Hydra-ponics

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Combo Counters Multiplayer Tokens

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Creature (25)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Juniper Order Ranger
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Maw of the Obzedat
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Nemata, Grove Guardian
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Polukranos, World Eater
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Rhys the Redeemed
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Spawnwrithe
• 1x Spike Weaver
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Land (37)

• 1x Brushland
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 11x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Mine
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Pendelhaven
• 4x Plains
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Strip Mine
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
• 1x Wasteland

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Curse of Predation
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Ooze Flux
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (12)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Instant (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Parallel Evolution
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Vindicate

Unknown (1)

• 1x Temple of the False Gods

Commander (1)

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Creature (29)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Clockwork Hydra
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Dawntreader Elk
• 1x Diligent Farmhand
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Feral Hydra
• 1x Giant Adephage
• 1x Lumberknot
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Mortician Beetle
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Phytohydra
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Protean Hydra
• 1x Renegade Krasis
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sprouting Phytohydra
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Vastwood Hydra
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Elspeth Tirel
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Land (2)

• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Mana Reflection
• 1x Primal Cocoon
• 1x Privileged Position

Artifact (5)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Spawning Pit *list*
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (3)

• 1x Condemn
• 1x Evolution Charm
• 1x Putrefy

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Caravan Vigil
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Hallowed Burial
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Increasing Devotion
• 1x Increasing Savagery
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Praetor's Counsel
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Victimize

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Welcome to Hydra-ponics, a deck all about making things grow big, strong and infinitely! By using Ghave, Guru of Spores, we'll grow a few creatures to enormous proportions for protection and to threaten the board. While our big creatures do their thing, we start the real fun, the "baby-making". Our army will start small and then grow into an unrelenting legion that we'll use to draw cards, force sacrifices, and finally consume our opponents. So are you ready for some mana-hungry horticulture?

INTRODUCTION

This deck is all about making big creatures and fun card interactions. Utilizing Hydras (with their +1/+1 counter abilities) and other good creatures we'll slowly grow our army of Saprolings to first control the board and then overrun our opponents. Big creatures, army of tokens, and a few "I win" combos all tossed into one deck; a shining example of the spirit of Commander.

STRATEGY

Like any good green deck our early game comprises of ramping up mana, removing threats utilizing our two other colors, and drawing/tutoring up combo pieces. By mid-game we want to have a few creatures out for protection and to put pressure on our opponents while building our board up with force multipliers and control elements. After our board is stable its time to go off by putting out a huge creature (usually with the help of Ghave's second ability) and heading for the red zone. And just in case our opponents have responses we use Ghave's first ability to make a seemingly endless stream of tokens to clean up stragglers.

The hardest part about playing this deck is timing and not overextending. With so much good stuff in the deck its easy to dump your hand and eating a board wipe before you get anything done.

FEATURED CARDS

Ghave, Guru of Spores has two very good abilities. By using these abilities in tandem you can grow creatures to just silly sizes or amass a gross amount of tokens swinging for lethal in one fell swoop.

Big Baddies

Hydra Omnivore, Kalonian Hydra,Lumberknot,Primordial Hydra,Protean Hydra,

Force Multipliers

Corpsejack Menace,Doubling Season,Juniper Order Ranger,Primal Vigor

Date added	11 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.44
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elf Warrior 1/1 GW, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Ooze X/X G, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Shapeshifter 1/1 C, Snake 1/1 B
Folders	Decks for Reference