Apex Devastator 
Creature — Chimera Hydra10/10
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Chimera Hydra
Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)
Printing details
- Set
- M3C · 220
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Released
- 2024-06-14
- Prices
- €5.94 · $7.96
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €6.00 | €3.26 |
| November 1, 2026 | €5.98 | €3.26 |
| October 31, 2026 | €5.94 | €3.26 |
| October 30, 2026 | €5.85 | €3.26 |
| October 29, 2026 | €5.80 | €3.26 |
| October 28, 2026 | €5.81 | €3.26 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €3.50 trend €6.00 30-day avg €5.48 | low €9.59 trend €8.21 30-day avg €12.06 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €3.26 with Zero from €5.09 | NM from €9.15 with Zero from €9.15 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €3.26 | NM from €9.15 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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Each of Apex Devastator's four cascade abilities will look for a nonland card with mana value less than 10 (Apex Devastator's mana value). This doesn't change even if one or more of the spells you cast because of those cascade abilities has cascade itself. Each of those additional cascade abilities, if any, will refer to the mana value of the spell that caused it to trigger. In other words, each cascade ability cares only about the spell that caused it to trigger, the stack can get messy, and we wish you luck.
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Each instance of cascade triggers and resolves separately. The spell you cast due to the first cascade ability will go on the stack on top of the second, third, and fourth cascade abilities. That spell will resolve before you exile cards for the second cascade ability. The spell you cast for the second will resolve before you exile cards for the third, and so on.
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If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
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When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
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Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
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If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost. -
You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
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The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
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If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
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A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
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Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.