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◇ Catalog #55

Clockwork Hydra

ddf·#55·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Daren Bader

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Sep '10

16 yr ago

Value

$0.29+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.30 · low $0.27

NM$0.29

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.27–$0.31modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.32low $0.06range 433.3%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #16,894 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.29

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Hydra

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, it deals 1 damage to any target. {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

0/0

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2021-03-19wotc

If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Clockwork Hydra's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. You don't remove a counter from Clockwork Hydra.

2021-03-19wotc

If Clockwork Hydra leaves the battlefield while its trigger is on the stack, you can't remove a +1/+1 counter from it, so it won't deal damage.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.29. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.06 and $0.32 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DDF — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #55 of *Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2010 Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Hydra, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {5} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #16,894 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Daren Bader. Rarix catalogs 680 other cards credited to this artist.