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Vastwood Hydra

{X}{G}{G}

Creature — Hydra

M14Magic 2014#198rare
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Slawomir Maniak
Found in
2014 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2014 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings2
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
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. When this creature dies, you may distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature among any number of creatures you control.
0/0

Plays as: Counter Payoff · Counter Placer · Mana Sink · X Spell

Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-3.9%
$1.22
$0.69 low$0.44 gap
Foil+0.3%
$7.17
$3.95 low$0.95 gap
Cheapest playable copy$1.22· across 2 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Jul 1, 2013 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    In some unusual cases, Vastwood Hydra will have enough -1/-1 counters put on it to make its toughness 0 or less. If this happens, the ability will still distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Vastwood Hydra before the -1/-1 counters were put on it. For example, if Vastwood Hydra has two +1/+1 counters on it and three -1/-1 counters are put on it, two +1/+1 counters will be distributed.

  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    The ability that triggers when Vastwood Hydra dies doesn’t target any of the creatures. You can choose to put counters on a creature with protection from green, for example.

  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    You choose how the counters will be distributed when the ability resolves.