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Ancient Hydra {4}{R}

Creature — Hydra

Fading 5 (This creature enters with five fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.) {1}, Remove a fade counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.

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English · 2024-08-02

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this print is from The List, which is not part of standard constructed formats.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: a805e395-3fd8-4ffd-8e5e-079341b1df68
Oracle ID: 8e1d3722-9bd1-4ab7-b4a5-9265fca3aba9
TCGplayer ID: 582873

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