---
name: "Halana and Alena, Partners"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Ranger"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: ["Reach", "First strike"]
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "659"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Rainville"
oracle_id: "b347be2d-9aa1-42a9-b652-8fb032832f09"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/halana-and-alena-partners-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Halana and Alena, Partners
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Ranger
- **Keywords:** Reach, First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is Halana and Alena's power. That creature gains haste until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Halana and Alena and Gisa and Geralf](/printing/halana-and-alena-and-gisa-and-geralf-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Ranger Wizard
2. [Halana, Kessig Ranger](/printing/halana-kessig-ranger-cmr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Archer Ranger
3. [Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw](/printing/syr-alin-the-lions-claw-fdn.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
4. [Highland Berserker](/printing/highland-berserker-zen.md) — Creature — Human Berserker Ally
5. [Coordinated Assault](/printing/coordinated-assault-clu.md) — Instant
6. [Alena, Kessig Trapper](/printing/alena-kessig-trapper-cmr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #659
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Rainville

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2021-11-19)* If Halana and Alena's power is somehow negative at the time its triggered ability resolves, you will put no counters on that creature. The effect doesn't remove counters from that creature or give it -1/-1 counters.