What are best Protean Hydra supporter cards?
Asked by tyrannosaurusrex 14 years ago
I have a Protean Hydra and I was wondering what I should combine it with to make it awesome.
ApocryphaEffect says... #2
I like Leyline of Vitality and Savage Silhouette . Doesn't do anything about Wrath, but it protects from day-of-judgement just fine :)
I also think a well timed Vampire Hexmage sac could be useful. Instantly double in size.
October 12, 2010 11:30 a.m.
Well, I think first off you have to think Ajani Goldmane since he stacks on the +1/+1 counters with his -1 ability. You could have liquidmetal-coating make Protean Hydra an artifact and have Steel Overseer give it a +1/+1 counter, then if you have a Voltaic Key , tap it, tap the Steel Overseer and you just got 3 counters and vigilance. Asceticism would help keep him alive for basically all except Day of Judgment . Throw in some basic ramping cards like Birds of Paradise , Llanowar Elves , Lotus Cobra , Arid Mesa and Verdant Catacombs , and you've got a good start for a deck.
October 12, 2010 12:05 p.m.
mistergreen527 says... Accepted answer #4
Don't forget about totem armors (Bear Umbra , Hyena Umbra , Snake Umbra , etc.). They give him the static bonus to which $ªmHεiπ referred, while also protecting him from Day of Judgment , Wrath of God , etc.
October 12, 2010 1:08 p.m.
"Asceticism would help keep him alive for basically all except Day of Judgment."
The regeneration ability of Asceticism would actually be a great thing for Protean Hydra to survive a Day of Judgment though the enchantment itself is a little expensive for what it does.
Any proliferate cards would feed the +1/+1 counters as well, don't forget that having things like Contagion Clasp could prove pretty fun and useful. Especially if you decide to splash blue for the thrumming-bird.
Seriously though, there are a number of different things you can do with Protean Hydra . Just remember that if you do, you want to at least have a global effect on your side of the battlefield to get at least +1 defense, so that your creature won't die as a result of battle.
Also note, that if Protean Hydra is damaged with infect creatures, that the +1/+1 counters are removed, and you STILL get double the +1/+1 counters back at the beginning of the end step. why? Because the damage being done is prevented!
Hope this helps.
October 12, 2010 4:31 p.m.
Lots of mana, and other cards that benefit from a huge mana pool like other X spells or multi-kickers like Wolfbriar Elemental .
(The wolfbriar is especially fun with the Anthems and Leyline of Vitality)
October 12, 2010 5:13 p.m.
maxx336699 says... #7
Well, if you aren't going for standard, use Ion Storm.
October 12, 2010 9:42 p.m.
Here was a deck I designed around the Protean Hydra.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/protean-hydra/
October 13, 2010 12:05 a.m.
Predatory Urge works great on Protean Hydra you can kill your opponents creatures and feed your hydra. then if you want to take that a step further Primal Cocoon because if you read predatory urge, he's not actually attacking or blocking. but definitely Predatory Urge for Protean Hydra
October 13, 2010 11:47 p.m.
Savage1988 says... #13
i like to combine it with a lot of proliferate, here's the deck i made around im (although i might wanna throw some aura's in there for the invincibility, not sure yet. counter-rampage-please-comment
$ªmHεiπ says... #1
anything that gives it a static bonus, such as Behemoth Sledge , Glorious Anthem , card:Gaea's Anthem - makes it immune from damage, and always growing, etc. still vulnerable to sweepers like Wrath of God etc, but still pretty handy.
October 12, 2010 11:14 a.m.