This post helps MTG players understand why Hare Apparent MTG exploded in popularity and how to build it in Commander or Standard, so you can pick a plan and actually win with your mountain of rabbits.
TLDR
Hare Apparent is a cheap 2-mana creature that rewards you for playing a truly irresponsible number of copies.
It “breaks singleton” in Commander (legally) because the card itself says you can run any number.
The deck’s power spikes when you mass-blink or mass-reanimate multiple Hares at once (that’s where the math gets rude).
Best builds usually pick one lane: go-wide anthems, double ETB triggers (Delney), mass recursion (Raise the Past), or Thrumming Stone casino mode.
You can feel it coming the moment someone plays a two-mana bunny and says, “Don’t worry, it’s just a common.”
Then they play the second one.
Then the third.
Then you realize you’re about to lose to a small woodland bookkeeping error.
That’s Hare Apparent MTG in a nutshell: a tiny, polite creature that turns “I’ll just jam a few copies” into “why is the table covered in rabbits and sadness?”
What Hare Apparent Actually Does
Hare Apparent is a 2/2 for 1W (Creature – Rabbit Noble) with an enter-the-battlefield trigger:
When it enters, you create 1/1 Rabbit tokens equal to the number of other Hare Apparents you control.
And the real kicker: “A deck can have any number of cards named Hare Apparent.”
So yes, you can run 20. Or 30. Or the full “I’m here to roleplay a swarm” experience.
Flavor text even leans into it: “Most families have trees. His has an entire forest.” Which is cute, until it’s accurate.
Why Hare Apparent Burst Onto the Scene
1) It’s a “singleton breaker” that actually fits Commander
We’ve seen the “you can run any number” clause before (Relentless Rats, Shadowborn Apostle, Persistent Petitioners, Slime Against Humanity). Hare Apparent hits differently because it’s in white, the color that already has a suspicious number of cards that say “go wide, get paid.”
You’re not just spamming copies. You’re spamming copies that make more bodies, which then get amplified by white’s normal toolkit.
2) It’s cheap, and cheap cards get to be obnoxious sooner
Two mana matters. A lot. You can start deploying Hares early, double-spelling them later, and still hold up interaction or protection.
Also, being a 2/2 is sneaky relevant in Commander because it pairs perfectly with “small creature” engines (more on that in a second).
3) Foundations put it in the long game
Hare Apparent comes from Foundations, which Wizards positioned as a Standard-legal set that sticks around for years. That means the card wasn’t just a one-week meme. It had time to become a thing.
4) Demand is weird when decks want 20–40 copies of a “common”
A normal common gets bought in 1–4 copy chunks.
This one gets bought in “I need thirty, please don’t ask questions” chunks.
That demand pattern is a big reason Hare Apparent got attention outside pure gameplay circles. People noticed a common moving like a build-around rare, because functionally, it is.
The Hare Math That Actually Matters (So You Don’t Have to Count Tokens Like a Goblin)
There are two “modes” of Hare growth, and they behave differently.
Mode A: You cast Hares one at a time (normal gameplay)
Hare #1 makes 0 Rabbits
Hare #2 makes 1 Rabbit
Hare #3 makes 2 Rabbits
And so on.
That’s steady, strong, and very beatable if your deck doesn’t do anything else.
Mode B: You bring back or blink multiple Hares at once (the rude gameplay)
If multiple Hare Apparents enter together, each one sees all the others. That means each Hare makes (X − 1) Rabbits, where X is how many Hares entered.
So if 6 Hares enter at the same time, you get:
6 triggers × 5 Rabbits each = 30 Rabbits
And you did it while making a face like you’re just “testing something.”
This is why mass-blink and mass-reanimation are such a big deal with Hare Apparent.
Deck Tech: Pick Your Hare Plan (Because “All of Them” Is How You End Up With 112 Cards)
Here’s the clean way to build Hare Apparent MTG: choose a primary plan, then add support that matches that plan.
Plan 1: Go-Wide Combat (Anthems + One Big Swing)
This is the simplest version, and honestly the most polite. You make a lot of 1/1s, then you stop pretending they’re harmless.
What you want
Anthems: Intangible Virtue-style effects, team pumps, “your board is now a problem.”
Finishers: one big turn that turns Rabbits into a lethal math quiz.
