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Hired Claw 
Creature — Lizard Mercenary
Oracle Text
Whenever you attack with one or more Lizards, this creature deals 1 damage to target opponent.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only if an opponent lost life this turn and only once each turn.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only if an opponent lost life this turn and only once each turn.Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Hired Claw, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3 | 4 | 320 | 3.8 |
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1 |
| Pioneer | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.3 |
Details
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 140
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Hired Claw
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (23)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Slickshot Show-Off
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Embereth Veteran
- 1 Falkenrath Gorger
- 1 Falkenrath Pit Fighter
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Greasewrench Goblin
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Norin, Swift Survivalist
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Eidolon of the Great Revel
- 1 Icehide Golem
Sorceries (14)
Instants (19)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (36)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Amped Raptor
- 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Chandra's Pyreling
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Harsh Mentor
- 1 Reckless Pyrosurfer
- 1 Robber of the Rich
- 1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Reckless Bushwhacker
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Clockwork Percussionist
- 1 Frantic Scapegoat
- 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Heartfire Hero
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Legion Loyalist
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Phoenix Chick
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Vexing Devil
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Ash Zealot
- 1 Razorkin Needlehead
Sorceries (13)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Slickshot Show-Off
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Embereth Veteran
- 1 Falkenrath Gorger
- 1 Falkenrath Pit Fighter
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Greasewrench Goblin
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Norin, Swift Survivalist
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Eidolon of the Great Revel
- 1 Icehide Golem
Sorceries (14)
Instants (19)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Sorceries (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Sorceries (1)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Slickshot Show-Off
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Embereth Veteran
- 1 Falkenrath Pit Fighter
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Greasewrench Goblin
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Norin, Swift Survivalist
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Eidolon of the Great Revel
- 1 Razorkin Needlehead
- 1 Icehide Golem
Sorceries (14)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (35)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Horizon of Progress
- 1 Mishra's Factory
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Ramunap Ruins
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 14 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 6 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Slickshot Show-Off
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Embereth Veteran
- 1 Falkenrath Pit Fighter
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Greasewrench Goblin
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Norin, Swift Survivalist
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Eidolon of the Great Revel
- 1 Razorkin Needlehead
- 1 Icehide Golem
Sorceries (14)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (35)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Horizon of Progress
- 1 Mishra's Factory
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Ramunap Ruins
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 14 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 6 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (36)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Amped Raptor
- 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Chandra's Pyreling
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Harsh Mentor
- 1 Reckless Pyrosurfer
- 1 Robber of the Rich
- 1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Reckless Bushwhacker
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Clockwork Percussionist
- 1 Frantic Scapegoat
- 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Heartfire Hero
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Legion Loyalist
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Phoenix Chick
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Vexing Devil
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Ash Zealot
- 1 Razorkin Needlehead
Sorceries (13)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
Sorceries (6)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (12)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (40)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Dwarven Mine
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Hammerheim
- 1 Mishra's Factory
- 5 Mountain
- 7 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 5 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Rishadan Port
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 War Room
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Headliner Scarlett
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
- 1 Charming Scoundrel
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Earthshaker Khenra
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Fugitive Codebreaker
- 1 Reckless Pyrosurfer
- 1 Robber of the Rich
- 1 Viashino Pyromancer
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Squee, Dubious Monarch
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 1 Fanatical Firebrand
- 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Phoenix Chick
- 1 Sawblade Scamp
- 1 Voldaren Epicure
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
Sorceries (13)
Instants (14)
Lands (38)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Castle Embereth
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Mishra's Factory
- 3 Mountain
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 5 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Ramunap Ruins
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (36)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Amped Raptor
- 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Chandra's Pyreling
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Harsh Mentor
- 1 Reckless Pyrosurfer
- 1 Robber of the Rich
- 1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Reckless Bushwhacker
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Clockwork Percussionist
- 1 Frantic Scapegoat
- 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Heartfire Hero
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Legion Loyalist
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Phoenix Chick
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Vexing Devil
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Ash Zealot
- 1 Razorkin Needlehead
Sorceries (13)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Headliner Scarlett
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
- 1 Charming Scoundrel
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Earthshaker Khenra
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Fugitive Codebreaker
- 1 Reckless Pyrosurfer
- 1 Robber of the Rich
- 1 Viashino Pyromancer
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Squee, Dubious Monarch
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 1 Fanatical Firebrand
- 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Phoenix Chick
- 1 Sawblade Scamp
- 1 Voldaren Epicure
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
Sorceries (13)
Instants (14)
Lands (38)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Castle Embereth
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Mishra's Factory
- 3 Mountain
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 5 Mountain
- 3 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Ramunap Ruins
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (36)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Amped Raptor
- 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
- 1 Cemetery Gatekeeper
- 1 Chandra's Pyreling
- 1 Cunning Coyote
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Harsh Mentor
- 1 Reckless Pyrosurfer
- 1 Robber of the Rich
- 1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
- 1 Reckless Bushwhacker
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Sunspine Lynx
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Clockwork Percussionist
- 1 Frantic Scapegoat
- 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
- 1 Goblin Guide
- 1 Heartfire Hero
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
- 1 Legion Loyalist
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Phoenix Chick
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
- 1 Vexing Devil
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Ash Zealot
- 1 Razorkin Needlehead