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Hydra Broodmaster
Card Information
Type: Creature — Hydra
Mana Cost: 4
CMC: 6
Part of the Reserved List: No
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Set: Journey into Nyx (JOU)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 128
Oracle Text
{X}{X}{G}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) When this creature becomes monstrous, create X X/X green Hydra creature tokens.
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Card Rulings
- April 26, 2014
The value of each X in Hydra Broodmaster's last ability is equal to the value chosen for X when its monstrosity ability was activated.
Source: wotc - April 26, 2014
An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won't trigger if that creature isn't on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.
Source: wotc - April 26, 2014
Monstrous isn't an ability that a creature has. It's just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.
Source: wotc - April 26, 2014
Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can't become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.
Source: wotc
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