Unlimited Edition2ED · #172 · 1993 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $45.77ConfidenceModerate ConfidenceView set
Exact printing
Rock Hydra — Limited Edition Beta #172
Creature — Hydra
Exact-print market
Price and trust
Pricing ConfidenceLow Confidence
Exact-print NeoPrice$158.507-day moveRoughly flatTracked copies6Sellers5
Market trustUpdated Sep 28, 2026
Exact-print market · Representative · Nonfoil only
Marketplace Comparison
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NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference$158.50Representative print priceUpdated Sep 28, 2026
TCGplayerPricing source$235.00Market price or search resultUpdate not trackedCardTraderInventory source$518.26Nonfoil printUpdated Sep 27, 2026Card KingdomValidation only$379.99Retail validation onlyUpdate not trackedMarketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.
Source prices are 3.34x apart.
Supply
Supply and condition coverage
Thin inventoryUpdated Sep 27, 2026
Tracked copies6Print-level inventory
Listings6Active print-level listings
Sellers5Distinct tracked sellers
NM1Near Mint
LP/SP0Lightly/Slightly Played
MP/HP5Moderately/Heavily Played
NM, LP/SP, and MP/HP tracked. Seller and listing counts are tracked for the print overall, not separately by finish or condition.
Exact-print history
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Other printings
Other printings
Prices, supply, and confidence can differ substantially by exact version.
Unlimited Edition2ED · #172 · 1993 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $45.77ConfidenceModerate ConfidenceView set
Intl. Collectors' EditionCEI · #172 · 1993 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $16.22ConfidenceModerate ConfidenceView set
Revised Edition3ED · #173 · 1994 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $4.92ConfidenceLow ConfidenceView set
30th Anniversary Edition30A · #167 · 2022 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $14.98ConfidenceIlliquidView set
Limited Edition AlphaLEA · #171 · 1993 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $995.00ConfidenceIlliquidView set
Foreign Black BorderFBB · #173 · 1994 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $6.00ConfidenceConfidence UnknownView setShow all 9 printings
30th Anniversary Edition30A · #464 · 2022 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $77.00ConfidenceIlliquidView set
Collectors' EditionCED · #172 · 1993 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $7.74ConfidenceOutlier RiskView set
Summer Magic / EdgarSUM · #173 · 1994 · Nonfoil onlyOpen exact printing $0.99ConfidenceIlliquidView setConnected intelligence
Why this printing matters
Advanced market dataOpen
Detailed metrics
- Liquidity
- Scarce Score 12.6
- Spread
- 316% spread Stable
- Market sensitivity
- Extreme Sensitivity (81/100) How easily this print market could move
- Inventory trend
- 0.0% 24h 0.0% | 7d -14.3%
- NeoScore
- 27 F Tier
- Organic demand
- 17 Thin organic demand
Card rules & legalityOpen
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. For each 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage. {R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn. {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.
- Mana cost
- {X}{R}{R}
- Color identity
- R
- Reserved List
- Yes
- Released
- Oct 4, 1993
- Legal formats
- Tlr, Duel, Penny, Predh, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oldschool, Oathbreaker
Sources, methodology, and disclosureOpen
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