Hydra Broodmaster
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Posted on April 12, 2014, 2:37 p.m. by InconspicuousPotato
This card is NUTS! First, it's a 6 mana 7/7. Second, it's monstrosity is INSANE! It's definitely going into my simic ramp deck that I can't post because no decklists allowed... What's everyone else's thoughts on it?
GoldGhost012 says... #3
Too bad it doesn't have trample, but that's what Nylea's for!
April 12, 2014 2:42 p.m.
InconspicuousPotato says... #4
Who needs trample when you have a ton of giant Hydra tokens!
April 12, 2014 2:43 p.m.
bout time. thts a bad ass hydra. damn near Dragon Broodmother . really hoping for some hydra tribal
April 12, 2014 2:44 p.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #6
Gonna pour my 60ish devotion mana into this...
I actually was able to produce about 60 mana last night, lol. Too bad I didn't have Nylea out though...
April 12, 2014 2:45 p.m.
InconspicuousPotato says... #8
That image came from magicspoiler.com, but there's a much better one I just realized on mythicspoiler.com
April 12, 2014 2:55 p.m.
amishrambo says... #10
hey the stapled Gelatinous Genesis on a dude took them long enough
April 12, 2014 3:08 p.m.
TurboFagoot says... #11
Card's bad outside of limited. Supreme Verdict. In response to Monstrous, Doom Blade. Hurrrr Time Walk'd
April 12, 2014 3:12 p.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #13
Did anyone else notice that its eggs are just about as big as the trees?
April 12, 2014 4:28 p.m.
ChrisHansonBiomancin says... #15
This is no doubt an awesome card, but I'll be the first to question whether it'll find a home in Standard. Since it's a 6-drop, it's competing with some very powerful cards, and you really can't afford to run more than 4 or 5 cards in that slot.
In G/R, you'd rather have Garruk, Caller of Beasts , Ruric Thar, the Unbowed , and/or Primeval Bounty .
In Simic, Garruk, Bounty, Prime Speaker Zegana , and AEtherling are all better options.
Maybe you could sneak it in Simic as a 1-of so you can spit out some Hydras the turn after casting it thanks to Prophet of Kruphix and add on some counters to each from Master Biomancer .
April 12, 2014 5:14 p.m.
amishrambo says... #16
its the Worldspine Wurm problem just to mana intensive to turn a profit
April 12, 2014 5:31 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #17
I'll toss a copy in mono green aggro. I don't think it's amazing, but it certainly can be good. I'm kind of getting a Nessian Wilds Ravager feel from this one. Sure, it's huge, but are you really going to use it?
April 12, 2014 5:34 p.m.
I don't forsee this being a lynch-pin of any deck, but it could be pretty useful as a one or two of in a deck. Green decks specialize in absurd amounts of mana once you add Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
and Voyaging Satyr
into the mix. Even Xenagos, The Reveler
would get a kick out of it. If you're able to drop the 7 mana to get it into play, you're probably going to be able to spend at least 9 mana next turn, which pops out 4 4/4 Hydras. But I wouldn't be surprised if most decks than ran this hit the high teens/ low twenties on mana to monstrosity this pretty reliably.
It might not be the most efficient use of mana, but I think it would be pretty fun to pull off. I'm probably going to throw it in my deck.
April 12, 2014 9:20 p.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #19
I wouldn't be surprised if he became a big threat in my mono-green. He is a removal magnet, with a disappointing lack of trample, but Arbor Colossus has the same problems.
April 12, 2014 9:24 p.m.
thetechzombie says... #20
WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS?!?!?!?!? This thing is ridiculous. It is going to be a commander destroyer for green decks. It even works in standard. I LOVE green devotion and have been running it and different variants since Theros released. I stuck him in as a two or three of in my devotion deck and this is more of a "must answer immediately" threat than Polukranos or anything else in the deck. I got 5 5/5s out by turn four. Basically it turns into if the monstrosity resolves, it is game over. Of course, you side it out versus control, but versus anything else, it's a super powerhouse. And if you are going to refute how good this thing is, please don't use the "dies to removal" argument because that applies to anything. With a Garruk on the field, the argument becomes even more ridiculous.
GoldGhost012 says... #2
It will be my Giant Adephage replacement when the bug rotates out. Calling it right now.
April 12, 2014 2:41 p.m.