Rock Hydra {X}{R}{R}
Creature - Hydra
Rock Hydra enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
For each 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra, 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 Rock Hydra this turn.
{R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Rock Hydra. Activate only during your upkeep.
For each 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra, 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 Rock Hydra this turn.
{R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Rock Hydra. Activate only during your upkeep.
0/0
Details
- Artist: Jeff A. Menges
- Collector Number: 172
- Available only as nonfoil
- Rarity: rare (R1)
- Rock Hydra is on the Reserved List.
- Released: 1993-12-01
- Set: Unlimited Edition
Legalities
- legal Commander
- legal Duel Commander
- legal Legacy
- legal Penny Dreadful
- legal Vintage
Rulings
- 2004-10-04 If put onto the battlefield without casting it from your hand, X will be zero.
- 2004-10-04 Once on the battlefield, the X is considered to be zero when calculating its mana cost.
- 2008-08-01 If damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra can't be prevented, you still remove a +1/+1 counter from it for each 1 damage dealt.
- 2008-08-01 You can activate the activated ability that prevents damage any time, even if no source seems likely to deal damage to you in the near future. It will prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt this turn, even if that turns out to be much later in the turn.
Links
Printings
- 30th Anniversary Edition — 167 464 (rare)
- Masters Edition IV (rare)
- Revised Edition (rare)
- Intl. Collectors' Edition (rare)
- Collectors' Edition (rare)
- Unlimited Edition (rare)
- Limited Edition Beta (rare)
- Limited Edition Alpha (rare)
Foreign names
- Felsenhydra
- Hydre de pierre
- Idra delle Rocce