Hardened Scales (FIC #307)
Hardened Scales is a rare printing from Final Fantasy Commander (FIC #307), a Enchantment. Illustrated by Takayama Toshiaki.
Card 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.
"When it starts, I won't be myself any more. I won't be able to hold myself back."
—Jecht
Details
| Mana cost | {G} |
|---|---|
| Type | Enchantment |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) |
| Collector number | 307 |
| Artist | Takayama Toshiaki |
| Released | 2025-06-13 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $1.65 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- September 1, 2023 — 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.
- September 1, 2023 — 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.
- September 1, 2023 — Each additional Hardened Scales you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on a creature you control by one.
Decks that play it
Decks built with the MTGBrew AI Deck Builder that include Hardened Scales:
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid — Ramp Commander Deck — Commander · Commander: Tatyova, Benthic Druid
- Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar — Tokens Commander Deck — Commander · Commander: Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
- Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar — Control Commander Deck — Commander · Commander: Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
- Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar — Control Commander Deck — Commander · Commander: Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
- Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar — Control Commander Deck — Commander · Commander: Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Other printings of Hardened Scales
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Hardened Scales:
- Hardened Scales (2X2 #151)
- Hardened Scales (2X2 #369)
- Hardened Scales (2X2 #462)
- Hardened Scales (40K #215)
- Hardened Scales (40K #215★)
- Hardened Scales (C16 #152)
- Hardened Scales (CM2 #138)
- Hardened Scales (J21 #582)
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