Lifeblood Hydra
Commander Masters 565 • rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 565
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Finish
- Etched
What it does
Trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature dies, you gain life and draw cards equal to its power.
Pharika has written her secrets on its bones so that only the worthy may discover them.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lifeblood Hydra was originally introduced in the Commander 2014 set, designed as a scaling threat that rewards players for spending significant amounts of mana in late-game scenarios. Its mechanics center on the Hydra archetype's signature flexibility, allowing it to enter the battlefield with a variable number of +1/+1 counters while providing a compensatory card draw and life gain effect upon death to offset the vulnerability of sinking resources into a single creature.
The Commander Masters version, numbered 565, serves as a high-rarity reprint intended to increase accessibility for the popular Commander format. While the original illustration by Dan Scott captured the creature's massive, imposing presence within the Jund color identity, the artwork for this release remains faithful to the creature's thematic roots in the ecosystem of Magic: The Gathering, appealing to players who value both its tactical utility and its iconic role as a top-end finisher.
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