First printed in Khans of Tarkir (2014)
All 21 prints
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Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #272, 2026
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2365, 2026
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Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #307, 2025
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Fallout (PIP) #200, 2024
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Fallout (PIP) #470, 2024
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Fallout (PIP) #728, 2024
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Fallout (PIP) #998, 2024
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #243, 2023
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Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #55, 2023
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #102279, 2022 (digital)
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Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #215, 2022
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Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #215★, 2022
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Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #151, 2022
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Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #369, 2022
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Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #462, 2022
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Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #582, 2021 (digital)
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Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #138, 2018
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Commander 2016 (C16) #152, 2016
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Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #133, 2014
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Khans of Tarkir Promos (PKTK) #133p, 2014
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Khans of Tarkir Promos (PKTK) #133s, 2014
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
- Illustrated by
- Mark Winters
- Watermark
- Abzan
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Each additional Hardened Scales you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on a creature you control by one.
- 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.
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 31 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK), Premier Draft | 44.9% | -9.4 | -5.4 | 758 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
108 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature: Gatta and Luzzu + Hardened Scales + Walking Ballista
- Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control: Hardened Scales + Vigor + Walking Ballista
- Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature: Hardened Scales + Strength of Will + Walking Ballista
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Hardened Scales
- Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities, Infinite creature tokens…: Cryptic Trilobite + Hardened Scales + Marath, Will of the Wild
- Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep…: Branching Evolution + Crystalline Crawler + Hardened Scales + Simic Ascendancy
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities…: Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Hardened Scales + Winding Constrictor
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Hardened Scales + Marath, Will of the Wild
- Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control: Hardened Scales + Rite of Passage + Walking Ballista
- Infinite damage, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control: Hardened Scales + Triskelion + Vigor
