Hardened Scales
Enchantment · 
Hardened Scales is part of 106 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Crystalline Crawler and Devoted Druid.
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.
- Mana value
- 1
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Hardened Scales in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Hardened Scales can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Hardened Scales
106 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Gatta and Luzzu
Hardened Scales
Walking Ballista
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Vigor
Hardened Scales
Walking Ballista
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Hardened Scales
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Strength of Will
Hardened Scales
Walking Ballista
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: R, G, W
Cards in combo:
Marath, Will of the Wild
Cryptic Trilobite
Hardened Scales
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite damage
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales
Branching Evolution
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Hardened Scales
Winding Constrictor
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: R, G, W
Cards in combo:
Marath, Will of the Wild
Ashnod's Altar
Hardened Scales
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Rite of Passage
Hardened Scales
Walking Ballista
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Vigor
Triskelion
Hardened Scales
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: B, G, U
Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Corpsejack Menace
Hardened Scales
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Hardened Scales
Conclave Mentor
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales
Innkeeper's Talent
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales
Doubling Season
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Branching Evolution
Hardened Scales
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: R, G, W
Cards in combo:
Marath, Will of the Wild
Mana Echoes
Hardened Scales
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite damage
Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Hardened Scales
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Devoted Druid
Leyline of Abundance
Hardened Scales
Branching Evolution
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales
The Earth Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Gatta and Luzzu
Triskelion
Hardened Scales
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
