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Heroes' Bane
Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.
Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.
0 / 0
- Set
- Journey into Nyx (JOU #126)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2014-05-02
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- EDHREC rank
- #7,902
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.14
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 3
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+Heroes' Bane+Crystalline Crawler
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored mana
16 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Necrotic Ooze+Heroes' Bane+Crystalline Crawler
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored mana
9 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Mimeoplasm, Revered One+Ramos, Dragon Engine+Heroes' Bane
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite black manaInfinite blue manaInfinite red manaInfinite white mana
5 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Format legality
Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Alchemy
Legal
Penny
Legal
Premodern
Not legal
PreDH
Not legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Rulings
- 2024-11-08
If Heroes' Bane's power is less than 0 when its second ability resolves, X is considered to be 0.
- 2024-11-08
The value of X is calculated only once, as Heroes' Bane's last ability resolves.