If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won't gain additional abilities.
Guardian Scalelord
Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.
If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.08 and $8.16 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MOC — 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 #16 of *March of the Machine Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2023 March of the Machine Commander release.
Card type: Creature — Dragon, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{W} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Backup.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,858 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez. Rarix catalogs 676 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Victor Adame Minguez
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