My Hydras are Smarter than your Honor Student

Commander / EDH

magicevan11

Beats (22)

• 1x Apocalypse Hydra
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Gelatinous Genesis
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Hooded Hydra
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Protean Hydra
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Vastwood Hydra
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Draw (6)

• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Hunter's Prowess
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Regal Force

Land (37)

• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 25x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple of Abandon

Ramp (15)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explore
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spoils of Victory
• 1x Vernal Bloom
• 1x Wood Elves

Removal (9)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Tutor (7)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Signal the Clans
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Tooth and Nail

Utility (11)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fires of Yavimaya
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Other (3)

• 1x Arashi, the Sky Asunder
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Silklash Spider

Removal (2)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction

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Maybeboard

Other (2)

• 1x Spellbreaker Behemoth
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

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Introduction

This deck is all about playing big hydras with trample. Unlike other red/green commander decks this one doesn't run out of fuel after board wipes, because I have a lot of draw spells in this deck. It's common for me to draw 20+ cards in one turn, and then drop a Reliquary Tower. Wins often come out of nowhere due to instant speed tutoring with Chord of Calling, haste enablers, trample enablers, Tooth and Nail, and Green Sun's Zenith.

Why is Rosheen Meanderer your commander?

1. Rosheen makes hydras and burn spells more potent.

2. Rosheen gives you options. You can either dump all your mana from lands and Rosheen into a hydra, or you can make a slightly smaller hydra, and play an additional spell on the same turn.

3. Rosheen gives you access to very aggressive colors.

4. Rosheen isn't well known. Most people who have played against this deck for the first time have never seen a Rosheen deck. Therefore, threat assessments are hard to make.

Early Game

Turns 1-3 should be spent ramping and/or playing utility cards like Swiftfoot Boots or Fires of Yavimaya.

Mid Game

Turns 4-5 should be spent playing Rosheen Meanderer, and then dropping a big fat hydra.

Late Game

Smash face with your hydras! Burn people to death. The carnage is real.

Win Conditions

Kalonian Hydra: This left unchecked is enough to win the game and then some.

Primordial Hydra: Ditto

Avenger of Zendikar or Verdeloth the Ancient or Hooded Hydra or Gelatinous Genesis + Craterhoof Behemoth: Do you have a calculator for all that damage?

Vernal Bloom + Comet Storm: To take the table out, granted this requires a lot of mana.

Apocalypse Hydra or Savageborn Hydra with trample + Xenagos, God of Revels: This is going to hurt a lot.

Chandra's Ignition + a fat hydra: This is how you take out the whole table at once.

Weaknesses

Counterspells, of course. Exile effects also hurt a lot since I'm running Vastwood Hydra, Lifeblood Hydra , and Hooded Hydra.

Closing Thoughts

If you like crushing your opponents into a fine paste, then you'll enjoy playing this deck.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 4 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.57
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Elephant 3-3 G, Hydra */* G, Morph 2/2 C, Ooze */* G, Plant 0/1 G, Snake 1/1 G
Folders	Counter Fun, Constructed EDH Decks