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Magic · Magic 2012 (M12) · #189 · Mythic

Primordial Hydra

Magic card price for Primordial Hydra: $28.92 market, from $18.34 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$28.92
0.0% this week · +0.2% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+0.2%
90 days+0.7%
1 year+20.6%
All time+10.7%

Sellers right now

$18.34lowest listing$233.02highest
Market price$28.92
Mid listing$27.86
Direct$52.99
30-day avg$28.89

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$28.92
Cardmarket$22.91 €20.36

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$23.2452-week low$29.2952-week high
In the range94%
All-time low$23.24
All-time high$31.86
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$22.72$26.06$29.39$32.72
$28.92
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Our price record for Primordial Hydra (Foil) begins in February 2024 at $26.12; the market price today is $28.92, up 10.7% since then. In the last year the price changed +20.6% and ranged from $23.24 to $29.29, and it now trades near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $31.86, still 10.2% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $18.34, and the 30-day average market price is $28.89.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$28.92$18.34$233.020.0%
Normal$6.96$2.79$94.76−6.1%

The card in play

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

Primordial Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, double the number of +1/+1 counters on Primordial Hydra.

Primordial Hydra has trample as long as it has ten or more +1/+1 counters on it.

Other printings of Primordial Hydra

5 more · $1.42 – $28.92
All printings
Primordial Hydra (183), Magic 2013 (M13) — Magic card price +0.9% 7d Primordial Hydra Magic 2013 (M13) · #183 $18.80 Primordial Hydra (1330), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price −1.0% 7d Primordial Hydra Secret Lair Drop Series · #1330 $15.91 Primordial Hydra (XBLA 2013), Media Promos — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Primordial Hydra Media Promos · #XBLA 2013 $11.65 Primordial Hydra (712), Jumpstart 2022 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Primordial Hydra Jumpstart 2022 · #712 $7.85 Primordial Hydra (284), Commander: Secrets of Strixhaven — Magic card price −6.0% 7d Primordial Hydra Commander: Secrets of Strixhaven · #284 $1.42

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