Bioessence Hydra
~$0.27 low · ~$1.19 high
Multicolor. Creature — Hydra Mutant
War of the Spark #186 · Illustrated by Mathias Kollros
War of the Spark #186 · Illustrated by Mathias KollrosWhat is Bioessence Hydra worth?
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Oracle text
Trample
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each loyalty counter on planeswalkers you control.
Whenever one or more loyalty counters are put on planeswalkers you control, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
4/4
Format legality
All 2 printings of Bioessence Hydra
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 War of the Spark Promos pwar #186s· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €0.62 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $1.19 | €0.62 foil | |
 War of the Spark war #186· 2019rare· Cardmarket €0.24 · €0.47 foil | rare | $0.27 | $0.38 | €0.24€0.47 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #17,790 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Trample
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the War of the Spark card (#186).
186 · WAR · R · EN
- 186Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- WARSet code for War of the Spark
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (2)
2019-05-03
If Bioessence Hydra enters the battlefield at the same time as a planeswalker you control, the loyalty counters that planeswalker will receive won't be counted to determine how many counters Bioessence Hydra enters the battlefield with, but they will cause its last ability to trigger.
2019-05-03
Abilities that trigger when counters are put on a permanent trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield with counters and when a player puts counters on a permanent.
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