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Genesis Hydra

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8 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Genesis Hydra, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander printing
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander OTC · No. 193 2024-04-19

Card text

{X}{G}{G}
Creature — Plant Hydra
When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
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The 8 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ 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 ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

A nonland permanent card is an artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker card.

2017-11-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If you have fewer than X cards in your library, you reveal all of them.

2017-11-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If you put an Aura onto the battlefield this way, you choose what it enchants as it enters the battlefield. This doesn't target any permanent or player, but it must be able to enchant that permanent or player. For example, you could put a green Aura onto the battlefield enchanting a creature with hexproof controlled by an opponent, but not one with protection from green.

2017-11-17 · Wizards of the Coast

Genesis Hydra's first ability will resolve before Genesis Hydra does. Notably, if you put an Aura card onto the battlefield this way, it can't enchant Genesis Hydra.

2017-11-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If "the rest" is zero cards, either because X was 0 or because X was 1 and that card was put onto the battlefield, the library is still shuffled.

2017-11-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

2017-11-17 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Genesis Hydra, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander printing
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
OTC · #193
Rare
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Boreal Gaming & Cards
Genesis Hydra, March of the Machine Commander printing
March of the Machine Commander
MOC · #298
Rare
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Wizard's Tower · Condition LP
Genesis Hydra, Magic 2015 Promos printing
Magic 2015 Promos
PM15 · #176★
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Boreal Gaming & Cards · Condition LP · Foil