First printed in Journey into Nyx (2014)
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Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.
Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.
0/0
- Illustrated by
- Raymond Swanland
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Rulings (2)
- If Heroes' Bane's power is less than 0 when its second ability resolves, X is considered to be 0.
- The value of X is calculated only once, as Heroes' Bane's last ability resolves.
Prices
Paper price: €0.05 / $0.16 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Crystalline Crawler + Heroes' Bane
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colored mana: Crystalline Crawler + Heroes' Bane + Necrotic Ooze
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite red mana…: Heroes' Bane + Mimeoplasm, Revered One + Ramos, Dragon Engine