Protean Hydra

Creature — Hydra

Illustrated by Jim Murray

F

EDHREC Rank #6,550

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it. Whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from this creature, put two +1/+1 counters on it at the beginning of the next end step.

Rulings (6)

If a -1/-1 counter is put on Protean Hydra while it has +1/+1 counters on it, that -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter will be removed from it as a state-based action. This will cause Protean Hydra’s last ability to trigger.

Oct 1, 2009

If unpreventable damage is dealt to Protean Hydra, the Hydra’s second ability will try to prevent it and fail (meaning that damage has its normal results), and it will also remove that many +1/+1 counters from Protean Hydra.

Oct 1, 2009

If multiple +1/+1 counters are removed from Protean Hydra at once, its last ability will trigger that many times.

Oct 1, 2009