Heroes' Bane
Mana cost

Mana value5TypeCreature — Hydra
Color identity
Green
RarityRare
SetFoundations (FDN)
ArtistRaymond Swanland
Price€0.17 · $0.24
About this card
Heroes' Bane is a creature card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 5 (color identity: green). First printed in Journey into Nyx Promos (2014); 6 paper printings in total. Legal in Commander, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €0.04 (The List); most expensive: €0.20 (Journey into Nyx).
Heroes' Bane 


Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.


: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.
Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.
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Name in each language
FrançaisFléau des hérosEnglishHeroes' BaneEspañolRuina de héroesDeutschHeldenverschlingerinItalianoFlagello degli EroiPortuguêsPerdição dos Heróis日本語英雄たちを破滅させるもの
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulLegal
Rulings
2024-11-08
The value of X is calculated only once, as Heroes' Bane's last ability resolves.
2024-11-08
If Heroes' Bane's power is less than 0 when its second ability resolves, X is considered to be 0.





