Ironscale Hydra
Creature — Hydra
If a creature would deal combat damage to this creature, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
"Put down your bows, you fools! Arrows only make it angry!" —Callia, Hyrax Tower scout
Brian Valeza
Theros Beyond Death (THB)
• #296Rulings
If damage that can’t be prevented is dealt to Ironscale Hydra, the damage is dealt and you’ll simultaneously put a +1/+1 counter on it, before the game checks for lethal damage.
(wotc • 2020-01-24)
You put only one +1/+1 counter on Ironscale Hydra per creature whose combat damage is prevented, no matter how much damage would have been dealt.
(wotc • 2020-01-24)
Rulings
If damage that can’t be prevented is dealt to Ironscale Hydra, the damage is dealt and you’ll simultaneously put a +1/+1 counter on it, before the game checks for lethal damage.
(wotc • 2020-01-24)
You put only one +1/+1 counter on Ironscale Hydra per creature whose combat damage is prevented, no matter how much damage would have been dealt.
(wotc • 2020-01-24)