---
name: "Steelbane Hydra"
mana_cost: "{X}{G}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Turtle Hydra"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "288"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nicholas Gregory"
oracle_id: "e38e3723-05f5-4a51-8364-1cda19f9cc49"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steelbane-hydra-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Steelbane Hydra
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{G}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Turtle Hydra

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}{G}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heroes' Bane](/printing/heroes-bane-fdn.md) — Creature — Hydra
2. [Apocalypse Hydra](/printing/apocalypse-hydra-bbd.md) — Creature — Hydra
3. [Protean Hydra](/printing/protean-hydra-m11.md) — Creature — Hydra
4. [Clockwork Hydra](/printing/clockwork-hydra-tsr.md) — Artifact Creature — Hydra
5. [Balduvian Hydra](/printing/balduvian-hydra-me2.md) — Creature — Hydra
6. [Feral Hydra](/printing/feral-hydra-jmp.md) — Creature — Hydra Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #288
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nicholas Gregory

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