Hardened Scales
Enchantment
Text
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.
"Before me writhed the guardian of my prize, A serpent with stone skin and cunning eyes!" —*A Traveler's Trials*
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.07 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $5.49 | $8.99 |
| Cardmarket | €2.94 | €4.98 |
| CardTrader Buy | €1.68 | €3.51 |
| TCGplayer | $4.08 | $7.79 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€1.68CardTrader market
51 offers · from €1.68 · avg €84.47 · max €2,039.62
Near Mint: 47 · Slightly Played: 4
Rulings (3)
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.
09/01/2023If 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.
09/01/2023Each additional Hardened Scales you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on a creature you control by one.
09/01/2023Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |