Hardened Scales

Public decks that run Hardened Scales

• Breed Lethality - Commander 2016, led by Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
• Breed Lethality - Commander Anthology Volume II, led by Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
• Counter Blitz - Final Fantasy Commander, led by Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
• Explorers of the Deep - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander, led by Hakbal of the Surging Soul
• Mutant Menace - Fallout, led by The Wise Mothman
• Quandrix Unlimited - Secrets of Strixhaven, led by Zimone, Infinite Analyst
• Tyranid Swarm - Warhammer 40,000 Commander, led by The Swarmlord

Commanders that run Hardened Scales most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• The Wise Mothman: 25,966 decks
• Hakbal of the Surging Soul: 21,764 decks
• Tidus, Yuna's Guardian: 20,171 decks
• Ms. Bumbleflower: 14,544 decks
• Animar, Soul of Elements: 12,340 decks
• Kibo, Uktabi Prince: 11,348 decks
• Helga, Skittish Seer: 9,805 decks
• Zimone, Infinite Analyst: 9,693 decks

Often played with Hardened Scales

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
• The First Tyrannic War
• Ivorytusk Fortress
• Daghatar the Adamant
• The Swarmlord
• Winged Hive Tyrant
• Nightkin Ambusher
• Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
• Contaminated Drink
• The Master, Transcendent

Rulings

• 2023-09-01: Each additional Hardened Scales you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on a creature you control by one.
• 2023-09-01: 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.
• 2023-09-01: 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.