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Hangarback Walker

{X}{X}

Artifact Creature — Construct

SOCSecrets of Strixhaven Commander#348rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Daarken
Found in
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Deck Quandrix Unlimited
Printings9Combos56EDHREC rank#1,538
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
0/0
Plays as:
Artifact Token MakerCounter PayoffCounter PlacerLtb TriggerMana SinkCreature Token MakerX Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+13.3%
$0.34
$0.01 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.29· across 9 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Jun 22, 2015
  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    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.

  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    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.