Hardened Scales
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander 243 • rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Collector number
- 243
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Mark Winters
- Market price
- $3.20
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.
"Naga shed their scales. We wear ours with pride."— Golran, dragonscale captain
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 was first printed in the 2014 Khans of Tarkir expansion, designed by Wizards of the Coast to support +1/+1 counter strategies in the Green color identity. This specific version originates from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander set, released in 2023, which served as a supplemental product designed to provide players with powerful reprints and new support cards for the Commander format.
The card features artwork by illustrator Yeong-Hao Han, whose vision for the piece leans into the verdant, slightly aggressive aesthetic associated with the Ixalan plane's prehistoric theme. By consistently doubling the number of +1/+1 counters placed on creatures, the card has become a quintessential engine for 'go-wide' or 'big creature' strategies, earning a reputation among players as a high-value utility piece that scales efficiently as the game progresses.
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