Rock Hydra
Collectors' Edition · Rare · Normal · #172 · Current price $8.00
The card
{X}{R}{R} · Creature — Hydra · 0/0
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
For each 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage.
{R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.
{R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.
Price history
Traded between $7.61 and $8.00 over the last 90 days, peaking 16 Jul 2026. Now $8.00 — at its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +3.4%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $8.00 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $7.99 to $8.00
- 14-day: $8.00 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $7.91 to $8.22
- 30-day: $8.00 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $7.36 to $8.74
Other printings
Rock Hydra has 5 printings tracked here; this is the 3rd most expensive.
- 30th Anniversary Edition — $76.99
- Unlimited Edition — $45.99
- Revised Edition — $3.82
- Summer Magic / Edgar — $1.00
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 27551 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Commander.
About this printing
- On the Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint it.
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- 1993 frame.
- Art by Jeff A. Menges.
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