My First Favorite Hydra

My First Favorite Hydra enters the battlefield
with half X +1/+1 counters.
Guy: This hydra sucks. It's way overcosted.
Zeekus: Exactly! It costs a lot, so that makes it
worth more, genius!
Guy: You pay NINE MANA for it to enter as a
1/1 creature!... Mythic?... More like pathetic!
Zeekus: Bigger creatures die to removal!
Guy: So do smaller ones!... And this artwork
is terrible!... It's not even a fantasy hydra!