Protean Hydra
Creature β Hydra
Protean Hydra
Creature β Hydra
Card Text
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it.
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from this creature, put two +1/+1 counters on it at the beginning of the next end step.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 1
- Colors
- Green
- Color Identity
- Green
- Power / Toughness
- 0 / 0
- EDHREC Rank
- #6,124
Format Legalities
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (19)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | en | Jim Murray | $3.06 | $14.40 |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | en | Jim Murray | $4.51 | $12.00 |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | de | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | de | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | es | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | es | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | fr | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | fr | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | it | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | it | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | ja | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | ja | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | pt | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | pt | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | ru | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | ru | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | zhs | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2010 (M10) | #200 | mythic | zhs | Jim Murray | β | β |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #194 | rare | zht | Jim Murray | β | β |
Official Rulings (6)
If unpreventable damage is dealt to Protean Hydra, the Hydraβs second ability will try to prevent it and fail (meaning that damage has its normal results), and it will also remove that many +1/+1 counters from Protean Hydra.
Protean Hydraβs last ability triggers whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from it for any reason, not just when a +1/+1 counter is removed by its second ability.
All damage that would be dealt to Protean Hydra is prevented, even if it doesnβt have that many +1/+1 counters on it. This is true even if Protean Hydra has no +1/+1 counters on it at all (and is able to remain on the battlefield because some other effect is boosting its toughness). If the amount of damage that would be dealt to Protean Hydra is greater than the number of +1/+1 counters on it, all the +1/+1 counters on Protean Hydra are removed from it.
If any +1/+1 counters are removed from Protean Hydra during the end step, its last ability will trigger and set up a delayed triggered ability that will trigger at the beginning of the next end step (which is near the end of the following turn).
If multiple +1/+1 counters are removed from Protean Hydra at once, its last ability will trigger that many times.
If a -1/-1 counter is put on Protean Hydra while it has +1/+1 counters on it, that -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter will be removed from it as a state-based action. This will cause Protean Hydraβs last ability to trigger.
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