Honored Hydra
Honored Hydra Price Summary
As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Honored Hydra is $0.32 (AKH #172), and the most expensive is $1.05 (PAKH #172s, Prerelease, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.32, flat over 7 days, down 13.5% over 30 days, down 8.6% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.38 (2026).
Honored Hydra Printings & Prices
Honored Hydra has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.
Sell Honored Hydra: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $0.15 cash for PAKH #172s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 85% (wide).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | PAKH #172s | Foil | $0.15 | $0.99 | 85% |
| Card Kingdom | AKH #172 | Foil | $0.08 | $0.49 | 84% |
| Card Kingdom | AKH #172 | Nonfoil | $0.03 | $0.49 | 94% |
Honored Hydra Rules Text & Legality
Trample
Embalm {3}{G} ({3}{G}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Snake Hydra with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)
Honored Hydra is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
Honored Hydra Rulings
- Jul 14, 2017 If a spell or ability puts a creature card with embalm into your graveyard during your main phase, you'll have priority immediately after that spell or ability resolves. You can activate the creature card's embalm ability before any player can exile it with an effect, such as that of Crook of Condemnation, if it's legal for you to do so.
- Jul 14, 2017 Once you've activated an embalm ability, the card is immediately exiled. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.
- Apr 18, 2017 For each card with embalm, a corresponding game play supplement token can be found in some Amonkhet booster packs. These supplements are not required to play with cards with embalm; you can use the same items to represent an embalmed token as you would any other token.
- Apr 18, 2017 The token copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.
- Apr 18, 2017 The token is a Zombie in addition to its other types and is white instead of its other colors. It has no mana cost, and thus its mana value is 0. These are copiable values of the token that other effects may copy.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Honored Hydra has been reprinted 3 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAKH #172s | 2017-04-28 | Rare | Prerelease |
| AKH #172 | 2017-04-28 | Rare | Standard |
| AKH #172 | 2017-04-28 | Rare | Standard |
PAKH #172s 
AKH #172 Honored Hydra in Commander
Honored Hydra is the #17,338 most-played card on EDHREC, down 206 places over the last 30 days.
Honored Hydra FAQ
How much is Honored Hydra worth?
Honored Hydra is worth about $0.32 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 7, 2026. Prices range from $0.32 to $1.05 across 2 tracked printings.
Is Honored Hydra legal in Commander?
Yes — Honored Hydra is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Honored Hydra been reprinted?
Yes — Honored Hydra has been reprinted 3 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Honored Hydra cheap?
Honored Hydra trades at about $0.32 — 3 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#17,338 on EDHREC).