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◇ Catalog #198

Shrewd Hatchling

mm2·#198·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Carl Frank

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '15

11 yr ago

Value

$0.10+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.10 · low $0.09

NM$0.10

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.09–$0.11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.10low $0.04range 150.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,064 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.15

Nonfoil$0.10

Gameplay

Creature — Elemental

This creature enters with four -1/-1 counters on it. {U/R}: Target creature can't block this creature this turn. Whenever you cast a blue spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature. Whenever you cast a red spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature.

6/6

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2008-08-01wotc

If you cast a spell that’s both of the listed colors, both abilities will trigger. You’ll remove a total of two -1/-1 counters from the Hatchling.

2008-08-01wotc

If there are no -1/-1 counters on it when the triggered ability resolves, the ability does nothing. There is no penalty for not being able to remove a counter.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.10. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.10 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MM2 — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #198 of *Modern Masters 2015*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2015 Modern Masters 2015 release.

Card type: Creature — Elemental, color identity red/blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{U/R} (4 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,064 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Carl Frank. Rarix catalogs 53 other cards credited to this artist.