Apocalypse Hydra
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, it enters with an additional X +1/+1 counters on it.
1, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2009-02-01
The first ability checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent.
- 2009-02-01
For example, if X is 4, Apocalypse Hydra enters with four +1/+1 counters on it, but if X is 5, it enters with ten +1/+1 counters on it.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Apocalypse Hydra, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atla Palani, Nest Tender | 3 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Naya 3 decks
Apocalypse Hydra price history
The Battlebond #217 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $0.64 | $1.52 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $0.64 | $1.52 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $0.64 | $1.48 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $0.65 | $1.48 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $0.65 | $1.45 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.66 | $1.45 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $0.65 | $1.45 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.64 | $1.45 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $0.65 | $1.45 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.67 | $1.45 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.68 | $1.45 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Apocalypse Hydra
3 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Battlebond
- Normal
- $0.64
- Foil
- $1.52
- Normal
- $0.71
- Foil
- $1.98
- Normal
- $1.07
- Foil
- $5.91
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Apocalypse Hydra. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
