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◇ Catalog #140s

Hired Claw

pblb·#140s·rare·foil

Illus. Quintin Gleim

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Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$2.97+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.04 · low $1.86

NM$1.97

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.82–$2.08modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.56low $1.95range 31.3%n 43

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #10,606 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.97

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 $1.97. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.95 and $2.56 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PBLB — the lineup includes Foil 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 #140s of *Bloomburrow Promos*, the promotional run 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 Quintin Gleim. Rarix catalogs 69 other cards credited to this artist.