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Protean Hydra’s last ability triggers whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from it for any reason, not just when a +1/+1 counter is removed by its second ability.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #200
Protean Hydra
m10·#200·mythic·nonfoil
Illus. Jim Murray
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Jul '09
17 yr ago
Value
$4.49+$0 (+0.7%)
30 days high $4.49 · low $4.46
Volatility · stable
TIX0.02 tixEUR€2.59USD$4.49
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #6,222 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it.
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from this creature, put two +1/+1 counters on it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 6
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All damage that would be dealt to Protean Hydra is prevented, even if it doesn’t have that many +1/+1 counters on it. This is true even if Protean Hydra has no +1/+1 counters on it at all (and is able to remain on the battlefield because some other effect is boosting its toughness). If the amount of damage that would be dealt to Protean Hydra is greater than the number of +1/+1 counters on it, all the +1/+1 counters on Protean Hydra are removed from it.
wotc
If any +1/+1 counters are removed from Protean Hydra during the end step, its last ability will trigger and set up a delayed triggered ability that will trigger at the beginning of the next end step (which is near the end of the following turn).
Context
Last observed at $4.49, up from $4.46 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $4.49 across 36 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 5 minutes ago at $4.49.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M10 — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
This card belongs to *Magic 2010* (released July 2009).
Card #200 in Magic 2010.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Creature — Hydra. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {X}{G} (1 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #6,222 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Jim Murray. Rarix tracks 287 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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