Ironscale Hydra 
Creature — Hydra5/5
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Hydra
If a creature would deal combat damage to this creature, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Printing details
- Set
- PLST · THB-296
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Prices
- €0.42 · $0.41
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 | €0.38 | €0.34 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.42 | €0.34 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.43 | €0.34 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.44 | €0.34 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.15 trend €0.38 30-day avg €0.45 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.34 with Zero from €0.44 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.34 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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If damage that can’t be prevented is dealt to Ironscale Hydra, the damage is dealt and you’ll simultaneously put a +1/+1 counter on it, before the game checks for lethal damage.
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You put only one +1/+1 counter on Ironscale Hydra per creature whose combat damage is prevented, no matter how much damage would have been dealt.