Rock Hydra

Collectors' Edition · #172 · rare · EN

€3.16

cheapest of 9 store offers · see all

market $8.00

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: 1993-12-10

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $8.00
  • Cardmarket: €3.87
  • MTGO tix: 0
$8.00$7.22
236 days of daily prices for Rock Hydra: $7.22 to $8.00
2026-01-252026-11-12
236 days tracked · $7.22 → $8.00 (+11%) · low $7.22 · high $8.00
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Collectors' Edition #172) 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
CardTraderSP · 6 days agoSPregular€3.166 days ago
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€3.87today
CardTraderMP · 6 days agoMPregular€5.626 days ago
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$6.90today
CardTraderNM · 6 days agoNMregular€6.526 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$17.49today
Le Valet De CoeurSP · todaySPregularCA$25.64today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$23.99today

Truncated: 1 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 9 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

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