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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #259
Illustrator: Johannes Voss
Edition: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

Lair of the Hydra is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 22069
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Combos: 1 combos
Lair of the Hydra combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 52
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Versions: This card has 5 different prints

Rules & flavor text

If you control two or more other lands, Lair of the Hydra enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
{X}{G}: Until end of turn, Lair of the Hydra becomes an X/X green Hydra creature. It's still a land. X can't be 0.

Related Tags

Land Green

Price

1.14 Tixes
@CardHoarder

1.99
@CardKingdom

1.5
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Lair of the Hydra

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Lair of the Hydra available on MTG decks website.

Other	Titania DC v2 By leonardooo		Social media	Not available	24-Apr -2024	$627 ---
W/L (6 - 5) 54%	I Hate Green (duplic... By jarvismoonbeam		Arena Ladder ()	Not available	24-Apr -2024	$439 ---
Other	Azusa avril 2024 By Skull_Brawl_FR		Social media	Not available	24-Apr -2024	$495 ---
Top16 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By iloveyou	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631062	36%	23-Apr -2024	$460 ---
W/L (24 - 9) 72%	Built Different By Amazonian		Arena Ladder ()	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$711 ---
W/L (5 - 3) 62%	Golgari Vampires v.2 By Santyaga	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	79%	23-Apr -2024	$707 ---
W/L (12 - 7) 63%	Take You For a Ride By Amazonian		Arena Ladder ()	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$656 ---
Other	Tatyova, Benthic Dru... By MTGA-Assistant-...		Social media	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$284 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By ArchaeusDota	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	40%	23-Apr -2024	$411 ---
W/L (32 - 16) 66%	new dev pio By Al carrer!	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	23%	23-Apr -2024	$421 ---
Top8 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By iloveyou	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	38%	23-Apr -2024	$431 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By thatguy_champ	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631072	57%	23-Apr -2024	$433 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By TheManLand	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	81%	23-Apr -2024	$549 ---
W/L (3 - 1) 75%	x1 gruul By eldopa	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	48%	23-Apr -2024	$198 ---
W/L (33 - 22) 60%	Take You For a Ride By Amazonian		Arena Ladder ()	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$642 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By Kanster5566	BO3	MTGO Pioneer League #8099	27%	23-Apr -2024	$449 ---
Top32 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By MagicMongol90	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	99%	23-Apr -2024	$438 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By thatguy_champ	BO3	MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631062	36%	23-Apr -2024	$422 ---
W/L (7 - 7) 50%	Here Come the Men To... By apwap		Arena Ladder ()	Not available	23-Apr -2024	$546 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By Akedion	BO3	MTGO Modern League #8075	37%	22-Apr -2024	$850 ---

Other X	Titania DC v2 By leonardooo Social media	24-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $627 ---
W/L (6 - 5) 54% X	I Hate Green (duplic... By jarvismoonbeam Arena Ladder ()	24-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $439 ---
Other X	Azusa avril 2024 By Skull_Brawl_FR Social media	24-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $495 ---
Top16 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By iloveyou MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631062	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $460 ---
W/L (24 - 9) 72% X	Built Different By Amazonian Arena Ladder ()	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $711 ---
W/L (5 - 3) 62% X BO3	Golgari Vampires v.2 By Santyaga Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 79% $707 ---
W/L (12 - 7) 63% X	Take You For a Ride By Amazonian Arena Ladder ()	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $656 ---
Other X	Tatyova, Benthic Dru... By MTGA-Assistant-... Social media	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $284 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By ArchaeusDota MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 40% $411 ---
W/L (32 - 16) 66% X BO3	new dev pio By Al carrer! Arena Ladder (BO3)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 23% $421 ---
Top8 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By iloveyou MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 38% $431 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By thatguy_champ MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631072	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 57% $433 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By TheManLand MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 81% $549 ---
W/L (3 - 1) 75% X BO1	x1 gruul By eldopa Arena Ladder (BO1)	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 48% $198 ---
W/L (33 - 22) 60% X	Take You For a Ride By Amazonian Arena Ladder ()	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $642 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By Kanster5566 MTGO Pioneer League #8099	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 27% $449 ---
Top32 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By MagicMongol90 MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631066	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 99% $438 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By thatguy_champ MTGO Pioneer Preliminary #12631062	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $422 ---
W/L (7 - 7) 50% X	Here Come the Men To... By apwap Arena Ladder ()	23-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $546 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By Akedion MTGO Modern League #8075	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 37% $850 ---

