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Magic · Commander: Secrets of Strixhaven · #288 · Rare

Steelbane Hydra

Magic card price for Steelbane Hydra: $0.36 market, from $0.09 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Apr 4, 2026 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 19, 2026
$0.36
−5.3% this week · +2.9% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day+2.9%
7 days−5.3%
30 days+2.9%
90 days−20.0%
1 year—
All time−93.5%

Sellers right now

$0.09lowest listing$42.78highest
Market price$0.36
Mid listing$0.41
Direct$0.23
30-day avg$0.36

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.36
Cardmarket$0.35 €0.31

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.3152-week low$5.5052-week high
In the range1%
All-time low$0.31
All-time high$5.50
First priceApr 4, 2026
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.28$0.34$0.40$0.47
$0.36
Jul 21Aug 20Sep 19Oct 19
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Steelbane Hydra was released in April 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $0.09, and the 30-day average market price is $0.36.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.36$0.09$42.78−5.3%

The card in play

Power / Toughness0 / 0
Type line
Creature — Turtle Hydra
Rules text

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

2G, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Steelbane Hydra: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Flavor

Many an ancient treasure has been reduced to jagged caltrops by its snapping jaws.

Other printings of Steelbane Hydra

2 more · $0.36 – $2.74
All printings
Steelbane Hydra (322), Throne of Eldraine — Magic card price −19.7% 7d Steelbane Hydra Throne of Eldraine · #322 $2.74 Steelbane Hydra (313), Commander: Streets of New Capenna — Magic card price −4.7% 7d Steelbane Hydra Commander: Streets of New Capenna · #313 $2.43

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