wotc
If a creature you control would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with that many plus one instead.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #138
Hardened Scales
cm2·#138·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Mark Winters
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wishlisted
Jun '18
8 yr ago
Value
$3.78+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $2.78 · low $2.78
Volatility · stable
USD$2.78EUR€2.72
NM$2.78
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #189 · Popular pick
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
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
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
If two or more effects attempt to modify how many counters would be put on a creature you control, you choose the order to apply those effects, no matter who controls the sources of those effects.
wotc
Each additional Hardened Scales you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on a creature you control by one.
Context
Last observed at $2.78, stable around $2.78 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.37 and $2.78 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $2.78.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CM2 — the lineup includes Nonfoil 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.
This card belongs to *Commander Anthology Volume II* (released June 2018).
Card #138 in Commander Anthology Volume II.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {G} (1 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #189 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Winters. Rarix tracks 214 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Mark Winters
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