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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Vastwood Hydra

Equivalent cards to Vastwood Hydra (green, counters upon death):
1. Hangarback Walker — Enters with counters, creates tokens equal to counters when it dies.
2. Forgotten Ancient — Gains counters, moves them to other creatures.
3. Walking Ballista — Enters with counters, can distribute them as damage.
4. Sage of Fables — Not a hydra, but relevant for +1/+1 counter mechanics.
5. Cathars' Companion — Not directly equivalent but interacts with counters/dying.


Reason: All above are green (or colorless for artifact creatures, which green often plays), interact with +1/+1 counters, and either grow or redistribute counters in some way. Hangarback Walker is the closest mechanically.

Results:

Forgotten Ancient #120 Creature — Elemental

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 0/3
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  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elemental
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Forgotten Ancient's first ability will resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger. Putting a +1/+1 counter on Forgotten Ancient is optional.
  • Forgotten Ancient's last ability doesn't target any creatures. You choose how many +1/+1 counters will be moved (and onto which creatures) as the ability resolves. Notably, once the ability starts resolving and you make these choices, no player may take actions until the ability has finished resolving.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 2.17 USD / 37.76 USD
    Cardmarket 0.73 EUR / 15.1 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD
    Cardsphere 2.02 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1counteron this creature. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.

    Hangarback Walker #13 Artifact Creature — Construct

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    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 0
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
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  • Construct
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    Normal
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    Tokens:
    Thopter

    Rules

  • If enough -1/-1 counters are put on Hangarback Walker at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, the number of +1/+1 counters on it before it got any -1/-1 counters will be used to determine how many Thopter tokens you get. For example, if there are three +1/+1 counters on Hangarback Walker and it gets four -1/-1 counters, you’ll get three Thopter tokens. That’s because Hangarback Walker’s triggered ability checks the creature’s existence just before it leaves the battlefield, and it still has all those counters on it at that point.
  • The value of each X in Hangarback Walker’s mana cost must be equal. For example, if X is 2, you’ll pay {4} to cast Hangarback Walker and it will enter the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 68.55 USD
    Cardmarket 38.95 EUR
    Cardkingdom 59.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer 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. When this creature dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying for each +1/+1counteron this creature. , : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature.

    Sage of Fables #169 Creature — Merfolk Wizard

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Merfolk
  • Wizard
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • If Sage of Fables enters at the same time as another Wizard (due to Living End, for example), that creature doesn't get a +1/+1 counter.
  • If a Wizard would normally enter with a certain number of +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with that many +1/+1 counters plus one on it instead. If a Wizard would normally enter with no +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with one +1/+1 counter on it instead.
  • The creature gets the counter if it would enter under your control. It doesn't matter who owns the creature or what zone it enters from (such as your opponent's graveyard, for example).
  • The effects from more than one Sage of Fables are cumulative. That is, if you have two Sage of Fables on the battlefield, Wizard creatures you control enter with two additional +1/+1 counters on them.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.11 USD
    Cardmarket 0.22 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.08 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Each other Wizard creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1counteron it. , Remove a +1/+1counterfrom a creature you control: Draw a card.

    Vastwood Hydra #198 Creature — Hydra

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Rules

  • In some unusual cases, Vastwood Hydra will have enough -1/-1 counters put on it to make its toughness 0 or less. If this happens, the ability will still distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Vastwood Hydra before the -1/-1 counters were put on it. For example, if Vastwood Hydra has two +1/+1 counters on it and three -1/-1 counters are put on it, two +1/+1 counters will be distributed.
  • The ability that triggers when Vastwood Hydra dies doesn’t target any of the creatures. You can choose to put counters on a creature with protection from green, for example.
  • You choose how the counters will be distributed when the ability resolves.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.08 USD / 7.8 USD
    Cardmarket 0.47 EUR / 4.79 EUR
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD / 11.99 USD
    Cardsphere 1.2 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer 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. When this creature dies, you may distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature among any number of creatures you control.

    Walking Ballista #58 Artifact Creature — Construct

    Variations: v1 v2

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 0
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Artifact
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Construct
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A casting cost of {X}{X} means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay {6} to cast Walking Ballista.
  • If Walking Ballista has been dealt damage or had its toughness reduced by an effect, this limits how many times you'll be able to remove +1/+1 counters from it in a single turn. For example, if it has three +1/+1 counters on it and has been dealt 1 damage this turn, it will be destroyed immediately after you activate the ability a second time and you won't be able to activate it a third time.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 21.78 USD
    Cardmarket 40.78 EUR / 28.67 EUR
    Cardkingdom 34.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer 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. : Put a +1/+1counteron this creature. Remove a +1/+1counterfrom this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.

    Forgotten Ancient Creature — Elemental Normal - ~$10.01

    Hangarback Walker Artifact Creature — Construct Normal - ~$55.83

    Sage of Fables Creature — Merfolk Wizard Normal - ~$0.19

    Vastwood Hydra Creature — Hydra Normal - ~$4.23

    Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct Normal - ~$31.56

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