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Benevolent Hydra

{X}{G}{G}

Creature — Hydra

SLDSecret Lair Drop#1889rare
BorderlessFull Art
Finishes
Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015 · Full art
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Jack Teagle
Found in
Secret Lair Drop Animar and Friends
Printings3Combos76EDHREC rank#2,968
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
1/1
Plays as:
Counter DoublerCounter PayoffCounter PlacerMana SinkX Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Foil-2.6%
$10.30
$8.41 low$3.61 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.85· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Dec 2, 2022
  • WotCDec 2, 2022

    "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.

  • WotCDec 2, 2022

    Each additional Benevolent Hydra you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on anther creature by one.