Recent archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra

A list of archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Pioneer archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra

Name	Decks	Price
Pioneer Lotus Field Combo	374	$410 $85
Pioneer Green Devotion	118	$442 $82
Pioneer Gruul Vehicles	74	$272 $54
Pioneer Gruul Bard Class	11	$415 $69
Pioneer Golgari Midrange	9	$540 $104
Pioneer Selesnya Company	8	$274 $45
Pioneer Gruul Midrange	7	$292 $51
Pioneer Naya Adventures	6	$321 $87
Pioneer Mono Green Stompy	5	$168 $28
Pioneer Golgari Vampires	3	$715 $207

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Legacy archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Golgari Toolbox	42	$1943 $249
Legacy Elves	2	$1328 $162
Legacy Sultai Beanstalk	1	$1656 $208
Legacy Golgari Order	1	$2206 $330

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Explorer archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra

Name	Decks	Price
Explorer Mono Green	34	$425 $70
Explorer Gruul Vehicles	17	$289 $65
Explorer Selesnya Company	5	$271 $50
Explorer Golgari Sacrifice	1	$458 $102
Explorer Selesnya Counters	1	$268 $57
Explorer Gruul Midrange	1	$517 $76
Explorer Golgari Roots	1	$423 $88
Explorer Golgari Midrange	1	$643 $123
Explorer Golgari Vampires	1	$707 $206

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Historic archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra

Name	Decks	Price
Historic Mono Green Devotion	34	$404 $66
Historic Simic Ramp	8	$304 $46
Historic Abzan Beanstalk	3	$313 $61
Historic Mono Green Ramp	2	$160 $26
Historic Selesnya Control	1	$247 $34
Historic Selesnya Company	1	$324 $58

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Timeless archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra

	Name	Decks	Price
	Timeless Titan Field	24	$541 $99
	Timeless Elves	1	$268 $24

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Lair of the Hydra

Name	Decks	Price
Modern Vizier	10	$791 $164
Modern Mono Green Aggro	7	$354 $69
Modern Mono Green Devotion	3	$783 $182
Modern Amulet Titan	3	$917 $344
Modern Leylines Combo	2	$1102 $335
Modern Titan Valakut	1	$861 $276
Modern Elves	1	$547 $91
Modern Domain Superfriends	1	$1085 $355
Modern Temur Cascade	1	$140 $43

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Lair of the Hydra quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Lair of the Hydra?

Lair of the Hydra has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Lair of the Hydra current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 1.14 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $1.5
Cardkingdom: 📊 $1.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Lair of the Hydra played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Pioneer, Legacy, Explorer, Historic, Timeless, and Modern Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Lair of the Hydra?

The top 3 archetypes using Lair of the Hydra are:

Pioneer Lotus Field Combo
Pioneer Green Devotion
Pioneer Gruul Vehicles
Legacy Golgari Toolbox
Legacy Elves
Legacy Sultai Beanstalk
Explorer Mono Green
Explorer Gruul Vehicles
Explorer Selesnya Company
Historic Mono Green Devotion
Historic Simic Ramp
Historic Abzan Beanstalk
Timeless Titan Field
Timeless Elves
Modern Vizier
Modern Mono Green Aggro
Modern Mono Green Devotion

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Lair of the Hydra in the current metagame

Lair of the Hydra has been played in more than 22069 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 1 combos (you can check them in the Lair of the Hydra combos section). It is currently being played in Pioneer, Legacy, Explorer, Historic, Timeless, and Modern, mainly in the following archetypes: Lotus Field Combo, Green Devotion, and Gruul Vehicles in Pioneer. Golgari Toolbox, Elves, and Sultai Beanstalk in Legacy. Mono Green, Gruul Vehicles, and Selesnya Company in Explorer. Mono Green Devotion, Simic Ramp, and Abzan Beanstalk in Historic. Titan Field, and Elves in Timeless. Vizier, Mono Green Aggro, and Mono Green Devotion in Modern.

Last update: 2024-04-24