Hive of the Eye Tyrant
Hive of the Eye Tyrant: Land, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped. Tap: Add B. On Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR)
- Released
- 2021-07-23
- Collector number
- 258
- Artist
- Johannes Voss
- Commander rank
- 7,756 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Hive of the Eye Tyrant
Hive of the Eye Tyrant is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black land from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR), an expansion set released in July 2021. It is collector number 258 in that set, with art by Johannes Voss. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.58 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
{3}{B}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/3 black Beholder creature with menace and "Whenever this creature attacks, exile target card from defending player's graveyard." It's still a land.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.58 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Hive of the Eye Tyrant by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Hive of the Eye Tyrant
Hive of the Eye Tyrant has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #355 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #258a | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #258p | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #258s | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Hive of the Eye Tyrant, newest first.
- If you activate Hive of the Eye Tyrant's last ability multiple times, it gains multiple instances of the triggered ability that exiles cards. For example, if you activate it twice and attack, you will choose two target cards to exile (or the same card twice, if you want to).
- If Hive of the Eye Tyrant enters the battlefield at the same time as one or more other lands, it doesn't take those lands into consideration when determining how many other lands you control.
- If you turn Hive of the Eye Tyrant into a creature but haven't controlled it continuously since your most recent turn began, you won't be able to activate its mana ability or attack with it.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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