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Pygmy Hippo Visions MTG card
VIS #133 · Art by Steve White
VIS set symbol, RareVisions#133Rare

Pygmy Hippo

Creature · Hippo
Nonfoil
TCGplayer market · VIS #133 nonfoil
$2.10 0.0% $0.00, 7 days
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30 days
+1.9%
EDHREC rank
#26,192 Down 176 in 30 days
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Pygmy Hippo Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.10, flat over 7 days, up 1.9% over 30 days, up 0.5% over 90 days.

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Pygmy Hippo Printings & Prices

Pygmy Hippo has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil finishes.

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Pygmy Hippo Rules Text & Legality

Pygmy Hippo

Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may have defending player activate a mana ability of each land they control and lose all unspent mana. If you do, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn and at the beginning of your next main phase this turn, you add an amount of {C} equal to the amount of mana that player lost this way.

Pygmy Hippo is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.

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Pygmy Hippo Rulings

  • Apr 15, 2013

    A mana ability is an ability that (1) isn't a loyalty ability, (2) doesn't target, and (3) could add mana when it resolves.

  • Apr 15, 2013

    An ability that triggers when something "attacks and isn't blocked" triggers in the declare blockers step after blockers are declared if (1) that creature is attacking and (2) no creatures are declared to block it. It will trigger even if that creature was put onto the battlefield attacking rather than having been declared as an attacker in the declare attackers step.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Pygmy Hippo has been reprinted 1 time.

  • Feb 3, 1997VIS set symbol, RareVisionsVIS #133

Pygmy Hippo in Commander

Pygmy Hippo is the #26,192 most-played card on EDHREC, down 176 places over the last 30 days.

#26,192 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 176 in 30 days

Pygmy Hippo FAQ

How much is Pygmy Hippo worth?

Pygmy Hippo is worth about $2.10 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Pygmy Hippo legal in Commander?

Yes. Pygmy Hippo is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.

Has Pygmy Hippo been reprinted?

Yes. Pygmy Hippo has been reprinted 1 time, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Pygmy Hippo cheap?

Pygmy Hippo trades at about $2.10; 1 reprint keeps supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#26,192 on EDHREC).

What can I play instead of Pygmy Hippo?

Cards that fill a similar role include Drain Power, Piracy, Nature's Will.