Genesis Hydra

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Genesis Hydra: Creature - Plant Hydra, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{G}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Plant Hydra
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
0/0
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
193
Artist
Donato Giancola
Commander rank
2,616 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Genesis Hydra

Genesis Hydra is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 193 in that set, with art by Donato Giancola. It costs {X}{G}{G} (X and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 0/0 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Magic 2015 (2014) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library.

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Genesis Hydra by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Genesis Hydra

Genesis Hydra has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #298Rare2023
Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #118Rare2022
The List (PLST) #M15-176Rare2020
Commander 2020 (C20) #172Rare2020
Iconic Masters (IMA) #163Rare2017
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #55870Rare2017
Magic 2015 Promos (PM15) #176★Rare2015
Magic 2015 (M15) #176Rare2014

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Genesis Hydra, newest first.

  • A nonland permanent card is an artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker card.
  • If you have fewer than X cards in your library, you reveal all of them.
  • If you put an Aura onto the battlefield this way, you choose what it enchants as it enters the battlefield. This doesn't target any permanent or player, but it must be able to enchant that permanent or player. For example, you could put a green Aura onto the battlefield enchanting a creature with hexproof controlled by an opponent, but not one with protection from green.
  • Genesis Hydra's first ability will resolve before Genesis Hydra does. Notably, if you put an Aura card onto the battlefield this way, it can't enchant Genesis Hydra.
  • If "the rest" is zero cards, either because X was 0 or because X was 1 and that card was put onto the battlefield, the library is still shuffled.
  • If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

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