MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #18

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

DIGITAL ONLY

ha4·#18·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Wisnu Tan

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '21

5 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,293 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Elephant Warrior

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.

5/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2020-11-10wotc

Once you announce you're casting a creature spell, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can't try to change the number of creatures you control with +1/+1 counters.

2020-11-10wotc

Hamza's first ability affects only generic mana costs. It can't reduce the total cost to cast the spell below {G}{W}.

2020-11-10wotc

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Hamza, Guardian of Arashin). The total cost is locked in before any costs are paid. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HA4 — 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.

Card #18 of *Historic Anthology 4*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2021 Historic Anthology 4 release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Elephant Warrior, color identity green/white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4}{G}{W} (6 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,293 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Wisnu Tan. Rarix catalogs 238 other cards credited to this artist.