Steelbane Hydra
Steelbane Hydra: Creature - Turtle Hydra, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Turtle Hydra
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 0/0
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 288
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Commander rank
- 2,418 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Steelbane Hydra
Steelbane 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 288 in that set, with art by Nicholas Gregory. 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, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}{G}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Many an ancient treasure has been reduced to jagged caltrops by its snapping jaws.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (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 Steelbane Hydra by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Steelbane Hydra
Steelbane 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal (TMC) #52 | Rare | 2026 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) #313 | Rare | 2022 |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #322 | Rare | 2019 |
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Steelbane Hydra is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.