Hexbane Tortoise (DMU #166)
Hexbane Tortoise is a common printing from Dominaria United (DMU #166), a Creature — Turtle. Illustrated by Joshua Raphael.
Card text
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Enlist (As this creature attacks, you may tap a nonattacking creature you control without summoning sickness. When you do, add its power to this creature's until end of turn.)
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{G} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Turtle |
| Power / Toughness | 3 / 2 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Dominaria United (DMU) |
| Collector number | 166 |
| Artist | Joshua Raphael |
| Released | 2022-09-09 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.16, foil $0.11 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
Buy Hexbane Tortoise on TCGplayer
Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
Keep exploring
Search the MTGBrew card database for more cards, or build a deck with the AI Deck Builder.
Rulings
- September 9, 2022 — The attacking player chooses whether to tap a creature for an enlist ability immediately after they tap the creatures that they have chosen to attack with. You can’t choose to enlist a creature later.
- September 9, 2022 — To enlist a creature, that creature must be untapped, it must not be attacking (even if it has vigilance), and it must have haste or have been under that attacking player’s control since the beginning of their current turn.
- September 9, 2022 — When a player taps a creature for an attacking creature’s enlist ability, that attacking creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the tapped creature’s power. This is a triggered ability that goes on the stack immediately after attackers have been declared in the declare attackers step.
- September 9, 2022 — You may tap only one creature for an enlist ability of an attacking creature, and a single creature can’t be tapped for more than one enlist ability.