Hydroform (GTC #172)
Hydroform is a common printing from Gatecrash (GTC #172), a Instant. Illustrated by Howard Lyon.
Card text
Target land becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
"While the sea may be our home, the sky is our destiny."
—Prime Speaker Zegana
Details
| Mana cost | {G}{U} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Gatecrash (GTC) |
| Collector number | 172 |
| Artist | Howard Lyon |
| Released | 2013-02-01 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.08, foil $1.23 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- January 24, 2013 — If the target land hasn’t been under its controller’s control continuously since the beginning of their most recent turn, that land won’t be able to attack and its {T} abilities won’t be able to be activated. In most cases, that means it will no longer be able to be tapped for mana that turn.
- January 24, 2013 — Hydroform doesn’t affect the land’s name or any other types, subtypes, or supertypes (such as basic or legendary) the land may have. The land will also keep any abilities it had.
- January 24, 2013 — Effects that modify power and/or toughness but don’t set them to a specific value (like the one created by Giant Growth), power/toughness changes from counters, and effects that switch a creature’s power and toughness will continue to apply. This may happen if the land was already a creature when Hydroform resolved.