Balduvian Hydra

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.07. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.81 and $1.07 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ICE — 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 #173 of *Ice Age*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1995 Ice Age release.

Card type: Creature — Hydra, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {X}{R}{R} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,390 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Melissa A. Benson. Rarix catalogs 261 other cards credited to this artist.