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If another creature would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it while you control Benevolent Hydra, it enters with that many counters plus one

This makes it a 2/3 with nothing else around, which makes for a great two turn play, and then in the later game you can put the counter somewhere more meaningful

Instant Color tag templates(None) Forceful Denial Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less

Again, the color identity rule is in play here

If you compare this to Night's Whisper, youre paying an extra mana to create a Wizard token, with the potential to trigger cards that care about casting spells from exile or enable two magecraft triggers