Ok I have a question. I wanted to add this to my Graveborn deck as one of the large creatures. Obviously with Graveborn I am not casting it from my hand.
If I use Dread Return to resurect the creature from my graveyard, do I still get the option of tapping "X" to put "X" +1/+1 counters on it?
I suspect actually that I can't play this card using Dread Return as the casting cost is where you tap the "X". The hydra will be brought out of the graveyard as a 0/0 and die the moment the spell resolves.
Am I correct or is there a way to play this with Graveborn?
Posted By:
stewartmoss
(7/17/2012 4:15:21 AM)
@ stewartmoss: If you bring this out of your graveyard with a grave return it will indeed be still born as a 0/0. You are not casting the card so you cannot tap any mana sources to pay the X or add counters. Any type of Return Card from graveyard to battlefield would effectively do nothing.
Also never really thought of this before but things like cloudshift turn into a nice cheap piece of spot removal against one of these big boys.
Posted By:
Priz
(7/21/2012 7:27:03 AM)
This card is fun. You can play it for as little as 3 mana, then after just 4 turns its a 16/16 with trample.
For more fun, play it for 3 mana on turn 3, then next turn cast Increasing Savagry to increase it to 7/7.
Posted By:
Judgemaster_Rolan
(8/8/2012 9:46:02 AM)
Dude this card is a bomb!! And its only a dollar for a mythic rare online!! You joking? 4 for the price of a booster pack? DONE!!
Seriously, this card reads.... If your opponent has no removal, you win the game. I like combining him with Yeva, Nature's Herald, which I got for 30 cents...
With some ramp and yeva, I flash the hydra at the end of their turn for 7... then I swung with a 10/10 trample. WIN!!!
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(8/14/2012 9:44:39 PM)
So much synergy with Ghave, Guru of Spores it's amazing. After a few turns in EDH, you can make all the tokens you want and STILL have a 30/30 trampler. It's fantastic.
Posted By:
rollinsclone
(8/17/2012 9:36:39 AM)
lay down elves like crazy, then play him and a couple of Protean Hydras.
Posted By:
AncientPrimordial
(8/19/2012 4:19:21 PM)
Does "double the number of +1/+1 counters" mean "count the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature then put that many counters on it"? If the answer is "yes", this will play nice with Corpsejack Menace :)
Posted By:
Minder
(10/3/2012 12:36:59 AM)
A great combo with Mayael's Aria.
Posted By:
ReccurringNightmare
(10/27/2012 11:35:12 PM)
As a hardcasting freak, I enjoy this beast of a card especially with a bunch of elves and Elvish Archdruid
Posted By:
nelsonngyn0
(11/24/2012 10:41:35 AM)
Horrifyingly powerful (though not in any way broken) if the opponent doesn't have an answer soon. Even as a 5/5 when cast, it'll be a 10/10 trample on its first attack, then a 20/20, and the game's basically gone from there. Obviously more suited to Commander given the ability to get full use of the open-ended casting cost. Hilarious in Jarad Commander decks - watch the Hydra grow, attack, and then sac it to wipe out the table. A fun card and a great example of a strong hydra.
Posted By:
Radagast
(1/20/2013 6:58:33 AM)