---
name: "Apocalypse Hydra"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Hydra"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "BBD"
set_name: "Battlebond"
collector_number: "217"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Chan"
oracle_id: "1a840210-204d-41cd-afc0-46abf7ea5f87"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/apocalypse-hydra-bbd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Apocalypse Hydra
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, it enters with an additional X +1/+1 counters on it.
{1}{R}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balduvian Hydra](/printing/balduvian-hydra-me2.md) — Creature — Hydra
2. [Spitting Hydra](/printing/spitting-hydra-sth.md) — Creature — Hydra
3. [Molten Hydra](/printing/molten-hydra-ulg.md) — Creature — Hydra
4. [Protean Hydra](/printing/protean-hydra-m10.md) — Creature — Hydra
5. [Hungering Hydra](/printing/hungering-hydra-pm19.md) — Creature — Hydra
6. [Clockwork Hydra](/printing/clockwork-hydra-tsp.md) — Artifact Creature — Hydra

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battlebond (BBD) #217
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Chan
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`