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If 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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #173
Rock Hydra
3ed·#173·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Jeff A. Menges
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wishlisted
Apr 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$4.00$0 (-4.8%)
30 days high $4.20 · low $4.00
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
USD$4.00EUR€1.95
NM
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #26,659 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Hydra
This 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.
0/0
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
You 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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If put onto the battlefield without casting it from your hand, X will be zero.
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