A nice casual upgrade to Apocalypse Hydra in my opinion, and no, i don't care if it's worse than Primordial Hydra. If every card had to be better than the last we would have 1 mana 10/10s with double strike and haste
Posted By:
flavioal28
(4/23/2013 8:36:01 PM)
Seems close enough to the curve starting at 4 mana.
2/2 doublestrike for 4 with a growing ability, and it gets better with more mana.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(4/26/2013 10:00:19 AM)
Does its second ability pair with Hypersonic Dragon because you have instant speed with sorcery? I.e. pump anytime
Posted By:
Mprime818
(6/6/2013 4:56:48 PM)
This card is cool, and its huge potential is definitely good for a mythic rare, but I feel it could have been a liitle more interesting. Oh well. That's gruul for you :P SMASH!!
Posted By:
SAUS3
(6/7/2013 12:38:54 PM)
I'm not a fan of this Hydra. He is certainly a powerful card but he doesn't seem as cool as the other past mythic Hydras we've gotten.
Posted By:
.Blaze.
(4/23/2013 6:08:54 PM)
I wish Savageborn Hydra had a 1/1 base on it, so Burning-Tree Emissary could cast him without him dying on the spot ... even if they had to downgrade double strike. Furthermore, they should have made him a Phytohydra for flavor.
Posted By:
Lotosblume
(4/23/2013 7:01:20 PM)
@Rusty172002: In that same situation, this guy swings as a 6/4 double strike trample (for 12 damage) on the same turn. Gold star for effort?
I like seeing this guy come down turn 2 -
1: Land, mana dork
2: Land, Burning-Tree Emissary, this guy for 1
3: Land, Madcap Skills, pump your guy, swing with a 2/2 and a 5/2 double strike.
Hell, you don't even need the Emissary to still be swinging for 10 on turn 3, AND that's not even with the best cards available - it's all just icing on top of how much beatdown this brings. I'd like to see it in a Fires deck.
Posted By:
steev
(4/23/2013 7:20:12 PM)
Rusty172002, no it doesn't
1. Forest, Arbor Elf
2. Mountain, Elvish Archdruid
3. Land, Savageborn Hydra for 4
4. Land, Activate Ability on Hydra 3 times, Rancor - Swing for 18 Damage -- If opponent played a shockland they could very well be dead, or next turn play any burn or swing with everything.
Posted By:
Snakerunners
(4/23/2013 8:45:40 PM)
Not sure what's going on with the head, also why wasn't it a hellion?
Posted By:
RAV0004
(4/24/2013 7:03:38 PM)
I guess it's ok. Not good enough for tournaments, but great for casual. What it really needs is trample.
Posted By:
majinara
(4/26/2013 2:14:28 PM)