Hylda of the Icy Crown
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}{U}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 4
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Promos #206p (mythic)
- Price
- $8.71 USD
Whenever you tap an untapped creature an opponent controls, you may pay {1}. When you do, choose one —
• Create a 4/4 white and blue Elemental creature token.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
• Scry 2, then draw a card.
Hylda of the Icy Crown has 5 printings, first in Wilds of Eldraine (2023). EDHREC ranks it #6,789 among Commander cards. It appears most in Kros, Defense Contractor decks (3,192 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Hylda of the Icy Crown most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Kros, Defense Contractor: 3,192 decks
- Sensational Spider-Man: 1,682 decks
- Inquisitor Greyfax: 648 decks
- Sharae of Numbing Depths: 384 decks
- Ojutai, Soul of Winter: 78 decks
- Constable Odo: 5 decks
- Spider-Woman, Secret Agent: 1 decks
Often played with Hylda of the Icy Crown
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Hylda of the Icy Crown's ability will trigger only when an effect instructs you to tap an opponent's creature. It won't trigger if a spell or ability you control instructs an opponent to tap a creature they control. For example, if you control Tangle Wire and an opponent taps an untapped creature they control as part of the resolution of Tangle Wire's triggered ability, Hylda's ability won't trigger.