Clockwork Hydra
Artifact Creature — Hydra
Clockwork Hydra
Artifact Creature — Hydra
Card Text
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, it deals 1 damage to any target.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Colorless
- Color Identity
- Colorless
- Power / Toughness
- 0 / 0
- EDHREC Rank
- #16,563
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (32)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #135 | uncommon | en | Brian Snõddy | $0.15 | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | en | Daren Bader | $0.08 | $0.31 |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) | #55 | uncommon | en | Daren Bader | $0.27 | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | en | Daren Bader | $0.26 | $0.63 |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #135 | uncommon | de | Brian Snõddy | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | de | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) | #55 | uncommon | de | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | de | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #135 | uncommon | es | Brian Snõddy | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | es | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) | #55 | uncommon | es | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | es | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #135 | uncommon | fr | Brian Snõddy | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | fr | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) | #55 | uncommon | fr | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | fr | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #135 | uncommon | it | Brian Snõddy | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | it | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) | #55 | uncommon | it | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | it | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #135 | uncommon | ja | Brian Snõddy | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | ja | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) | #55 | uncommon | ja | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | ja | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | pt | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | pt | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | ru | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | ru | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #135 | uncommon | zhs | Brian Snõddy | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | zhs | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #253 | uncommon | zhs | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #264 | uncommon | zht | Daren Bader | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Clockwork Hydra's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. You don't remove a counter from Clockwork Hydra.
If Clockwork Hydra leaves the battlefield while its trigger is on the stack, you can't remove a +1/+1 counter from it, so it won't deal damage.
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