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Sprouting Phytohydra

{4}{G}

Creature — Plant Hydra

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Foil

A hydra tender's problem isn't having enough defenses but enough pots.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 4200
Illustrator
Heather Hudson
Found in
Dissension MTGO Redemption · Dissension MTGO Redemption Foil · Dissension Booster Pack
Printings1CombosIn 10
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 LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Defender (This creature can't attack.) Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you may create a token that's a copy of this creature.
0/2
Defender

Plays as: Token Copy

Market · per finishspark updated 19m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.9%
$3.51
$2.00 low$0.20 gap
Foil+0.0%
$5.48
$4.24 low-$3.26 gap
Cheapest playable copy$3.51· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest May 1, 2006 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 1, 2006

    A token copy of Sprouting Phytohydra is created even if the damage dealt to Sprouting Phytohydra destroys it.

  • WotCMay 1, 2006

    If Cytoshape turns a creature into a copy of Sprouting Phytohydra, and that creature is dealt damage, the token that is put onto the battlefield is simply a copy of Sprouting Phytohydra. At the end of the turn, the Cytoshaped creature will revert back to what it was, but the token copying it will not.

  • WotCMay 1, 2006

    If a token copy of Sprouting Phytohydra is dealt damage, it will create another token copy.