MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #288

Steelbane Hydra

soc·#288·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Nicholas Gregory

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.43 · low $0.40

NM$0.42

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.39–$0.44modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.55low $0.02range 2650.0%n 46

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,498 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.42

Gameplay

Creature — Turtle Hydra

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Many an ancient treasure has been reduced to jagged caltrops by its snapping jaws.

0/0

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.55 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — 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 #288 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Creature — Turtle 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 across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,498 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Nicholas Gregory. Rarix catalogs 433 other cards credited to this artist.