---
name: "Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Villain"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Connive"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "446"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "InHyuk Lee"
oracle_id: "c91e64d4-e687-4ccd-a56e-796cff6e052c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/baron-strucker-hydra-overlord-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Connive

## Oracle Text
Villain spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever another Villain you control enters, you may have it connive. Do this only once each turn. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

> *"Minions of HYDRA! Behold! Our ultimate destiny is at hand!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Madame Hydra](/printing/madame-hydra-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
3. [The Masters of Evil](/printing/the-masters-of-evil-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
4. [Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel](/printing/swordsman-sharp-scoundrel-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero Villain
5. [Visions of Villainy](/printing/visions-of-villainy-msh.md) — Instant
6. [Iron Monger, Sadistic Tycoon](/printing/iron-monger-sadistic-tycoon-msc.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #446
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** InHyuk Lee
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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