Phyrexian Hydra
Creature — Phyrexian Hydra
MBSMirrodin Besieged#85rare
Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1185
- Illustrator
- Mike Bierek
- Found in
- Mirrodin Besieged Intro Pack Path of Blight · Mirrodin Besieged MTGO Redemption Foil · 5 more
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
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Put a -1/-1 counter on this creature for each 1 damage prevented this way.
7/7Infect
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-13
Nonfoil+0.0%
$4.59
$0.34 low-$0.06 gap
Foil+0.6%
$1.80
$1.09 low$0.46 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$4.59as of 2026-07-13
+0.0%
H $5.59L $0.85since Feb 2024$0.34
$0.40
-$0.06-18% · buylist > ask
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Foil
$1.80as of 2026-07-13
+0.6%
H $2.11L $1.11since Feb 2024$1.09
$0.63
$0.46+42% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$1.80· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Jun 1, 2011 · one tap opens all
- WotCJun 1, 2011
If damage dealt to Phyrexian Hydra can’t be prevented (due to Leyline of Punishment, for example), it will be dealt as normal and won’t cause Phyrexian Hydra to put -1/-1 counters on itself.
- WotCJun 1, 2011
If multiple damage prevention effects, including Phyrexian Hydra’s, are attempting to prevent damage that would be dealt to Phyrexian Hydra, its controller chooses which to apply.