling bees question, how are bees used to falsely break the color pie?

Unyaro Bee Sting, Bee Sting, Hornet Sting, Unyaro Bees, and to a lessee extent, Killer Bees.

Bee Sting Color Pie Colors Hornet Hornet Sting Killer Bees Mark Rosewater Unyaro

Killer Bees Dislike

Be honest Mark, the real reason you're not a fan of Killer Bees is associated with your hatred toward Hornet's sting.

It doesn’t help that bees are constantly used to justify bad green cards.

Green Hornet Killer Bees

Color Pie Enforcement

While on Killer Bees, why does white get card draw, and blue get removal, but green doesn't get evasion, anyway? Or is the color pie just a suggestion for white and blue?

White doesn’t get much card draw other than cantrips which all five colors get. Blue has many answers to creatures but it doesn’t destroy them (except technically when it is changing them into something else). Green does get flying infrequently.

Blue Card Draw Color Pie Colors Creatures Destroy Evasion Flying Green Killer Bees White

Unprintable Cool Concepts

Are there any cool concepts for cards that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt will never get printed?

There are cool concepts that don’t neatly fit in the color pie. Killer bees are a fine example. Remember that it’s not just philosophy but having available mechanics to reflect the flavor. Green doesn’t have flying makes it hard for green to do creatures that naturally fly.

Card Printing Color Pie Colors Creatures Flavor Flying Green Killer Bees Mechanics Shadow

Killer Bees Colors

What color would a top-down design of killer bees be today?

It’s not a single color. Maybe black/green, maybe black/red/green.

Black Colors Golgari (B/G) Green Gruul (R/G) Jund (B/R/G) Killer Bees Rakdos (B/R) Red Top Down

Modern Green Pie

Does something like Killer Bees have any place in modern magic, or even in green? I always liked that card.

It is out of modern color pie. I would argue it was never in green’s color pie. Just because a card was made, especially from the early days does not mean it’s in green’s color pie.

Color Pie Colors Green Killer Bees Modern

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