Benevolent Hydra
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #124 · Rare · Creature — Hydra
Mana cost: {X}{G}{G}
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on another creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
{T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.
Power/toughness 1/1 · Illustrated by Vincent Christiaens · Released April 24, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.76 USD · €1.23 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.03 USD (3.8%) to $0.76 USD; low $0.74 USD, high $0.89 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #124 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $0.76 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #1889 (SLD) · Rare · 2025 · $6.33 USD foil
- Jumpstart 2022 #38 (J22) · Rare · 2022 · $4.21 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2022-12-02 · wotc — "Put on another creature you control" includes creatures other than Benevolent Hydra that enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on them. If another creature would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it while you control Benevolent Hydra, it enters with that many counters plus one.
- 2022-12-02 · wotc — Each additional Benevolent Hydra you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on anther creature by one.
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