Hatebears
Small creatures whose text stops your opponents doing something — searching, untapping, casting for free. A body attached to a rule change.
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esper Sentinel | {W} | Artifact Creature — Human Soldier | Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power. | $61.01 |
| 2 | Drannith Magistrate | {1}{W} | Creature — Human Wizard | Your opponents can't cast spells from anywhere other than their hands. | $13.97 |
| 3 | Aven Mindcensor | {2}{W} | Creature — Bird Wizard | Flash Flying If an opponent would search a library, that player searches the top four cards of that library instead. | $1.68 |
| 4 | Thalia, Heretic Cathar | {2}{W} | Legendary Creature — Human Soldier | First strike Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped. | $2.05 |
| 5 | Grand Arbiter Augustin IV | {2}{W}{U} | Legendary Creature — Human Advisor | White spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast. | $18.32 |
| 6 | Manglehorn | {2}{G} | Creature — Beast | When this creature enters, you may destroy target artifact. Artifacts your opponents control enter tapped. | $0.99 |
| 7 | Thalia, Guardian of Thraben | {1}{W} | Legendary Creature — Human Soldier | First strike Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast. | $0.39 |
| 8 | Harsh Mentor | {1}{R} | Creature — Human Cleric | Whenever an opponent activates an ability of an artifact, creature, or land on the battlefield, if it isn't a mana ability, this creature deals 2 damage to that player. | $0.29 |
| 9 | Collector Ouphe | {1}{G} | Creature — Ouphe | Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated. | $3.47 |
| 10 | Baird, Steward of Argive | {2}{W}{W} | Legendary Creature — Human Soldier | Vigilance Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures. | $0.34 |
| 11 | Lavinia, Azorius Renegade | {W}{U} | Legendary Creature — Human Soldier | Each opponent can't cast noncreature spells with mana value greater than the number of lands that player controls. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell. | $0.66 |
| 12 | Kinjalli's Sunwing | {2}{W} | Creature — Dinosaur | Flying Creatures your opponents control enter tapped. | $0.94 |
| 13 | Esior, Wardwing Familiar | {1}{U} | Legendary Creature — Bird | Flying Spells your opponents cast that target one or more commanders you control cost {3} more to cast. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.) | $0.79 |
| 14 | Nils, Discipline Enforcer | {2}{W} | Legendary Creature — Human Cleric | At the beginning of your end step, for each player, put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature that player controls. Each creature with one or more counters on it can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless its controller … | $0.36 |
| 15 | Unsettled Mariner | {W}{U} | Creature — Shapeshifter | Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Whenever you or a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays {1}. | $3.96 |
| 16 | Dauntless Dismantler | {1}{W} | Creature — Human Artificer | Artifacts your opponents control enter tapped. {X}{X}{W}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy each artifact with mana value X. | $0.29 |
| 17 | Kopala, Warden of Waves | {1}{U}{U} | Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard | Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to cast. Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to activate. | $0.36 |
| 18 | Containment Priest | {1}{W} | Creature — Human Cleric | Flash If a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead. | $0.56 |
| 19 | Phyrexian Revoker | {2} | Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror | As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated. | $0.37 |
| 20 | Onakke Oathkeeper | {1}{W} | Creature — Ogre Spirit | Creatures can't attack planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each creature they control that's attacking a planeswalker you control. {4}{W}{W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Return target planeswalker card… | $1.88 |
| 21 | Leonin Arbiter | {1}{W} | Creature — Cat Cleric | Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay {2} for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn. | $0.49 |
| 22 | Tithe Taker | {1}{W} | Creature — Human Soldier | During your turn, spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast and abilities your opponents activate cost {1} more to activate unless they're mana abilities. Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit c… | $0.34 |
| 23 | Gnat Miser | {B} | Creature — Rat Shaman | Each opponent's maximum hand size is reduced by one. | $1.02 |
| 24 | Vryn Wingmare | {2}{W} | Creature — Pegasus | Flying Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast. | $0.25 |
| 25 | Tax Collector | {1}{W} | Creature — Human Advisor | When this creature enters, choose one — • Tax — Until your next turn, spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast. • Arrest — Detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block an… | $0.29 |
| 26 | Gaddock Teeg | {G}{W} | Legendary Creature — Kithkin Advisor | Noncreature spells with mana value 4 or greater can't be cast. Noncreature spells with {X} in their mana costs can't be cast. | $2.21 |
| 27 | Sanctum Prelate | {1}{W}{W} | Creature — Human Cleric | As this creature enters, choose a number. Noncreature spells with mana value equal to the chosen number can't be cast. | $1.84 |
| 28 | Kataki, War's Wage | {1}{W} | Legendary Creature — Spirit | All artifacts have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {1}." | $1.68 |
| 29 | Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills | {1}{W} | Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble | Vigilance Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.) As long as you have an enduring story, creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {1… | $0.25 |
| 30 | Strict Proctor | {1}{W} | Creature — Spirit Cleric | Flying Whenever a permanent entering causes a triggered ability to trigger, counter that ability unless its controller pays {2}. | $0.35 |
30 of 2197 cards the search scored for "hatebears that tax or stop opponents". Ordered by how much each card is played, among the cards that matched. Prices and legality come from Scryfall; the list was last refreshed on 2026-09-23.
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