Mirror-Shield Hoplite
Creature — Human Soldier
Vigilance
Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a backup ability, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22839
Mirror-Shield Hoplite lands as a two-mana 2/2 that puts a +1/+1 counter on itself whenever you scry — turning every cantrip and top-deck manipulation into a free buff. Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener decks are the obvious home, where doubling those counters makes the Hoplite snowball fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener doubles +1/+1 counters as creatures enter, so Mirror-Shield Hoplite arrives with two counters instead of one and keeps stacking them every time the deck scrys — which, in a Bright-Palm list, is constantly.
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 |
Mirror-Shield Hoplite is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its ceiling is firmly in Commander. In 60-card formats the rate is modest — a 2/2 that grows through scry is fine but competes with faster threats in Modern and Pioneer, and Legacy has no interest. Commander is where it actually shines: longer games, more scry triggers from draw engines and fetch effects, and commanders like Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener that amplify every counter it picks up.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Mirror-Shield Hoplite is pure bulk — easy to grab as a throw-in. Bulk rares with narrow synergy profiles tend to stay cheap, so there's no reason to prioritize acquiring it outside the sleeve-it-now cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.