Hardened Scales
Secret Lair Drop 2365 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2365
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Jim Lawson
- Market price
- $20.44
What it does
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
"Ha! I was born to do this! I was born to fight!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hardened Scales originated as a rare enchantment in the 2014 Magic: The Gathering set Khans of Tarkir, designed to bolster +1/+1 counter strategies. It became a staple in modern and eternal formats for its efficient ability to accelerate growth on creatures, leading to its inclusion in the Secret Lair series as a special, stylized reprint.
The Secret Lair version featuring collector number 2365 was illustrated by Jim Lawson. Known for his extensive work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic series, Lawson utilized his signature gritty, detailed ink-line aesthetic to re-imagine the card. The release was part of a broader initiative by Wizards of the Coast to offer artist-focused, limited-run versions of iconic cards to collectors, drawing praise for its departure from the game's standard high-fantasy visual language.
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About Hardened Scales
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