Vastwood Hydra

As of Aug 5, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Vastwood Hydra is $1.16 (M14 #198), and the most expensive is $7.17 (M14 #198, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.42, up 22.4% over 7 days, up 6.8% over 30 days, up 24.6% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $1.53 (2026).

Vastwood Hydra has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

M14 #198

$1.16

CK $1.49 / $0.30 74%

MP $0.68 68 avail

C20 #194

$1.42 +22%

CK $1.79 / $0.45 68%

MP $0.98 80 avail

M14 #198 Foil

$7.17 +518%

CK $4.99 / $2.00 72%

MP $4.59 8 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $2.00 cash for M14 #198 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 60% (wide).

• Jul 1, 2013 In some unusual cases, Vastwood Hydra will have enough -1/-1 counters put on it to make its toughness 0 or less. If this happens, the ability will still distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Vastwood Hydra before the -1/-1 counters were put on it. For example, if Vastwood Hydra has two +1/+1 counters on it and three -1/-1 counters are put on it, two +1/+1 counters will be distributed.
• Jul 1, 2013 The ability that triggers when Vastwood Hydra dies doesn’t target any of the creatures. You can choose to put counters on a creature with protection from green, for example.
• Jul 1, 2013 You choose how the counters will be distributed when the ability resolves.

Vastwood Hydra has been reprinted 3 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
C20 #194	2020-04-17	Rare	Standard
M14 #198	2013-07-19	Rare	Standard
M14 #198	2013-07-19	Rare	Standard

Vastwood Hydra is the #5,246 most-played card on EDHREC, down 84 places over the last 30 days.