Hired Claw {R}

Creature — Lizard Mercenary

Whenever you attack with one or more Lizards, this creature deals 1 damage to target opponent. {1}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only if an opponent lost life this turn and only once each turn.

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Bloomburrow

English · 2024-08-02

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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Standard legal because this card is from Bloomburrow, released 2024-08-02, and the set is Standard legal.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: 1ae41080-0d67-4719-adb2-49bf2a268b6c
Oracle ID: 031cfc7d-8bda-454b-b88a-15d3f5fe47e2
TCGplayer ID: 559082

📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence

Standard Decks23%
Avg. Copies3.9
Sideboard Share4%
Top Archetypes:
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Recent Tournament Finishes:
2nd Place at Arena Championship Qualifier (J. Peach)July 5, 2026
5th Place at Magic Online Premier Event (P. Vitor Damo da Rosa)June 20, 2026
2nd Place at Regional Championship Showcase (M. Juza)June 27, 2026

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