---
name: "Briar Hydra"
mana_cost: "{5}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Plant Hydra"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Trample", "Domain"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "427"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Caio Monteiro"
oracle_id: "caaedd67-e074-47c4-a956-da88a01f8996"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/briar-hydra-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Briar Hydra
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Plant Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Trample, Domain

## Oracle Text
Trample
Domain — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Briar Hydra](/printing/a-briar-hydra-dmu.md) — Creature — Plant Hydra
2. [Mossborn Hydra](/printing/mossborn-hydra-fdn.md) — Creature — Elemental Hydra
3. [Oran-Rief Hydra](/printing/oran-rief-hydra-pbfz.md) — Creature — Hydra
4. [Managorger Hydra](/printing/managorger-hydra-sld.md) — Creature — Hydra
5. [Voracious Hydra](/printing/voracious-hydra-pm20.md) — Creature — Hydra
6. [Kalonian Hydra](/printing/kalonian-hydra-c16.md) — Creature — Hydra

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #427
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Caio Monteiro
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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