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Hardened Scales
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Hardened Scales Affinity

Artifacts, counters, and a board that shouldn't exist.

Green Artifact Aggro

Modern-inspired · Freeform

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Classic affinity energy — cheap artifacts + Hardened Scales turns +1/+1 counters into a runaway train.

Why it works

Every counter spell is doubled by Scales. Walking Ballista and Arcbound Ravager convert artifacts into lethal math.

Signature interactions

  • Hardened Scales doubles every counter
  • Arcbound Ravager modular transfers
  • Walking Ballista as mana sink / finisher

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Every counter spell is doubled by Scales. Walking Ballista and Arcbound Ravager convert artifacts into lethal math.

  • Hardened Scales doubles every counter
  • Arcbound Ravager modular transfers
  • Walking Ballista as mana sink / finisher
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// Hardened Scales Affinity
// Artifacts, counters, and a board that shouldn't exist.
// Modern-inspired · Freeform

4 Hardened Scales
4 Walking Ballista
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Hangarback Walker
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Springleaf Drum
4 Welding Jar
3 The Ozolith
3 Metallic Rebuke
2 Cranial Plating
2 Shadowspear
4 Urza's Saga
4 Blooming Marsh
4 Inkmoth Nexus
4 Darksteel Citadel
6 Forest

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Amulet untaps bounce lands for huge mana. Titan tutors utility lands; Dryad of the Ilysian Grove turns everything into every type.

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  • Murktide Regent exile yard = massive flyer
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You trade one-for-one until the opponent is empty, then a planeswalker or emblem ends the game safely.

  • Teferi, Hero of Dominaria emblem = exile forever
  • Supreme Verdict resets unfair boards
  • Solitude / Subtlety as free interaction
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