Rock Hydra
Unlimited Edition 172 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Market price
- $45.99
What it does
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
For each 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage.
red mana: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.
red mana red mana red mana: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Rock Hydra card hails from the Unlimited Edition of Magic: The Gathering, released in December 1993. As part of the game's second print run, this set was produced to meet the massive, unexpected demand following the success of the Limited Edition Alpha and Beta releases. Like its predecessors, it was designed to introduce players to high-fantasy strategic gameplay, serving as a foundational piece of the collectible card game genre that revolutionized hobby gaming in the early 1990s.
The artwork for Rock Hydra was created by Dan Frazier, one of the original illustrators whose work defined the aesthetic of the game's earliest sets. Frazier's rendering captures the creature's formidable, multi-headed nature through a traditional fantasy lens, emphasizing the hydra's imposing scale. While the card is often remembered for its intricate resource-management mechanics, its design remains a quintessential example of the distinct, hand-painted visual style that characterized the formative years of Magic: The Gathering.
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