Clockwork Hydra
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret 55 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, it deals 1 damage to any target.
tap: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Clockwork Hydra was originally printed as part of the Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret set, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2010. This product line was designed to provide players with two balanced, ready-to-play decks themed around prominent characters from the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. The Clockwork Hydra served as a tactical inclusion within the Tezzeret deck, reinforcing the set's focus on artifact-centric strategies and mechanical expansion.
The illustration for this iteration was created by artist Christopher Moeller, who captured the creature's shifting, metallic nature. His design emphasizes the rigid, industrial aesthetic characteristic of the artifact-heavy Plane of Mirrodin. Within the competitive landscape of the era, the card was received as a functional mid-range threat, valued for its ability to grow stronger over time through its unique charge counter mechanic.
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