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◇ Catalog #239

Bull Hippo

usg·#239·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Daren Bader

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.16+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.17 · low $0.15

NM$0.16

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.15–$0.17modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.16low $0.09range 77.8%n 57

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,381 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.16

Gameplay

Creature — Hippo

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

"How could you not hear it approach? It's a hippo!" —Argivian commander

3/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $0.16 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #239 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Creature — Hippo, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{G} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Landwalk and Islandwalk.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,381 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Daren Bader. Rarix catalogs 680 other cards credited to this artist.