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◇ Catalog #639

Heroes' Bane

fdn·#639·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Raymond Swanland

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Nov '24

1 yr ago

Value

$0.20+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.21 · low $0.19

NM$0.20

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.18–$0.21modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.25low $0.02range 1150.0%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,687 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.20

Gameplay

Creature — Hydra

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.

Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.

0/0

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2024-11-08wotc

If Heroes' Bane's power is less than 0 when its second ability resolves, X is considered to be 0.

2024-11-08wotc

The value of X is calculated only once, as Heroes' Bane's last ability resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.25 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from FDN — 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 #639 of *Foundations*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2024 Foundations release.

Card type: Creature — Hydra, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{G}{G} (5 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,687 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Raymond Swanland. Rarix catalogs 886 other cards credited to this artist.