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Magic · Theros Beyond Death · #296 · Rare

Ironscale Hydra

Magic card price for Ironscale Hydra: $4.50 market, from $3.70 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$4.50
+0.9% this week · +1.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+0.9%
30 days+1.1%
90 days+2.3%
1 year+2.3%
All time−10.4%

Sellers right now

$3.70lowest listing$10.49highest
Market price$4.50
Mid listing$3.98
30-day avg$4.47

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$4.50
Cardmarket$2.36 €2.10

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

One year

$4.0052-week low$4.5052-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$4.00
All-time high$5.99
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.00$1.64$3.28$4.93
$4.50
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Ironscale Hydra (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $5.02 and stands at $4.50 today, down 10.4% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +2.3%, trading between $4.00 and $4.50. The current price is near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $5.99, still 33.1% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $3.70, and the 30-day average market price is $4.47.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$4.50$3.70$10.49+0.9%
Normal$1.47$0.39$19.95−4.6%

The card in play

Power / Toughness5 / 5
Type line
Creature — Hydra
Rules text

If a creature would deal combat damage to Ironscale Hydra, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on Ironscale Hydra.

Flavor

"Put down your bows, you fools! Arrows only make it angry!"
—Callia, Hyrax Tower scout

Other printings of Ironscale Hydra

1 more · $0.43 – $4.50
All printings
Ironscale Hydra (296/254), The List Reprints — Magic card price −10.4% 7d Ironscale Hydra The List Reprints · #296/254 $0.43

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