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◇ Catalog #317

Hired Claw

blb·#317·rare·showcase

Illus. Ellie Livingston

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wishlisted

Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$1.70+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.72 · low $0.66

NM$0.70

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.65–$0.74modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.97low $0.23range 756.5%n 79

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,606 · Fringe play

Variants

Showcase$0.70

Gameplay

Creature — Lizard Mercenary

Whenever you attack with one or more Lizards, this creature deals 1 damage to target opponent. {1}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only if an opponent lost life this turn and only once each turn.

1/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2024-07-26wotc

Hired Claw’s activated ability cares whether an opponent lost life this turn, not how their life total changed. For example, an opponent who gained 2 life and lost 1 life in the same turn still lost life.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.70. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.23 and $1.97 across 79 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from BLB — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #317 of *Bloomburrow*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Bloomburrow release.

Card type: Creature — Lizard Mercenary, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #10,606 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ellie Livingston. Rarix catalogs 9 other cards credited to this artist.