---
name: "Molten Hydra"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Hydra"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "cd5bc95d-4915-4c5a-9b57-2730adf69797"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/molten-hydra-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Molten Hydra
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{1}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
{T}, Remove all +1/+1 counters from this creature: It deals damage to any target equal to the number of +1/+1 counters removed this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spitting Hydra](/printing/spitting-hydra-sth.md) — Creature — Hydra
2. [Apocalypse Hydra](/printing/apocalypse-hydra-bbd.md) — Creature — Hydra
3. [Balduvian Hydra](/printing/balduvian-hydra-me2.md) — Creature — Hydra
4. [Clockwork Hydra](/printing/clockwork-hydra-tsp.md) — Artifact Creature — Hydra
5. [Rock Hydra](/printing/rock-hydra-me4.md) — Creature — Hydra
6. [Feral Hydra](/printing/feral-hydra-bbd.md) — Creature — Hydra Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #85
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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