Description
| Set: | Magic 2010 |
| Type: | Creature — Hydra |
| Rarity: | Mythic |
| Cost: | {X}{G} |
Protean Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to Protean Hydra, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it.
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from Protean Hydra, put two +1/+1 counters on it at the beginning of the next end step.

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