Lair of the Hydra

Lair of the Hydra

Land

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If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped.

{T}: Add {G}.

{X}{G}: Until end of turn, this land becomes an X/X green Hydra creature. It's still a land. X can't be 0.

What it does

Tagged as Land — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

One preconstructed deck includes this card.

Official rulings

  1. If Lair of the Hydra enters the battlefield at the same time as one or more other lands, it doesn't take those lands into consideration when determining how many other lands you control. (2021-07-23)
  2. If you turn Lair of the Hydra into a creature but haven't controlled it continuously since your most recent turn began, you won't be able to activate its mana ability or attack with it. (2021-07-23)

Printings & prices

Every set Lair of the Hydra has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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