Hangarback Walker

Commander Masters (CMM) #951 · Rare · Artifact Creature — Construct

Mana cost: {X}{X}

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.
{1}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Power/toughness 0/0 · Illustrated by Daarken · Released August 4, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.07 USD (15.2%) to $0.53 USD; low $0.46 USD, high $0.54 USD.

Printings

  1. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #348 (SOC) · Rare · 2026 · $0.35 USD
  2. Edge of Eternities Commander #139 (EOC) · Rare · 2025 · $0.25 USD
  3. The List #ORI-229 (PLST) · Rare · 2024 · $0.33 USD
  4. Commander Masters #951 (this printing) · Rare · 2023 · $0.53 USD
  5. Jumpstart 2022 #772 (J22) · Rare · 2022 · $1.10 USD
  6. Explorer Anthology 1 #19 (EA1) · Rare · 2022
  7. Love Your LGS 2020 #2 (PLG20) · Rare · 2020 · $12.67 USD foil
  8. Kaladesh Inventions #13 (MPS) · Special · 2016 · $63.49 USD foil
  9. Magic Origins #229 (ORI) · Rare · 2015 · $0.56 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2015-06-22 · wotc — If enough -1/-1 counters are put on Hangarback Walker at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, the number of +1/+1 counters on it before it got any -1/-1 counters will be used to determine how many Thopter tokens you get. For example, if there are three +1/+1 counters on Hangarback Walker and it gets four -1/-1 counters, you'll get three Thopter tokens. That's because Hangarback Walker's triggered ability checks the creature's existence just before it leaves the battlefield, and it still has all those counters on it at that point.
  2. 2015-06-22 · wotc — The value of each X in Hangarback Walker's mana cost must be equal. For example, if X is 2, you'll pay {4} to cast Hangarback Walker and it will enter the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

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  2. Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist · in 37% of 49 decks
  3. Zimone, Infinite Analyst · in 27% of 48 decks
  4. Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer · in 7% of 44 decks
  5. Ragost, Deft Gastronaut · in 6% of 50 decks

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