You choose whether to put +1/+1 counters on the creature or create a Spirit token as the ability that includes the endure instruction is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose and the time that counters are added or tokens are created.
The value of X is determined as the last ability resolves. If Warden of the Grove is no longer on the battlefield at that time, the number of counters on it as it last existed on the battlefield is used to determine how many +1/+1 counters to put on the creature that endured or the power and toughness of the Spirit token created.
If you can’t put +1/+1 counters on the creature for any reason as an endure ability resolves (for example, if the creature is no longer on the battlefield), you’ll just create a Spirit token.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TDM — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #351 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm release.
Card type: Creature — Hydra, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Endure.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #2,446 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Kevin Glint. Rarix catalogs 58 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Kevin Glint
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If a noncreature permanent is instructed to endure, the effect is the same. You can put +1/+1 counters on that permanent or create a Spirit token.
