Managorger Hydra

Creature — Hydra

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

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Bloomburrow Commander
Price
$0.74
EDHREC rank
#920
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Managorger Hydra card art
Managorger Hydra turns every spell cast by every player into a +1/+1 counter, and in a multiplayer game it gets out of hand fast — a 10/10 or larger by turn eight is realistic without any dedicated support. Gargos, Vicious Watcher cuts its cost to a single green pip, and Falco Spara, Pactweaver can spend those stacked counters to cast spells off the top of your library, making the Hydra a resource engine as much as a threat.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Gargos, Vicious Watcher

Gargos, Vicious Watcher

85.8% of decks · synergy 0.76

Gargos, Vicious Watcher reduces Managorger Hydra to a single green mana via its Hydra-cost reduction, and every targeting spell that pumps the Hydra also triggers Gargos to fight — the two cards are practically designed for each other.

03
Shalai and Hallar

Shalai and Hallar

63.5% of decks · synergy 0.61

Shalai and Hallar deal damage equal to the number of +1/+1 counters placed each turn, so a crowded board casting spells means Managorger Hydra's passive growth directly translates into dome damage.

04

Polukranos Reborn

66.3% of decks · synergy 0.60

Polukranos Reborn is itself a Hydra that accrues counters, and Managorger Hydra slots into the same counter-heavy gameplan where both creatures feed off spell volume to close games.

05
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

53.8% of decks · synergy 0.49

Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes cares about having large green creatures to pump and weaponize, and Managorger Hydra reliably grows into the kind of massive threat their ability wants to point at opponents.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Commander is where Managorger Hydra truly earns its reputation — four players casting spells means the counter accumulation is roughly triple what you'd see in a duel, and the Hydra regularly becomes an unsurmountable threat by the midgame without a single dedicated pump spell. In Modern and Legacy it's too slow and too fragile without trample built in, facing removal before it ever crosses into meaningful combat math. Pioneer has enough redundancy in creature strategies that a five-mana 1/1 requiring time to grow simply doesn't compete with faster payoffs. Vintage and Oathbreaker are technically legal, but neither format rewards a patient grower at that mana cost.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.74 bulk tier

At $0.74, Managorger Hydra is deep bulk — you're picking it up for less than a pack of sleeves. The price reflects broad availability rather than low power; it's a staple in its archetypes and unlikely to drop further given consistent Commander demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.