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Primordial HydraHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Secrets of Strixhaven Commander· April 24, 2026
Carte Magic Primordial Hydra

Primordial Hydra is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature. This creature has trample as long as it has ten or more +1/+1 counters on it.

How it works : Primordial Hydra

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Consider only the number of +1/+1 counters on Primordial Hydra when determining if it has trample, not its power and toughness. For example, a Primordial Hydra with six +1/+1 counters on it that's been the target of Titanic Growth (giving it +4/+4) would not have trample.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Yedora, Grave Gardener
+Primordial Mist
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Primordial Hydra
#1

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Primordial Mist + Pitiless Plunderer + Primordial Hydra

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Primordial Hydra for {X} = 0.
  2. 2Primordial Hydra dies due to having zero toughness.
  3. 3Yedora triggers, returning it to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  4. 4Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  5. 5Activate that Forest adding {G}.
  6. 6Sacrifice the Treasure token for {G}.
  7. 7Activate Primordial Mist by exiling the face-down Primordial Hydra, and allowing you to cast it this turn.
  8. 8Repeat.
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Legal formats

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