Hardened Scales
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.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
#185 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of October 16, 2026).
Selling Hardened Scales?
We pay 50% of a card's market value in cash, or 70% in store credit, for cards worth more than $1. For the cheapest printing of Hardened Scales, that's about $0.89 cash or $1.24 in credit.
All 19 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil | Etched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Commander SOC | 272 | Apr 2026 | $3.01 | – | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 2365 | Mar 2026 | $20.30 | $21.80 | – |
| Final Fantasy Commander FIC | 307 | Jun 2025 | $1.77 | – | – |
| Fallout PIP | 200 | Mar 2024 | $3.15 | $6.90 | – |
| Fallout PIP | 470 | Mar 2024 | $7.49 | $8.32 | – |
| Fallout PIP | 728 | Mar 2024 | – | $9.99 | – |
| Fallout PIP | 998 | Mar 2024 | – | $12.84 | – |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander LCC | 243 | Nov 2023 | $3.12 | – | – |
| Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales WOT | 55 | Sep 2023 | $4.99 | $10.26 | – |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40K | 215 | Oct 2022 | $4.22 | – | – |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40K | 215★ | Oct 2022 | – | $9.67 | – |
| Double Masters 2022 2X2 | 369 | Jul 2022 | $5.35 | $5.48 | – |
| Double Masters 2022 2X2 | 462 | Jul 2022 | – | – | $5.35 |
| Double Masters 2022 2X2 | 151 | Jul 2022 | $3.40 | $4.15 | – |
| Commander Anthology Volume II CM2 | 138 | Jun 2018 | $2.89 | – | – |
| Commander 2016 C16 | 152 | Nov 2016 | $2.54 | – | – |
| Khans of Tarkir Promos PKTK | 133p | Sep 2014 | $4.27 | $5.09 | – |
| Khans of Tarkir KTK | 133 | Sep 2014 | $3.10 | $5.65 | – |
| Khans of Tarkir Promos PKTK | 133s | Sep 2014 | – | $9.15 | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Rulings
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.
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