Rock Hydra

Revised Edition · #173 · rare · EN

$0.60

cheapest of 36 store offers · see all

market $3.92

Mana cost: {X}{R}{R}

Type: Creature — Hydra

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.
{R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.
{R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.

Artist: Jeff A. Menges

Released: 1994-04-11

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $3.92
  • Cardmarket: €2.73
  • MTGO tix: 0
$4.55$3.56
243 days of daily prices for Rock Hydra: $4.36 to $3.92
2026-01-252026-11-12
243 days tracked · $4.36 → $3.92 (-10%) · low $3.56 · high $4.55
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Revised Edition #173) in 3 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolDM · todayDMregular$0.60today
CardTraderDM · 6 days agoDMregular€0.596 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.74today
CardTraderHP · 6 days agoHPregular€0.756 days ago
The Mystic StoreHP · 2 days agoHPregularCA$1.192 days ago
The Comic HunterNM · todayNMregularCA$1.42today
GameKeeperMP · todayMPregularCA$1.44today
The Mystic StoreMP · 2 days agoMPregularCA$1.492 days ago
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$1.11today
GameKeeperSP · todaySPregularCA$2.07today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$1.80today
Card KingdomSP · todaySPregular$1.83today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$2.98today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€2.71today

Truncated: 22 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 36 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 12 lists
  • Played in 1 deck
  • 14 copies tracked

All printings of Rock Hydra

USD · low $1.00 · high $1006.77

Set#RarityUSD
30th Anniversary Edition#464 · rare464rare$88.90
30th Anniversary Edition#167 · rare167rare$14.98
Masters Edition IV#133 · rare133rare—
Summer Magic / Edgar#173 · rare173rare$1.00
Revised Edition#173 · rare173rare$3.92
Intl. Collectors' Edition#172 · rare172rare$4.29
Collectors' Edition#172 · rare172rare$8.00
Unlimited Edition#172 · rare172rare$49.83
Limited Edition Beta#172 · rare172rare$214.23
Limited Edition Alpha#171 · rare171rare$1006.77