---
name: "Heroes' Bane"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Hydra"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "IMA"
set_name: "Iconic Masters"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Raymond Swanland"
oracle_id: "bccd722a-b610-4017-93bd-313f08448f5e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heroes-bane-ima"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Heroes' Bane
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle 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.

> *旅人间相传着：多头龙会咬掉自己的头，以便变得更致命。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Benevolent Hydra](/printing/benevolent-hydra-soc.md) — Creature — Hydra
2. [Feral Hydra](/printing/feral-hydra-bbd.md) — Creature — Hydra Beast
3. [Wren's Run Hydra](/printing/wrens-run-hydra-j21.md) — Creature — Hydra
4. [Apocalypse Hydra](/printing/apocalypse-hydra-bbd.md) — Creature — Hydra
5. [Wildwood Scourge](/printing/wildwood-scourge-fdn.md) — Creature — Hydra
6. [Bristling Hydra](/printing/bristling-hydra-pkld.md) — Creature — Hydra

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Iconic Masters (IMA) #166
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Raymond Swanland
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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