“Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.”
Heroes' Bane
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Hydra
Mana Cost: {3}{G}{G}
Oracle Rules Text: This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.
Flavor Text: Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.
Set: Foundations (#639), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Raymond Swanland
Creature
Green
Rare
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2024-11-08
If Heroes' Bane's power is less than 0 when its second ability resolves, X is considered to be 0.
2024-11-08
The value of X is calculated only once, as Heroes' Bane's last ability resolves.
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