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Bioessence Hydra

{3}{G}{U}

Creature — Hydra Mutant

WARWar of the Spark#186rare
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Mathias Kollros
Found in
War of the Spark MTGO Redemption Foil · War of the Spark MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Trample This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each loyalty counter on planeswalkers you control. Whenever one or more loyalty counters are put on planeswalkers you control, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
4/4
Trample

Plays as: Counter Placer

Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-6.2%
$0.30
$0.03 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.40
$0.34 low$0.18 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.40· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest May 3, 2019 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Abilities that trigger when counters are put on a permanent trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield with counters and when a player puts counters on a permanent.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If Bioessence Hydra enters the battlefield at the same time as a planeswalker you control, the loyalty counters that planeswalker will receive won't be counted to determine how many counters Bioessence Hydra enters the battlefield with, but they will cause its last ability to trigger.

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