---
name: "Spitting Hydra"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Hydra"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "99"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "67a7bfa4-5004-4838-874d-03fa11f051d0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spitting-hydra-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Spitting Hydra
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
{1}{R}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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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. [Savageborn Hydra](/printing/savageborn-hydra-dgm.md) — Creature — Hydra

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #99
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`