Benevolent Hydra vs Bioessence Hydra — MTG Card Comparison
Benevolent Hydra and Bioessence Hydra are closely matched. Benevolent Hydra costs less mana (2 vs 5). Choose based on your deck's specific needs.
Benevolent Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on another creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
{T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Bioessence Hydra
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.
Power/Toughness: 4/4
| Stat | Benevolent Hydra | Bioessence Hydra |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {X}{G}{G} | {3}{G}{U} |
| CMC | 2 | 5 |
| Type | Creature — Hydra | Creature — Hydra Mutant |
| Rarity | Rare | Rare |
| Set | Secret Lair Drop | War of the Spark |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Legacy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vintage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commander | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✗ |
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