Battlewise Hoplite
Creature — Human Soldier
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then scry 1. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #24854
Battlewise Hoplite is a two-mana heroic threat that grows every time you target it and lets you scry 1 alongside each counter — card selection stapled onto a beater. In dedicated Heroic or spells-matter builds it earns its slot; outside that context, a 2/2 for two with conditional upside doesn't clear the bar.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Battlewise Hoplite is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it needs a dedicated Heroic shell — Daxos of Meletis or a Voltron-style Azorius build — to fire consistently, and even then the scry 1 triggers feel incremental at a 100-card table. Pioneer is its most natural home, where Heroic was a real archetype and cheap cantrips like Defiant Strike kept the engine humming. In Modern and Legacy the competition at two mana is brutal and Battlewise Hoplite rarely makes the cut over faster threats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Battlewise Hoplite is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a playset for under a dollar. The price reflects its narrow role: outside a Heroic deck, demand is essentially zero, so don't expect it to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.