Apocalypse Hydra
Creature — Hydra
BBDBattlebond#217rare
Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 56–1201
- Illustrator
- Jason Chan
- Found in
- Battlebond Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, it enters with an additional X +1/+1 counters on it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
0/0, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.Plays as: Counter Payoff · Counter Placer · Mana Sink · Pinger · Planeswalker Removal · X Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.71
$0.50 low$0.43 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.38
$1.05 low$0.45 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.71as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.98L $0.54since Feb 2024$0.50
$0.07
$0.43+86% · normal spread
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Low: tcgplayer
Buylist: cardkingdom
Foil
$1.38as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $3.87L $1.29since Feb 2024$1.05
$0.60
$0.45+43% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.70· across 3 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Feb 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
- WotCFeb 1, 2009
For example, if X is 4, Apocalypse Hydra enters with four +1/+1 counters on it, but if X is 5, it enters with ten +1/+1 counters on it.
- WotCFeb 1, 2009
The first ability checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent.