Combos with Hardened Scales

15 known combos in Commander — View Hardened Scales

Gatta and Luzzu Gatta and Luzzu
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales Walking Ballista Walking Ballista
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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  1. Cast Gatta and Luzzu by paying {2}{W}.
  2. When Gatta and Luzzu enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Walking Ballista.
  3. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, targeting itself, but instead putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Gatta and Luzzu and Hardened Scales.
  4. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  5. Repeat from step 3.
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Vigor Vigor
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales Walking Ballista Walking Ballista
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, targeting itself, but putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
  2. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  3. Repeat.
5,197 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
1,798 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Marath, Will of the Wild Marath, Will of the Wild
Cryptic Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Results: Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Marath.
  2. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  3. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once Cryptic Trilobite has infinite +1/+1 counters, you may remove them for infinite mana, then repeat step 1 to get infinite +1/+1 counters on Marath, which can then be used for Marath's other modes.
1,562 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Results: Infinite colored mana · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Simic Ascendancy by paying {1}{G}{U}, putting four +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting four growth counters on it.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {1}{G}{U}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
1,421 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Winding Constrictor Winding Constrictor
Results: 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 ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting three +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
1,186 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Marath, Will of the Wild Marath, Will of the Wild
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Marath.
  2. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Elemental, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Repeat.
1,035 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Conclave Mentor Conclave Mentor
Results: 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 ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting three +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
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Strength of Will Strength of Will Walking Ballista Walking Ballista Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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  1. Cast Strength of Will by paying {1}{G}, targeting Walking Ballista.
  2. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to it.
  3. Walking Ballista triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Hardened Scales.
  4. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
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Vigor Vigor
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales Triskelion Triskelion
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, targeting itself, but putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
  2. Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  3. Repeat.
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Rite of Passage Rite of Passage Hardened Scales Hardened Scales Walking Ballista Walking Ballista
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to itself.
  2. Rite of Passage triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on Walking Ballista.
  3. Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
  4. Move to the next turn, removing all damage marked on Walking Ballista.
  5. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  6. Repeat step 5 as desired.
836 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Winding Constrictor Winding Constrictor
Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Activate Simic Ascendancy by paying {1}{G}{U}, putting three +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Simic Ascendancy's first ability triggers, putting three growth counters on it.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability three times by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {1}{G}{U}.
  4. Repeat until Simic Ascendancy has twenty or more growth counters.
  5. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
826 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales Doubling Season Doubling Season
Results: Infinite colored mana · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Simic Ascendancy by paying {1}{G}{U}, putting four +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting eight growth counters on it.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {1}{G}{U}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
766 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Marath, Will of the Wild Marath, Will of the Wild
Mana Echoes Mana Echoes Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creture token.
  2. The Elemental enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes, adding {C} for each Elemental you control.
  3. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite {C}, you may repeat step 3 to give Marath infinite +1/+1 counters, then use them to deal infinite damage to any target(s).
762 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite Branching Evolution Branching Evolution Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
Results: 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 ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting four +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
710 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
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