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Benevolent Hydra

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Benevolent Hydra, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander printing

Secrets of Strixhaven Commander SOC · No. 124 2026-04-24

Card text

Creature — Hydra

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on another creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.

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EDHREC rank #2930 Rare Not on the Reserved List

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Standard ∅ Not legal

Pioneer ∅ Not legal

Modern ∅ Not legal

Legacy ✓ Legal

Vintage ✓ Legal

Pauper ∅ Not legal

Commander ✓ Legal

Oathbreaker ✓ Legal

Brawl ∅ Not legal

Historic ∅ Not legal

Timeless ∅ Not legal

Alchemy ∅ Not legal

Explorer ∅ Not legal

Gladiator ∅ Not legal

Penny ∅ Not legal

Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

"Put on another creature you control" includes creatures other than Benevolent Hydra that enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on them. If another creature would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it while you control Benevolent Hydra, it enters with that many counters plus one.

2022-12-02 · Wizards of the Coast

Each additional Benevolent Hydra you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on anther creature by one.

2022-12-02 · Wizards of the Coast