Card text
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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Mana cost
{4}{R}
Power / toughness
5/1
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Card text
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.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Ancient Hydra
Ancient Hydra (76) is a Red Creature — Hydra from Nemesis (NEM). It costs {4}{R}, has mana value 5 and is a 5/1. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
Nemesis is a main expansion, released February 2000. Ancient Hydra has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
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.
Card details
- Card number
- 76
- Set
- Nemesis (NEM)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 14 February 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Hydra
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}
- Power / toughness
- 5/1
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Ancient Hydra
Ancient Hydra in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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