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Rock Hydra 3ED

Other printings of "Rock Hydra": ME4 #133 30A #167 LEA #171 2ED #172 CED #172 CEI #172 LEB #172 3ED #173 FBB #173 SUM #173 30A #464

Card

id2542
artistJeff A. Menges
artistIds14a1de4b-1237-4e7b-8868-b71e87c9a46e
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorwhite
colorIdentityR
colorIndicator
colorsR
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank25294
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion1993
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved1
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{X}{R}{R}
manaValue2
nameRock Hydra
number173
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextPut X +1/+1 counters (heads) on Hydra. Each point of damage Hydra suffers kills one head unless controller spends {R} per head. During controller's upkeep, new heads may be grown for {R}{R}{R} apiece.
otherFaceIds
power0
printings2ED, 30A, 3ED, CED, CEI, FBB, LEA, LEB, ME4, SUM
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode3ED
side
signature
sourceProducts{'nonfoil': ['4ebfc88d-eea7-599e-ba79-c86020d1c1e2', '9b04b8ff-5402-5553-a531-323a38d8c4a4']}
subsets
subtypesHydra
supertypes
textThis creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
For each 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage.
{R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.
{R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.
toughness0
typeCreature — Hydra
typesCreature
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variations
watermark
setNameRevised Edition

Identifiers

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mcmId5700
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multiverseId1314
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Legalities

id2542
alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modern
oathbreakerLegal
oldschoolLegal
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneer
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuidb888439f-818a-5e14-ae69-6778ebe9fb82
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id2542
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/c284b78845f21344
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/ebab9b71edbec3b1
tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

languagenamefaceNameflavorTexttypetextmultiverseId
FrenchHydre de pierre
GermanFelsenhydraBeschwörung einer HydraLege X +1/+1-Marker (als Köpfe der Hydra) auf die Karte.
Jeder Schadenspunkt gegen die Hydra zerstört einen ihrer Köpfe, wenn Du nicht pro Kopf {R} ausgibst.
Während der Versorgungsphase des Beherrschers können neue Köpfe zum Preis von RRR pro Kopf nachwachsen.
ItalianIdra delle Rocce

Rulings

datetext
2004-10-04If put onto the battlefield without casting it from your hand, X will be zero.
2004-10-04Once on the battlefield, the X is considered to be zero when calculating its mana cost.
2008-08-01If damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra can't be prevented, you still remove a +1/+1 counter from it for each 1 damage dealt.
2008-08-01You can activate the activated ability that prevents damage any time, even if no source seems likely to deal damage to you in the near future. It will prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt this turn, even if that turns out to be much later in the turn.

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