Printings
Apocalypse Hydra
Card Information
Type: Creature — Hydra
Mana Cost: X
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Battlebond (BBD)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 217
Oracle Text
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, it enters with an additional X +1/+1 counters on it. {1}{R}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- February 1, 2009
The first ability checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent.
Source: wotc - February 1, 2009
For example, if X is 4, Apocalypse Hydra enters with four +1/+1 counters on it, but if X is 5, it enters with ten +1/+1 counters on it.
Source: wotc
Price History
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