Karametra, God of Hydras

Standard GW (Selesnya)

Fox_Pendragon

Creature (24)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Avacyn, Guardian Angel
• 2x Courser of Kruphix
• 3x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 2x Heroes' Bane
• 3x Hooded Hydra
• 1x Hundred-Handed One
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 2x Karametra, God of Harvests
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 2x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Scourge of Skola Vale
• 1x Tuskguard Captain

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Nissa, Worldwaker

Land (24)

• 2x Blossoming Sands
• 10x Forest
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 8x Plains
• 2x Temple of Plenty

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 2x Suspension Field

Instant (4)

• 2x Devouring Light
• 2x Ephemeral Shields

Sorcery (1)

• 1x End Hostilities

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This is going to be an experimental deck for me. I've never really succeeded at building a good standard deck, so here I am trying it out. This deck is going to focus on ramp and lands 'n stuff. As the name suggests, this is going to be very geared towards hydras. Since many hydras use +1 counters, I'm also going to putting in some of Abzan's commons and uncommons like Tuskguard Captain or Abzan Falconer to go for this sort of "support your friends" thing. So, some strategy suggestions:

Turn one: Forest, tap for Elvish Mystic.

Turn two: Land, tap out for Scourge of Skola Vale.

Turn three: Land, Elvish Mystic again, if you want and/or Hardened Scales.

Turn four: When you're at this stage, you can do a few different things. You can simply play Heroes' Bane or maybe Karametra, God of Harvests. Maybe at this point you want to put down Courser of Kruphix to help with dropping a land every turn. Let's say you drop Mistcutter Hydra for an X of... 5. Attack.

Turn five: From here on, you should have enough mana to have fun and do whatever you want!

So, if you want more explanation on the Abzan-ish stuff I put in, here is how I would use those things. Hardened Scales is pretty self-explanatory. You get a little boost with your hydra's P/T. As for stuff like Abzan Falconer and Ainok Bond-Kin, just kind of keep those there to look pretty. If you need to, tap them for your Ephemeral Shields since they won't be pulling much weight.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 16 - 0 Rares 7 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Hydra */* G, Morph 2/2 C, Snake 1/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W