Hooded Hydra
~$0.72 low · ~$5.69 high
Green. Creature — Snake Hydra

Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #171 · Illustrated by Chase Stone
What is Hooded Hydra worth?
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Oracle text
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature dies, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token for each +1/+1 counter on it.
Morph
As this creature is turned face up, put five +1/+1 counters on it.
0/0
Format legality
All 3 printings of Hooded Hydra
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander mkc #171· 2024mythic· Cardmarket €0.45 | mythic | $0.72 | No foil printing | €0.45 | |
Commander 2019 c19 #172· 2019mythic· Cardmarket €0.62 | mythic | $1.25 | No foil printing | €0.62 | |
Khans of Tarkir ktk #136· 2014mythic· Cardmarket €0.96 · €3.60 foil | mythic | $0.96 | $5.69 | €0.96€3.60 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2014
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #3,428 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Morph
- Artist
- Chase Stone
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Murders at Karlov Manor Commander card (#171).
0171 · MKC · M · EN
- 0171Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MKCSet code for Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (12)
2014-09-20
Any time you have priority, you may turn the face-down creature face up by revealing what its morph cost is and paying that cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to. Only a face-down permanent can be turned face up this way; a face-down spell cannot.
2014-09-20
You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for doing this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield.
2014-09-20
When the spell resolves, it enters the battlefield as a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the creature can still grant it any of these characteristics.
2014-09-20
If a face-down permanent leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or if the game ends.
2014-09-20
The face-down spell has no mana cost and has a mana value of 0. When you cast a face-down spell, put it on the stack face down so no other player knows what it is, and pay
. This is an alternative cost.
2014-09-20
Hooded Hydra's last ability isn't a triggered ability. It's a replacement ability that modifies how Hooded Hydra is turned face up. Players can't respond to Hooded Hydra being turned face up and having five +1/+1 counters put on it.
2014-09-20
Morph lets you cast a card face down by paying
, and lets you turn the face-down permanent face up any time you have priority by paying its morph cost.
2014-09-20
If Hooded Hydra is face down and it's turned face up some other way than by having its morph cost paid, the last ability will still apply.
2014-09-20
A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.
2014-09-20
At any time, you can look at a face-down spell or permanent you control. You can't look at face-down spells or permanents you don't control unless an effect instructs you to do so.
2014-09-20
Use the number of +1/+1 counters that were on Hooded Hydra the last time it was on the battlefield to determine how many Snake tokens to create.
2014-09-20
Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.
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