First printed in Core Set 2021 (2020)
Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on another non-Hydra creature you control, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
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- Illustrated by
- Bryan Sola
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH
Rulings (2)
- Wildwood Scourge gets just one +1/+1 counter when its last ability resolves, no matter how many counters were put on the non-Hydra creature.
- Abilities that trigger when counters are put on a creature trigger when a creature enters with counters and when a player puts counters on a creature.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN), Premier Draft | 51.2% | -3.3 | -2.1 | 14605 |
| Foundations (FDN), Sealed | 52.9% | -2.2 | -0.7 | 1500 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures: Enduring Scalelord + Wildwood Scourge
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature token: Ego Erasure + Jackal, Genius Geneticist + Wildwood Scourge
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature token, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature: Conspiracy + Croaking Counterpart + Wildwood Scourge
