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◇ Catalog #272

Hardened Scales

soc·#272·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Winters

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$2.81+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.87 · low $1.71

NM$1.81

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.67–$1.91modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.92low $0.05range 3740.0%n 49

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #188 · Popular pick

Variants

Nonfoil$1.81

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

2023-09-01wotc

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.

2023-09-01wotc

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.

2023-09-01wotc

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 on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.81. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.05 and $1.92 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — 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 #272 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {G} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #188 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Winters. Rarix catalogs 214 other cards credited to this artist.