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Balduvian Hydra

173/383 • rare • illus. Melissa A. Benson

A near-mint Balduvian Hydra #173 from Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering) is worth about £0.83.

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£0.83

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Near Mint

£0.83

Lightly Played

£0.52

Moderately Played

£0.41

Heavily Played

£0.35

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About Balduvian Hydra

Balduvian Hydra (card #173) is a rare card from the Ice Age set in the Magic: The Gathering Trading Card Game. It is the 173rd of 383 cards in the base set. It carries a rarity of rare, which determines how often it appears in booster packs. The Ice Age set was released in 1995. Its artwork was illustrated by Melissa A. Benson. Based on live market data, a near-mint copy is currently valued at around £0.83 on The TCG OS. Track its full price history, compare raw and graded values, browse other printings, and find live listings below.

Card details

Set: Ice Age
Number: #173 of 383
Rarity: rare
Artist: Melissa A. Benson
Year: 1995
Game: Magic: The Gathering
Market value: £0.83 (near-mint)

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Card details

Type: Creature — Hydra
Mana cost: {X}{R}{R}
Mana value: 2
Power / Toughness: 0 / 1
Colours: R
Rarity: rare
Artist: Melissa A. Benson
Released: 3 Jun 1995

Oracle text

This creature enters with X +1/+0 counters on it. Remove a +1/+0 counter from this creature: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to it this turn. {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+0 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.