The Borg Queen

The Borg Queen

Legendary Artifact Creature — Borg Noble

Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026

Mana cost: {4}{W}{U}{B}

How we read this card

Artifact creatures you control get +2/+2.

static — gives +2/+2

Whenever The Borg Queen enters or attacks, target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a creature card. Assimilate that card. They put the rest on the bottom in a random order.

triggered —

triggered —

triggered — blinks a permanent

triggered — blinks a permanent

triggered — puts a counter on it

triggered — puts a counter on it

triggered — turns something into a creature

triggered — turns something into a creature

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a creature, put a creature onto the battlefield, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: a creature it boosts, an artifact it boosts.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put The Borg Queen onto the battlefield from your library

12 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

When a creature is exiled thanks to The Borg Queen:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

When The Borg Queen attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

When The Borg Queen deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When The Borg Queen deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to The Borg Queen, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

When The Borg Queen is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

When The Borg Queen enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to The Borg Queen, All Will Be One deals that much damage
  2. Berta, Wise Extrapolator — When Berta, Wise Extrapolator gets a counter thanks to The Borg Queen, it adds 1 mana
  3. Aragorn, Company Leader — When Aragorn, Company Leader gets a counter thanks to The Borg Queen, it puts counters on itself
  4. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to The Borg Queen, it triggers
  5. Blaster, Combat DJ // Blaster, Morale Booster — When Blaster, Combat DJ // Blaster, Morale Booster gets a counter thanks to The Borg Queen, it triggers

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

When The Borg Queen enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage

207 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

When The Borg Queen is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Primeval Bounty — makes a token

89 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (The Borg Queen is one).

  1. Pollywog Prodigy — When The Borg Queen enters, Pollywog Prodigy puts a counter on itself

3,035 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.