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"Find me cards equivalent to: Balduvian Hydra"

Equivalent cards to Balduvian Hydra (red creature with +1/+1 counter mechanics and variable size):
1. Shivan Devastator: Another red Hydra with variable power/toughness via X in casting cost and with flying and haste.
2. Protean Hydra: While green, it has similar variable counter growth and resilience.
3. Feral Hydra: Also green, but it grows with mana investment.

Closest mono-red equivalent in modern sets is Shivan Devastator.
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Reason: Few red creatures use +1/+1 counters this way, but Shivan Devastator matches the variable X-casting and scaling.

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Balduvian Hydra

Feral Hydra

Protean Hydra

Shivan Devastator

Balduvian Hydra #118 Creature — Hydra

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 0/1
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    This creature enters with X +1/+0 counters on it. Remove a +1/+0counterfrom this creature: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to it this turn. : Put a +1/+0counteron this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.

    Feral Hydra #131 Creature — Hydra Beast

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
  • Beast
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature. Any player may activate this ability.

    Protean Hydra #194 Creature — Hydra

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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
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    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

  • All damage that would be dealt to Protean Hydra is prevented, even if it doesn’t have that many +1/+1 counters on it. This is true even if Protean Hydra has no +1/+1 counters on it at all (and is able to remain on the battlefield because some other effect is boosting its toughness). If the amount of damage that would be dealt to Protean Hydra is greater than the number of +1/+1 counters on it, all the +1/+1 counters on Protean Hydra are removed from it.
  • 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.
  • If any +1/+1 counters are removed from Protean Hydra during the end step, its last ability will trigger and set up a delayed triggered ability that will trigger at the beginning of the next end step (which is near the end of the following turn).
  • If multiple +1/+1 counters are removed from Protean Hydra at once, its last ability will trigger that many times.
  • 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.
  • Protean Hydra’s last ability triggers whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from it for any reason, not just when a +1/+1 counter is removed by its second ability.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 3.49 EUR 2.87 EUR
    Cardkingdom 5.99 USD / 8.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 3.06 USD / 14.4 USD
    Manapool 3.38 USD / 6.29 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    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/+1counteris removed from this creature, put two +1/+1 counters on it at the beginning of the next end step.

    Shivan Devastator #143p Creature — Dragon Hydra

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Dragon
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Haste

    Rules

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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 6.99 USD 5.99 USD
    Cardmarket 3.58 EUR / 4.67 EUR
    Manapool 3.95 USD / 4.84 USD
    Tcgplayer / 4.14 USD 3.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

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