Honored Hydra
AKHAmonkhet/#172/2017Rare
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.21
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.35
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.04
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.59Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.35TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 2.8%90d▲ 12.9%
90d high
$0.36
90d low
$0.31
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.35
Amonkhet
- Down 2.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 3% below its 90 day high of $0.36.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 60% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Snake Hydra
Trample
Embalm (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Snake Hydra with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)
6 / 6
Keywords
TrampleEmbalm
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc14 Jul 2017
Once you've activated an embalm ability, the card is immediately exiled. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.
wotc14 Jul 2017
If a spell or ability puts a creature card with embalm into your graveyard during your main phase, you'll have priority immediately after that spell or ability resolves. You can activate the creature card's embalm ability before any player can exile it with an effect, such as that of Crook of Condemnation, if it's legal for you to do so.
wotc18 Apr 2017
For each card with embalm, a corresponding game play supplement token can be found in some Amonkhet booster packs. These supplements are not required to play with cards with embalm; you can use the same items to represent an embalmed token as you would any other token.
wotc18 Apr 2017
The token copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.
wotc18 Apr 2017
The token is a Zombie in addition to its other types and is white instead of its other colors. It has no mana cost, and thus its mana value is 0. These are copiable values of the token that other effects may copy.
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About this card
Honored Hydra
Honored Hydra is a Creature — Snake Hydra, with mana cost {5}{G} (mana value 6). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.35 (down 2.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Honored Hydra FAQ
How much is Honored Hydra worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Honored Hydra is $0.35. It is down 2.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.31 to $0.36.
What is the cheapest printing of Honored Hydra?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Amonkhet at $0.35 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Honored Hydra?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Amonkhet Promos at $1.06 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Honored Hydra are there?
Honored Hydra has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Honored Hydra first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from AKH #172, released 2017-04-28.
Is there a foil version of Honored Hydra?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.56 versus $0.35 for nonfoil, which is 60% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Honored Hydra legal in Commander?
Yes, Honored Hydra is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Honored Hydra legal in Modern?
Yes, Honored Hydra is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.