Hangarback Walker
Artifact Creature — Construct
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.
, 
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.0/0
Illustrated by Daarken · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Legalities
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
Printings
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Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
#348
rare
2026-04-24
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Edge of Eternities Commander
#139
rare
2025-08-01
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The List
#ORI-229
rare
2024-08-02
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Commander Masters
#951
rare
2023-08-04
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Jumpstart 2022
#772
rare
2022-12-02
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Explorer Anthology 1
#19
rare
2022-07-28
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Love Your LGS 2020
#2
rare
2020-05-18
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Kaladesh Inventions
#13
special
2016-09-30
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Magic Origins
#229
rare
2015-07-17
Rulings
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The value of each X in Hangarback Walker's mana cost must be equal. For example, if X is 2, you'll pay
to cast Hangarback Walker and it will enter the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it. -
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.
Archetypes that play this card
Modern
- Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp 66.7% of lists