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◇ Catalog #THB-296

Ironscale Hydra

plst·#THB-296·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Brian Valeza

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wishlisted

Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$1.58+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.60 · low $0.55

NM$0.58

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.54–$0.61modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.72low $0.58range 24.1%n 42

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,610 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.58

Gameplay

Creature — Hydra

If a creature would deal combat damage to this creature, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"Put down your bows, you fools! Arrows only make it angry!" —Callia, Hyrax Tower scout

5/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2020-01-24wotc

If damage that can’t be prevented is dealt to Ironscale Hydra, the damage is dealt and you’ll simultaneously put a +1/+1 counter on it, before the game checks for lethal damage.

2020-01-24wotc

You put only one +1/+1 counter on Ironscale Hydra per creature whose combat damage is prevented, no matter how much damage would have been dealt.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.58. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.58 and $0.72 across 42 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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 #THB-296 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 The List 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 #8,610 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Brian Valeza. Rarix catalogs 367 other cards credited to this artist.