Hydradynamically Designed

Commander / EDH Competitive Elves Hydra Mono-Green Ramp

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Creature (29)

• 1x Allosaurus Shepherd
• 1x Apex Devastator
• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Disciple of Freyalise  ^Flip
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Goldvein Hydra
• 1x Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Kodama of the West Tree
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Neverwinter Hydra
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Rampant Rejuvenator
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Steelbane Hydra
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Voracious Hydra
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
• 1x Wood Elves

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1x Nissa, Vital Force
• 1x Nissa, Who Shakes the World
• 1x Nissa, Worldwaker
• 1x Vivien Reid

Land (32)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Command Beacon
• 13x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Lair of the Hydra
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Roadside Reliquary
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x War Room
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Bridgeworks Battle  ^Flip
• 1x Contest of Claws
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Nylea's Intervention
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Planewide Celebration
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Three Visits

Commander (1)

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Abundance
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Gaea's Touch
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Unbound Flourishing
• 1x Up the Beanstalk
• 1x Virtue of Strength
• 1x Whip Silk
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Instant (6)

• 1x Archdruid's Charm
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Charge Through
• 1x Gaea's Gift
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Artifact (3)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x The Great Henge

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Nyxborn Hydra
• 1x Runadi, Behemoth Caller

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Innkeeper's Talent
• 1x Primal Vigor

Instant (1)

• 1x Khalni Ambush  ^Flip

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Maybeboard

Creature (31)

• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Capricopian
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Destiny Spinner
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Feral Hydra
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Heroes' Bane
• 1x Hooded Hydra
• 1x Hungering Hydra
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Ironscale Hydra
• 1x Llanowar Tribe
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Nylea, Keen-Eyed
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Oran-Rief Hydra
• 1x Polukranos, World Eater
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Realmwalker
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Whiptongue Hydra
• 1x Wren's Run Hydra

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Biogenic Upgrade
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Monstrous Onslaught
• 1x Nature's Way
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Ranger's Path
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Road of Return
• 1x Smell Fear
• 1x Traverse the Outlands
• 1x Verdant Confluence

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Fight Rigging
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Primeval Bounty
• 1x Setessan Training
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Vivien, Arkbow Ranger
• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

Battle (1)

• 1x Invasion of Ikoria  ^Flip

Instant (11)

• 1x Inscription of Abundance
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Lull
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Setessan Tactics
• 1x Strength of the Tajuru
• 1x Tangle
• 1x Vastwood Fortification  ^Flip
• 1x Wrap in Vigor

Artifact (9)

• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Emerald Medallion
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x The Ozolith

Land (4)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Path of Ancestry

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Mono-G hydra tribal under Gargos. This hydra deck comes with an elf-based ramp package (Priest of Titania), and some superfriends supportDoubling Season for our friends Nissa, Garruk, and Vivien. This isn't designed to be as competitive as possible, but should be fun to play and hold its own in a mid level group. Playtests so far have gone well. Any card suggestions or ideas are welcome

Day 1: I love this deck. It performed as well as I hoped it would, and was able to bounce back surprisingly well after a field wipe or significant disruption. I think the only work it needs is maybe some more indestructible or access to haste. Will edit soon

A few Weeks in: I've never enjoyed a deck more than this one. Admittedly I have soft spot for hydra & +1/+1 counter decks, but it plays so quickly, so consistently, and so smoothly. Currently working on a large (~15 card) edit in order to tune the deck so it triggers Gargos' second ability more, and is more resilient to wipes and pillowfort decks. Took out sol ring because my friend were tired of turn 3 Gargos, (but it's still possible with Joraga Treespeaker and an Elvish Mystic, among other ways)

Edits:

IN: Defiler of Vigor, Gaea's Gift

OUT: Asceticism, Khalni Ambush  

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In: Nature's Lore, Oran-Rief, the Vastwood, Song of the Dryads, Darksteel Plate, Whip Silk, Rhonas the Indomitable, Setessan Training, Zendikar Resurgent, Planewide Celebration, Finale of Devastation, Bane of Progress,Akroma's Memorial, Cultivate, Abundance

Out: Rampant Growth, ForestX2, Kenrith's Transformation, Sol Ring, Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, Bow of Nylea, Astral Cornucopia, Everflowing Chalice, Asceticism, Feral Hydra, Lifecrafter's Bestiary, Destiny Spinner, Gyre Sage

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IN: Asceticism Gaea's Touch Garruk's Uprising Apex Devastator Nylea's Intervention Three Visits Fyndhorn Elves Bonders' Enclave

OUT: Heroes' Bane Oran-Rief, the Vastwood Llanowar Tribe Darksteel Plate Cultivate Traverse the Outlands Evolution Sage Vivien, Arkbow Ranger

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IN: Allosaurus Shepherd

OUT: Greater Good

• : arcane lighthouse, caged sun, defiler of vigor, swiftfoot boots, lightning greaves, forest, rishkar's expertise, Bala ged recovery, smell fear

• : boseiju, who endures, virtue of strength, vorinclex, monstrous raider, commander's plate, roadside reliquary, tranquil thicket, up the beanstalk, Glenna, eyes of gaea, archdruid's charm

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 3 Rares 16 - 1 Uncommons 14 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.46
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Citizen 2/2 WUBRG, Emblem Nissa, Vital Force, Emblem Nissa, Who Shakes the World, Emblem Vivien Reid, Hydra X/X G, On an Adventure, Treasure, Wurm 6/6 G
Folders	ZM4C's 32 deck challenge