---
name: "Hexbane Tortoise"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Turtle"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Ward", "Enlist"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Joshua Raphael"
oracle_id: "f3b4097f-b84f-4645-81f1-018366e40eeb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hexbane-tortoise-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hexbane Tortoise
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Turtle
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Ward, Enlist

## Oracle Text
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Enlist (As this creature attacks, you may tap a nonattacking creature you control without summoning sickness. When you do, add its power to this creature's until end of turn.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armored Armadillo](/printing/armored-armadillo-otj.md) — Creature — Armadillo
2. [Tomakul Honor Guard](/printing/tomakul-honor-guard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Toadstool Admirer](/printing/toadstool-admirer-woe.md) — Creature — Ouphe
4. [Ambling Stormshell](/printing/ambling-stormshell-ptdm.md) — Creature — Turtle
5. [Hamlet Vanguard](/printing/hamlet-vanguard-prm.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Rimeshield Frost Giant](/printing/rimeshield-frost-giant-hbg.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Joshua Raphael
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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