Genesis Hydra
The List M15-176 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- M15-176
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Peter Mohrbacher
- Market price
- $1.18
What it does
When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library.
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Designed by George Fan
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Genesis Hydra was originally released in the 2014 Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2015. Designed as a rare green creature, it features the hallmark mechanic of the hydra archetype, allowing players to scale the card's power based on the amount of mana spent while providing a unique card-advantage effect upon casting. The card was illustrated by Svetlin Velinov, whose work often emphasizes the organic, hulking scale of high-fantasy creatures within the game's evolving visual language.
This specific version of the card originates from 'The List', a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast that appear in Set Boosters. By including Genesis Hydra in this pool, the publishers maintained access to a versatile utility creature for players in Eternal formats. The inclusion reflects a broader strategy of keeping key functional cards in circulation to support diverse playstyles, ensuring that classic mechanics remain available to both casual and competitive deck builders.
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