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◇ Catalog #218

Phytohydra

rav·#218·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Jim Murray

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Oct '05

21 yr ago

Value

$1.75+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.78 · low $0.71

NM$0.75

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.69–$0.79modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.78low $0.02range 3800.0%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,968 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$5.10

Nonfoil$0.75

Gameplay

Creature — Plant Hydra

If damage would be dealt to this creature, put that many +1/+1 counters on it instead.

"Look at this creature, so like the Conclave it serves. Cut one head and it grows two. Damage it and it flourishes." —Veszka, Selesnya evangel

1/1

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2024-01-12wotc

Phytohydra's ability doesn't prevent damage. Damage that can't be prevented will still be replaced by +1/+1 counters being put on Phytohydra.

2005-10-01wotc

If another effect would prevent damage from being dealt to Phytohydra or replace it with something else, Phytohydra's controller chooses which effect to apply first.

2005-10-01wotc

If Phytohydra blocks or is blocked by a creature with first strike or double strike, Phytohydra will get the counters during the first-strike combat damage step before it deals its own combat damage during the second combat damage step.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.75. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.78 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from RAV — 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 #218 of *Ravnica: City of Guilds*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2005 Ravnica: City of Guilds release.

Card type: Creature — Plant Hydra, color identity green/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{G}{W}{W} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,968 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

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