Lifeblood Hydra
Lifeblood Hydra: Creature - Hydra, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Trample. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{G}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Hydra
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 0/0
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 274
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Commander rank
- 3,059 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Trample
Build around this card with Grover
About Lifeblood Hydra
Lifeblood Hydra is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 274 in that set, with art by Alex Horley-Orlandelli. It costs {X}{G}{G}{G} (X and three green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 0/0 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Commander 2014 (2014) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature dies, you gain life and draw cards equal to its power.
Pharika has written her secrets on its bones so that only the worthy may discover them.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.36 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Lifeblood Hydra by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Lifeblood Hydra
Lifeblood Hydra has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Commander Masters (CMM) #303 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #565 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Anthology (CMA) #124 | Rare | 2017 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) #45 | Rare | 2014 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Lifeblood Hydra.
- Use Lifeblood Hydra's power when it died (including any +1/+1 counters it had) to determine how much life to gain and how many cards to draw.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Lifeblood Hydra is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.