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◇ Catalog #1889

Benevolent Hydra

sld·#1889·rare·borderless

Illus. Jack Teagle

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Feb '25

1 yr ago

Value

$12.70+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $12 · low $11

NM$11.7

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$11–$12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $13low $9.38range 35.2%n 43

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,138 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$12

Gameplay

Creature — Hydra

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on another creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead. {T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2022-12-02wotc

Each additional Benevolent Hydra you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on anther creature by one.

2022-12-02wotc

"Put on another creature you control" includes creatures other than Benevolent Hydra that enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on them. If another creature would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it while you control Benevolent Hydra, it enters with that many counters plus one.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $11.70. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $9.38 and $12.68 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #1889 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2025 Secret Lair Drop 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}{G} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,138 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jack Teagle. Rarix catalogs 7 other cards credited to this artist.