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Balduvian Hydra

XRR · Creature — Hydra

Balduvian Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+0 counters on it. Remove a +1/+0 counter from Balduvian Hydra: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Balduvian Hydra this turn. {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+0 counter on Balduvian Hydra. Activate only during your upkeep. 0/1

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