Phytohydra (Ravnica: City of Guilds) - Gatherer

Phytohydra

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.051 / 5 (156 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Phytohydra

Mana Cost:

Converted Mana Cost:

Types:

Creature — Plant Hydra

Card Text:

If damage would be dealt to Phytohydra, put that many +1/+1 counters on it instead.

Flavor Text:

"Look at this creature, so like the Conclave it serves. Cut one head and it grows two. Damage it and it flourishes."

—Veszka, Selesnya evangel

Watermark:

Selesnya

P/T:

1 / 1

Expansion:

Ravnica: City of Guilds

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

218

Artist:

Jim Murray

Rulings

10/1/2005	If another effect would prevent damage from being dealt to Phytohydra or replace it with something else, Phytohydra's controller chooses which effect to apply first.
10/1/2005	If Phytohydra blocks or is blocked by a creature with first strike or double strike, Phytohydra will get the counters during the first-strike combat damage step before it deals its own combat damage during the second combat damage step.