How Many Rock Hydra Were Printed?
Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. | For each 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage. | {R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn. | {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.
Alpha — First Printing Data
RareRedReserved List
Mana costXRR
Copies printed (Alpha)1,008
ArtistJeff A. Menges
Collector number#171
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Print Run Comparison (1993)
| Edition | Copies Printed | Chance in a Booster Pack | Chance in a Starter Deck | Chance per Booster Box | Chance per Sealed Case | Chance per Starter Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 1,008 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Beta | 3,025 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Unlimited | 13,420 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Collectors Edition | 9,000 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| International Edition | 4,500 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
Alpha
Copies printed1,008
Chance in a Booster Pack🔒
Chance in a Starter Deck🔒
Chance per Booster Box🔒
Chance per Sealed Case🔒
Chance per Starter Display🔒
Beta
Copies printed3,025
Chance in a Booster Pack🔒
Chance in a Starter Deck🔒
Chance per Booster Box🔒
Chance per Sealed Case🔒
Chance per Starter Display🔒
Unlimited
Copies printed13,420
Chance in a Booster Pack🔒
Chance in a Starter Deck🔒
Chance per Booster Box🔒
Chance per Sealed Case🔒
Chance per Starter Display🔒
Collectors Edition
Copies printed9,000
Chance in a Booster Pack🔒
Chance in a Starter Deck🔒
Chance per Booster Box🔒
Chance per Sealed Case🔒
Chance per Starter Display🔒
International Edition
Copies printed4,500
Chance in a Booster Pack🔒
Chance in a Starter Deck🔒
Chance per Booster Box🔒
Chance per Sealed Case🔒
Chance per Starter Display🔒
"Chance in a Booster Pack" is the probability of finding at least one copy of this card in a single sealed booster pack of that edition. The same applies to starter decks, booster boxes (36 packs), sealed cases and starter displays (10 starter decks).
Why are the odds identical across Alpha, Beta and Unlimited? All three editions were printed from the same 11×11 sheet layout and used the same pack composition, so the pull odds per pack never changed — only the total number of copies printed did.
Source: print run figures are based on documented Carta Mundi production data and official Wizards of the Coast statements; probabilities are computed from sheet composition and edition print totals.
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Edition Details
Rock Hydra — Beta
Release dateOctober 4, 1993 (LEB)
Edition print run7,830,515 cards · 302 cards
DistributionBooster packs (15 cards) and Starter decks (60 cards)
Copies printed3,025
ArtistJeff A. Menges
Collector number#172
Pull odds🔒 Members only
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Rock Hydra — Unlimited
Release dateDecember 1, 1993 (2ED)
Edition print run34,993,200 cards · 302 cards
DistributionBooster packs (15 cards) and Starter decks (60 cards)
Copies printed13,420
ArtistJeff A. Menges
Collector number#172
Pull odds🔒 Members only
ReferenceView on Scryfall →
Rock Hydra — Collectors Edition
Release dateDecember 10, 1993 (CED)
Edition print run3,267,000 cards · 363 cards per boxed set
DistributionComplete boxed set (9,000 sets, US/Canada)
Copies printed9,000
ArtistJeff A. Menges
Collector number#172
Pull odds🔒 Members only
ReferenceView on Scryfall →
Rock Hydra — International Edition
Release dateDecember 10, 1993 (CEI)
Edition print run1,633,500 cards · 363 cards per boxed set
DistributionComplete boxed set (4,500 sets, international)
Copies printed4,500
ArtistJeff A. Menges
Collector number#172
Pull odds🔒 Members only
ReferenceView on Scryfall →
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