Savageborn Hydra
Creature — Hydra
Double strike
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Iconic Masters
- Price
- $0.68
- EDHREC rank
- #10677
Savageborn Hydra enters as the largest creature on the board if you can feed it — double strike means every pump dollar is worth two in combat. The catch is the double-pip cost in both red and green, which hard-locks it out of mono-color and multicolor decks that can't reliably produce both; Rosheen, Roaring Prophet sidesteps that entirely by turning the X cost into a mana-efficient payoff.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet's ability to generate mana specifically for X spells means Savageborn Hydra routinely enters with far more counters than its base cost suggests, and the Gruul color identity satisfies both the red and green pip requirements without compromise.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Savageborn Hydra is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats don't want it — a four-mana floor for a 0/0 that does nothing until you sink additional mana is far too slow when Modern and Legacy close games on turn three or four. Commander is where Savageborn Hydra actually functions: the format's longer game gives you the turns to set up a large X, and the double-strike body closes out tables when left unanswered. Oathbreaker can work in the same niche if the signature spell involves mana generation, but the card pool advantage is narrower there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.68 bulk tier
At $0.68, Savageborn Hydra sits firmly in bulk territory — low enough that acquiring copies for casual Commander is a near-zero decision. Bulk rares with narrow format appeal tend to stay at this floor, so don't expect movement unless a high-profile deck list drives sudden demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.