Benevolent Hydra Price
3 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2022
Benevolent Hydra has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, first in 2022 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #124 at $0.76, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Drop #1889 at $6.33 — about 8× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $4.21. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x, including dedicated reprint sets like Secrets of Strixhaven Commander, Jumpstart 2022.
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Every Benevolent Hydra Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #124 (R) Cheapest | 2026 | $0.76 | $0.25 |
| Jumpstart 2022 #38 (R) | 2022 | $4.21 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop #1889 (R) Foil | 2025 | $6.33 | $4.30 foil |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 Precedents"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.
Each additional Benevolent Hydra you control will increase the number of +1/+1 counters placed on anther creature by one.