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Rock Hydra CED

Other printings of "Rock Hydra": ME4 #133 30A #167 LEA #171 2ED #172 CED #172 CEI #172 LEB #172 3ED #173 FBB #173 SUM #173 30A #464

Card

id17165
artistJeff A. Menges
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityR
colorIndicator
colorsR
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank25294
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion1993
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved1
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{X}{R}{R}
manaValue2
nameRock Hydra
number172
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText
otherFaceIds
power0
printings2ED, 30A, 3ED, CED, CEI, FBB, LEA, LEB, ME4, SUM
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCodeCED
side
signature
sourceProducts{'nonfoil': ['db044702-4496-5b06-989e-818a08fd0322']}
subsets
subtypesHydra
supertypes
textThis 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.
toughness0
typeCreature — Hydra
typesCreature
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variations
watermark
setNameCollectors' Edition

Identifiers

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Legalities

id17165
alchemy
brawl
commander
duel
future
gladiator
historic
legacy
modern
oathbreaker
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuidb18e314b-0fa3-56b3-9013-203d0a460a08
vintage

Purchase URLs

id17165
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cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarkethttps://mtgjson.com/links/973fda570bb7fa6b
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/f0ff0d941d44b2a1
tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2004-10-04If put onto the battlefield without casting it from your hand, X will be zero.
2004-10-04Once on the battlefield, the X is considered to be zero when calculating its mana cost.
2008-08-01If damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra can't be prevented, you still remove a +1/+1 counter from it for each 1 damage dealt.
2008-08-01You can activate the activated ability that prevents damage any time, even if no source seems likely to deal damage to you in the near future. It will prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt this turn, even if that turns out to be much later in the turn.

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