Bioessence Hydra
PWARWar of the Spark Promos/#186s/2019RarePromoReprint
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Cardmarket€0.64
TCGplayer$1.18
ManaPool$0.68
Card Kingdom$1.29
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.52
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.29High $1.29Low $0.99▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.18TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 0.8%90d▲ 59.5%
90d high
$1.19
90d low
$0.74
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.31
War of the Spark
- Down 0.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $1.19.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Hydra Mutant
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.
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Keywords
Trample
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (2)
wotc3 May 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.
wotc3 May 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.
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About this card
Bioessence Hydra
Bioessence Hydra is a Creature — Hydra Mutant, with mana cost {3}{G}{U} (mana value 5). 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: $1.18 (down 0.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Bioessence Hydra FAQ
How much is Bioessence Hydra worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Bioessence Hydra is $1.18. It is down 0.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.74 to $1.19.
What is the cheapest printing of Bioessence Hydra?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from War of the Spark at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Bioessence Hydra?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from War of the Spark Promos at $1.18 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Bioessence Hydra are there?
Bioessence Hydra has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Bioessence Hydra first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PWAR #186s, released 2019-05-03.
Is Bioessence Hydra legal in Commander?
Yes, Bioessence Hydra is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Bioessence Hydra legal in Modern?
Yes, Bioessence Hydra is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Bioessence Hydra legal in Standard?
Bioessence Hydra is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.