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Magic · Commander: Secrets of Strixhaven · #272 · Rare

Hardened Scales

Magic card price for Hardened Scales: $2.97 market, from $2.00 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Apr 3, 2026 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$2.97
−3.9% this week · −18.2% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day−0.3%
7 days−3.9%
30 days−18.2%
90 days+61.4%
1 year—
All time+18.8%

Sellers right now

$2.00lowest listing$42.78highest
Market price$2.97
Mid listing$3.14
Direct$2.77
30-day avg$3.25

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$2.97
Cardmarket$2.43 €2.16

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$1.5852-week low$4.1252-week high
In the range55%
All-time low$1.58
All-time high$4.12
First priceApr 3, 2026
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$1.70$2.58$3.47$4.35
$2.97
Jul 20Aug 19Sep 18Oct 18
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Hardened Scales was released in April 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $2.00, and the 30-day average market price is $3.25.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$2.97$2.00$42.78−3.9%

The card in play

Type line
Enchantment
Rules 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.

Flavor

"Naga shed their scales. We wear ours with pride."
—Golran, dragonscale captain

Other printings of Hardened Scales

19 more · $1.72 – $21.77
All printings
Hardened Scales (2365), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price +1.0% 7d Hardened Scales Secret Lair Drop Series · #2365 $21.77 Hardened Scales (Extended Art) (Surge Foil) (998), Universes Beyond: Fallout — Magic card price +0.3% 7d Hardened Scales (Extended Art) (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: Fallout · #998 $12.88 Hardened Scales (55), Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales — Magic card price −0.7% 7d Hardened Scales Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales · #55 $10.19 Hardened Scales (Surge Foil) (728), Universes Beyond: Fallout — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Hardened Scales (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: Fallout · #728 $9.99 Hardened Scales (Surge Foil) (215), Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Hardened Scales (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 · #215 $9.67

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