Hedgewitch's Mask
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Equipped creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 4 or greater.
Equip (
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #14178
Hedgewitch's Mask gives a creature hexproof and shroud-adjacent protection for one mana at instant speed — the kind of effect that saves a commander from removal on the stack. At one equip cost on a zero-mana artifact, it's one of the most efficient protection pieces available to any color.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Hedgewitch's Mask earns its slot in any voltron or commander-damage strategy where keeping the creature alive is the whole game plan — one mana to protect a Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh or a Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale is a real exchange rate. In Pauper, the combination of zero casting cost and cheap equip makes it a viable sideboard or even mainboard answer to targeted removal in creature-heavy builds. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have access to more powerful options and faster clocks, so the Mask rarely competes there. Pioneer sits in a similar spot — playable in concept, but the format's removal density usually demands more proactive protection.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Hedgewitch's Mask is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price is stable; there's no scarcity pushing it up and no demand spike coming, but at this rate you're not taking a risk either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.