Benevolent Hydra
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This printing
SetSOC
Collector #124
Released2026-04-24
Rarityrare
ArtistVincent Christiaens
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Benevolent Hydra

RareColour IDMV 2
Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on another creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.
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Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2022-12-02Newest 2025-02-03Cheapest priced $5.81 in J22
Rulings (2)
wotc2 Dec 2022
"Put on another creature you control" includes creatures other than Benevolent Hydra that enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on them. If another creature would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it while you control Benevolent Hydra, it enters with that many counters plus one.
wotc2 Dec 2022
Each additional Benevolent Hydra you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on anther creature by one.