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◇ Catalog #194

Protean Hydra

m11·#194·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Jim Murray

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Jul '10

16 yr ago

Value

$4.91+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.05 · low $3.69

NM$3.91

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.61–$4.13modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.01low $0.02range 19950.0%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,231 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$15

Nonfoil$3.91

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

2009-10-01wotc

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.

2009-10-01wotc

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.

2009-10-01wotc

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 on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.91. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $4.01 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M11 — 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.

Card #194 of *Magic 2011*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2010 Magic 2011 release.

Card type: Creature — Hydra, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {X}{G} (1 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,231 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jim Murray. Rarix catalogs 287 other cards credited to this artist.