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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Bristling Hydra

Equivalent cards to Bristling Hydra (Green, creature, +1/+1 counter synergy, self-protection):

  • Voracious Hydra (Green, hydra, enters with +1/+1 counters, flexible stats)
  • Managorger Hydra (Green, grows with counters, on spell cast)
  • Kalonian Hydra (Green, enters and attacks with +1/+1 counters, doubles all your counters when it attacks)
  • Hydra's Growth (Green, aura, adds and doubles +1/+1 counters; not a creature, but similar synergy)


Reason: These cards all fit the green creature theme with +1/+1 counters or hydra theme. Bristling Hydra's unique self-protection is less common, but these are the closest equivalents in design and playstyle.

Results:

Bristling Hydra #147s Creature — Hydra

Variations: v1 v2

Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 4/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Energy Reserve

    Rules

  • Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
  • Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
  • If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
  • If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
  • Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
  • Some spells and abilities that give you {E} may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't get any {E}.
  • Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E}. You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of {E} as the ability resolves.
  • Some triggered abilities that state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E} describe an effect that happens "If you do." In that case, no player may take actions to try to stop the ability's effect after you make your choice. If the payment is followed by the phrase "When you do," then you'll choose any targets for that reflexive triggered ability and put it on the stack before players can take actions.
  • {E} is the energy symbol. It represents one energy counter.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.6 USD
    Cardmarket 0.96 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    When this creature enters, you get (three energy counters). Pay : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature. It gains hexproof until end of turn.

    Hydra's Growth #172 Enchantment — Aura

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
    • SubTypes:
  • Aura
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Enchant

    Rules

  • If Hydra's Growth leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield triggered ability resolves, the creature it last enchanted before it left gets the +1/+1 counter.
  • To double the number of +1/+1 counters on a creature, put a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number it already has. Other cards that interact with putting counters on it will interact with this effect accordingly.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.2 USD / 2.03 USD
    Cardmarket 1.04 EUR / 1.41 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.99 USD / 3.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.39 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Enchant creature When this Aura enters, put a +1/+1counteron enchanted creature. At the beginning of your upkeep, double the number of +1/+1 counters on enchanted creature.

    Kalonian Hydra #21 Creature — Hydra

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Trample

    Rules

  • To double the number of +1/+1 counters on a creature, determine how many +1/+1 counters are on the creature and put that many more on it. Effects that interact with counters (such as the one created by Corpsejack Menace's ability) may change the number of counters ultimately put on the creature.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 15.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Trample This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever this creature attacks, double the number of +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.

    Managorger Hydra #306 Creature — Hydra

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Trample

    Rules

  • Managorger Hydra's last ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 17.15 USD / 23.51 USD
    Cardmarket 8.85 EUR / 13.53 EUR
    Cardkingdom 18.99 USD / 24.99 USD
    Cardsphere 16.61 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Trample Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1counteron this creature.

    Voracious Hydra #1491 Creature — Hydra

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 0/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Fight Trample

    Rules

  • Because fighting isn't combat damage, trample has no effect during the fight.
  • If the target of Voracious Hydra's second mode isn't a legal target as the ability resolves, or if Voracious Hydra has left the battlefield, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage. The ability won't change to the first mode if the target is illegal.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 17.92 USD
    Cardmarket 10.74 EUR / 11.46 EUR
    Cardkingdom 19.99 USD
    Cardsphere 16.49 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Trample This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. When this creature enters, choose one — • Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature. • This creature fights target creature you don't control.

    Bristling Hydra Creature — Hydra Normal - ~$3.17

    Hydra's Growth Enchantment — Aura Normal - ~$3.07

    Kalonian Hydra Creature — Hydra Normal - ~$15.99

    Managorger Hydra Creature — Hydra Normal - ~$14.03

    Voracious Hydra Creature — Hydra Normal - ~$11.66

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