Token multipliers: because you weren’t making enough tokens already.
What you give up
Resilience: board wipes hurt. A lot. Your “plan” is mostly on the battlefield.
Who likes this plan
Players who want the deck to feel like a normal creature deck, just with a rabbit infestation as the theme.
Plan 2: Delney, Streetwise Lookout (Double ETBs, Double Value)
Delney is a classic “I read the card, and now I’m concerned” commander for Hare Apparent. Delney makes triggered abilities of your small creatures trigger an additional time, and Hare Apparent is exactly the right size.
Why it’s nasty
Each Hare’s ETB trigger happens twice.
Your Rabbits flood the board faster, and your support engines turn on sooner.
What you want
ETB doubling: Delney plus other ways to double triggers.
Card draw for small creatures and tokens: so you don’t dump your hand and stare at your topdeck like it betrayed you.
A “close” button: something that ends the game once you have the board.
What you give up
Deck space: the best Delney lists spend real slots on engines and protection, not just “more Hares.”
Plan 3: Raise the Past (Mass Reanimate = Quadratic Rabbits)
Raise the Past is basically “remember all those 2-drops you sacrificed, traded off, or got wiped? Cool. They’re back.”
And Hare Apparent loves it because of the “enter together” math.
What you want
Sac outlets (optional but great): so you can stock the graveyard on purpose.
Self-mill or discard (if your colors allow): to load up Hares faster.
Protection for the big turn: because the table will see it coming the second you hit four mana and look smug.
What you give up
Speed: you’re setting up a midgame swing, not trying to win on turn five (usually).
Plan 4: Thrumming Stone (Ripple Casino)
Thrumming Stone gives your spells ripple 4, which can chain into casting more copies of the same spell for free. When your deck is stuffed with one specific card name, ripple turns into “oops, I cast half my deck.”
Why it works here
Casting one Hare can find more Hares, which cast more Hares, which… you get it.
What you want
High Hare density: the higher the count, the less often Thrumming Stone embarrasses you.
A backup plan: because sometimes ripple reveals four lands and you learn humility.
What you give up
Flexibility: you’re committing a huge chunk of your deck to one name. You’ll be amazing at doing your thing, and medium at everything else.
Standard Deck Tech: Moonlit Meditation Makes It Get Silly Fast
In Standard brews, Hare Apparent shows up as a token engine that can spike into absurd boards with the right enchantment support.
One of the most talked-about interactions is Moonlit Meditation enchanting a Hare. The first time you would create tokens each turn, you can instead create that many token copies of the enchanted permanent. When that permanent is Hare Apparent, things escalate quickly because those token copies enter and trigger more token creation.
And when the “make a million bodies” plan doesn’t work, lists often lean on Raise the Past to reload.
If you like decks that occasionally win by producing a board state your opponent refuses to click through, this is your moment.
Quick Build Checklist (So Your Deck Isn’t Just 32 Rabbits and a Dream)
Hare Count: Start around 20–30 in Commander if you want consistency without fully abandoning interaction.
Card Draw: Add engines that reward small creatures or tokens so you don’t run out of gas.
Multipliers: Include a few token doublers/triplers if your plan is board presence.
Protection: Have answers for wipes, or at least a way to rebuild immediately after.
Finishers: You need a clean way to end the game once you’re wide (not just “attack and hope”).
Graveyard Plan (optional): If you’re on Raise the Past, you want ways to stock the yard and time the reload.
FAQs
Can you really play any number of Hare Apparent in Commander?
Yes. The card’s text explicitly allows any number of copies in a deck, which overrides the usual singleton deckbuilding restriction.
How many Hare Apparents should I run?
Most builds start in the 20–30 range for Commander. If you’re going deep on Thrumming Stone, you generally go higher because ripple wants density.
Why is mass blink better than single-target flicker here?
Because blinking multiple Hares at once makes each one see the others, so each trigger is “maxed out.” One-at-a-time flicker often feels worse than simply casting another Hare.
Does Raise the Past really make that many tokens?
It can, because it returns all your small creatures at once. If multiple Hare Apparents enter together, each Hare’s trigger counts the others.
What’s the cleanest way to actually win?
Pick a finisher that turns a wide board into immediate damage, or a commander plan that turns your token flood into an end step the table can’t ignore.