UHHHMMM!...Welcome to the cannibalistic madhouse ladies and gents. We here believe in two things: what does kill you, simply makes you....
STRANG_ sorry, stronger(1)
and you are what you eat. (2.)
And what do I mean by what you eat? I mean Scourge power Ups!
combo 1:
Scourge of Skola Vale
+ Felhide Spiritbinder (inspired ability) is the key
Here's what's going on. We play felhide, then we attack, then we untap, then we copy scourge, then we attack with the scourge (copy) and with felhide, then scourge (original) eats the scourge (copy) increases its power and toughness each time. This counter works even better with buffed up mistcuttters.
BUT!! why work with one hydra? hes got buddies! hes got a family of hyrdras!!
for instances: MEET AUNTIE Mistcutter Hydra
she doesnt take the trash from blue and goes straight to work with all her ferocity for a one + how ever much strength you want to give her to take out the trash.
and then there uncle
Vastwood Hydra
He likes to play this fun game where he enters buff, sacs himself to scourge for the counter abilities of scourge, then gives double that given his counter abilities! so scourge and him start at 4...then go to 16!!! ouch!!!
plus everyone of these bad boy hydras can:
1.) have deathtouch: Bow of Nylea2.) become indestructable:
Mortal's Resolve
3.) copy themselves: Felhide Spiritbinder
and much much more!!
The key here is combing the ability to haste attack and then pump up your hydra. Instants that prevent combat damage help limit the need to block and also can populate your tokens that you create.
remember! your what you eat! and what you eat only makes you strannnggge_ ehh "stronger"!