Ice Age · rare
Balduvian Hydra
- Price (USD):
-
$1.04 · as of 2026-06-09 · indicative, not a quote · via MTGJSON
By market: TCGplayer $1.04 · Card Kingdom $0.99 · Cardmarket €0.80 · Corroborated across 2 markets
- Price (EUR):
- €0.80 · Cardmarket
- Colors:
- R
- Set:
- Ice Age (ICE) #173
- Mana cost:
- {X}{R}{R}
- Type:
- Creature — Hydra
- Rarity:
- rare
- P/T:
- 0/1
- Artist:
- Melissa A. Benson
- Reserved List:
- Yes
Oracle text
This creature enters with X +1/+0 counters on it. Remove a +1/+0 counter from this creature: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to it this turn. {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+0 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.
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