Magic: The Gathering · alchemy
Hardened Bonds
Alchemy: Tarkir · #16 · rare · 2025
Enchantment
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 16 / 30
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Xavier Ribeiro
- Colors
- G
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- arena
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2025-04-29
About this card
Mana cost: {G}
Type: Enchantment
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on a creature you control, seek a creature card. That card perpetually gets +1/+1. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Keywords: Seek
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hardened Bonds is real?
Hardened Bonds is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Hardened Bonds worth?
As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Hardened Bonds from?
Hardened Bonds is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Alchemy: Tarkir" in the alchemy series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Hardened Bonds?
Hardened Bonds is a rare card in the Alchemy: Tarkir set.
