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Hydra's Growth
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uncommon · Enchantment — Aura

Hydra's Growth

uncommon · Enchantment — Aura · Theros Beyond Death
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Oracle Text

Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature.
At the beginning of your upkeep, double the number of +1/+1 counters on enchanted creature.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{2}{G}Mana Cost
3Prints

Character Background

Hydra’s Growth is a classic “must-answer now” Aura that rewards patience and board stability, making it especially strong in value and midrange shells that can protect a single threat over multiple turns. For {2}{G}, it immediately adds a +1/+1 counter, then starts doubling those counters every upkeep, so even an unassuming mana dork or evasive attacker can become a game-ending monster if left unchecked. The best deckbuilding approach is to pair it with creatures that already scale well with counters or are naturally hard to remove—hexproof, indestructible, or recursive bodies make excellent homes for it. It also plays nicely with proliferate, combat tricks, and effects that move counters around, turning one snowballing creature into a real clock. In lore terms, it evokes the relentless, many-headed escalation of a hydra: once growth begins, it quickly becomes overwhelming unless the opponent has instant-speed removal.

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Character Background

Hydra’s Growth is a classic “must-answer now” Aura that rewards patience and board stability, making it especially strong in value and midrange shells that can protect a single threat over multiple turns. For {2}{G}, it immediately adds a +1/+1 counter, then starts doubling those counters every upkeep, so even an unassuming mana dork or evasive attacker can become a game-ending monster if left unchecked. The best deckbuilding approach is to pair it with creatures that already scale well with counters or are naturally hard to remove—hexproof, indestructible, or recursive bodies make excellent homes for it. It also plays nicely with proliferate, combat tricks, and effects that move counters around, turning one snowballing creature into a real clock. In lore terms, it evokes the relentless, many-headed escalation of a hydra: once growth begins, it quickly becomes overwhelming unless the opponent has instant-speed removal.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 12:20:44 UTC

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