Benevolent Hydra

Creature — Hydra · X generic manaone green manaone green mana

the front side of Benevolent Hydra
the back of a classic MtG card

Benevolent Hydra is part of 76 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Crystalline Crawler and Devoted Druid.

Benevolent HydraX generic manaone green manaone green mana
Creature — Hydra

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on another creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

tap this permanent, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.

Mana value
2
Power/Toughness
1/1
Color identity
one green mana

Frequently combined with

The cards that most often join Benevolent Hydra across all of its 76 combos.

Roles in combos

Benevolent Hydra can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.

Combos with Benevolent Hydra

76 combos legal in Commander.

Color Identity: G

Cards in combo:
Vigor
Walking Ballista
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: R, G, W

Cards in combo:
Marath, Will of the Wild
Benevolent Hydra
Cryptic Trilobite
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite damage
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: G, W

Cards in combo:
Gatta and Luzzu
Walking Ballista
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

Color Identity: G

Cards in combo:
Strength of Will
Walking Ballista
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

Color Identity: G

Cards in combo:
Vigor
Triskelion
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: G

Cards in combo:
Rite of Passage
Walking Ballista
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Branching Evolution
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Benevolent Hydra
Innkeeper's Talent
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep

Color Identity: G

Cards in combo:
Rite of Passage
Triskelion
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Benevolent Hydra
Doubling Season
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep

Color Identity: G

Cards in combo:
Strength of Will
Triskelion
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

Color Identity: B, G, U

Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Corpsejack Menace
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Benevolent Hydra
The Earth Crystal
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Lonis, Genetics Expert
Clan Crafter
Krark-Clan Ironworks
Benevolent Hydra
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy
Benevolent Hydra
Loading Zone
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep

Color Identity: G, W

Cards in combo:
Gatta and Luzzu
Triskelion
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

Color Identity: B, G

Cards in combo:
Spike Feeder
Unspeakable Symbol
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Experiment Kraj
Devoted Druid
Benevolent Hydra
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite green mana
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: G

Cards in combo:
Devoted Druid
Leyline of Abundance
Branching Evolution
Benevolent Hydra
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
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