Lifeblood Hydra

As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Lifeblood Hydra is $0.38 (SOC #274), and the most expensive is $8.38 (CMM #565, Inverted, Etched). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.38, up 8.6% over 7 days, up 22.6% over 30 days, down 20.8% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $2.88 (2025).

Lifeblood Hydra has 5 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil, foil and etched finishes, including inverted treatments.

SOC #274

$0.38

CK $0.49 / $0.05 87%

MP $0.15 581 avail

CMM #303

$1.09 +187%

CK $0.69 / $0.06 94%

MP $0.15 172 avail

CMA #124

$2.50 +558%

CK $1.49 / $0.19 92%

MP $2.00 29 avail

CMM #303 Foil

$2.67 +603%

CK $3.49 / $1.23 54%

MP $2.36 20 avail

C14 #45

$3.99 +950%

CK $1.29 / $0.17 96%

MP $1.17 74 avail

CMM #565 Inverted Etched

$8.38 +2105%

CK $7.99 / $3.20 62%

MP $7.98 8 avail

SOC #274 Foil

CK —

Card Kingdom currently pays $3.20 cash for CMM #565 (Etched); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 60% (wide).

• Nov 7, 2014 Use Lifeblood Hydra's power when it died (including any +1/+1 counters it had) to determine how much life to gain and how many cards to draw.

Lifeblood Hydra has been reprinted 7 times. The Secrets of Strixhaven Commander reprint cut the price 83% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
SOC #274	2026-04-24	Rare	Standard	$2.20	$1.94	$0.38	$0.33
SOC #274	2026-04-24	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
CMM #565	2023-08-04	Rare	Inverted	—	—	—	—
CMM #303	2023-08-04	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
CMM #303	2023-08-04	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
CMA #124	2017-06-09	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
C14 #45	2014-11-07	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—

Lifeblood Hydra is the #3,069 most-played card on EDHREC, up 22 places over the last 30 days.