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I am building this deck and I am new to MTG and want to build a good hydra deck. Please add cards that you think would work well for it. I want it to be a good quality deck by the time it is done. This deck is built around Primordial Hydra. Thanks and Please comment!! Thanks a lot for making this a top deck and commenting on it I have taken all of your suggestions and have made a lot of changes. Really appreciate it and keep the comments and the likes coming!!!
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how are you gonna play battle hymn without any red lands? am i missing something here? lol but yeah, its pretty heavy on creatures (as expected for a mono-green deck i guess). you do have a pretty good spread of 1-3 mana and 4-7 mana creatures which is pretty awesome. I think you should get 4 primeval titans and drop a few hydras, primeval titan helps to get land and would help you drop hydras faster, which is the main theme of the deck im assuming. Other than that it looks pretty good
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I made the primeval titan change and am wondering if there are any good land finding cards that you suggest i add??
The problem with shock-lands or fetch-lands for your deck is that they still only give you one land. (the only lands i could just think of) therefor if you want to ramp, i advice that you instead do it with creatures, Llanowar Elves or Birds of Paradise would work. if you prefer, you could go with arbor elf over Llanowar's but id go Llanowars because of the chance your lands might get destructed.
Cloudpost is the card Primeval Titan is Looking for. Not Forests when you fetch these lands they make a major impact on any untapped cloudpost's you already have and Glimmerpost would fuel the cause now that means you should get Sylvan Scrying as well.
This deck looks really solid and could be fast moving. Nice combos!
For ramp spells, look at Rampant Growth and Harrow For proliferation of your +1/+1 counters, get something like a Contagion Engine (replacing Gilder Bairn) More Dungrove Elders is an easy improvement; in a mono-green ramp deck, they are horrendously effective.
Thanks a lot... but I can't find rampant growth and harrow
Do you have any recommendations for soulbonder that give me reach
I would replace 2X Birds of paradise with two more Lanowar elves makes the deck cheaper (except you already got the two birds of course) also your deck is very creature based maybe look out for some Gaea's Herald and/or Dense Foliage
i would actually splash red, that way you can abuse things like apocalypse hydra, battle hymn, and ulasht, the hate seed also, a mana reflections would be a good add as well, that way you can drop your hydras a an even bigger threat
Any starter decks or booster packs recommendations to find some of the cards I need
Look at what edition the card is from and then buy the boosters from there. Or you could single-buy. i dont have any suggestions on boxes where they are in, sry.
Put in Beast Within. That might be your main removal spell and can be cast on your own land to add to the army. Remove Back to nature and Blunt assault. I just think you might always have enough blockers. Have you considered Skinshifter? It could be a good defense and offense too. Put in Garruk Wildspeaker too, it could help you in terms of mana, adding army, and pumping your creatures. Hope ti helps. Keep up the good work man! Hope you could check out my deck too: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=221078 http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=221084 http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=221117 http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=221125 http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=221130 http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=221131 http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=221137
oooooook first welcome to the game! its always good to hear and help a new person to this game since we all were at one point. next, i need to know. r u just makin this deck for fun?? personally, i like a mana ramping green deck. for that, rampant growth and harrow r two of the biggest cards u can have for a green mana ramper. next, a good assortment of creatures, i like using something like arbor elf, with llanowar elf, to help with my mana. then i like using something big like a leathback baloth. a big creature that can come out by turn 2 instead of turn 3. for a finisher, i would suggest getting my hands on a few copies of either Overrun, or u can get Overwhelming Stampeded to make ur creatures a giant threat for the win.
Thanks a lot for the comment it really helped :-)
not a prob glade to help
Can you please help my deck get more popular
;) wish granted bud. good luck in this exciting game!!! feel free to check out any dekcs of mine and ask for any help. ill help if i can.
man !st thing i said was whoooo.
man !st thing i said was whooooooo oh shit thats a beautiful number...thank u so much man!
hahaha ur welcome. not a prob. like i said, im here to help others. i have been teaching ppl to play for the past like 8yrs or so. hope it is as exciting as u expect it to be. good luck n if u need more advice or ideas check my decks out n tag me . later.
Please check out my cousins decks and comment and like them it would be a big help because he's the one that got me interested in MTG! http://www.mtgvault.com/Profile.aspx?UserID=96698
well i checked out some of his decks and gave him some help. think u can check out some of mine? might give ya some new ideas and exposure to cards that r just amazing.
Can you check out my second deck it's a work in progress and I am trying to make it a red blue deck!
I've seen a Primordial Hydra get up to over 2,000/2,000 in a draft it was petrified so it could not attack but it was a grate defender.
you could always try abundant growth, useful card http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=363268
You should really drop some creatures and play Tooth and Nail instead of having all of those. Much more effective in my opinion. http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=367426
Rancor is good in any Green creature deck, especially when it gives huge creatures trample. Ring of Kalonia is another way to give your creatures trample while making them bigger. If you can find more Primeval Titans, they'll usually do you better than Protean Hydra.
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Add Caged Sun, once you get it to the battlefield your hydras gonna be HUGE. here's a hydra deck I've made a while ago: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=363363
Well, let me first say welcome to magic. Your idea for this deck looks pretty promising, Primordial Hydra is a great creature to rotate this deck around. Being a very strong creature coming into play it will also be the creature with the biggest target on it's back. So, first thing I would start is protection best for this guy I would say is Lightning Greaves, giving him haste & shroud (protection from spells and abilities), so stopping any other player from casting spells on him down the line. I do agree with manaburn on adding 2 more of each of the Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves which adds even more mana for playing this bad boy and also think about tossing out an Khalni Hydra on turn three or four with his nice ability. It also looks as your concerned about the flyers. I would toss in a Silklash Spider (being able to kill any flyers on the field plus giving the other player another target other then Primordial Hydra) and then toss in a couple Deadly Recluse for added insurance. Another idea is Fungal Sprouting, think about being able to bring out an army of 1/1 creatures equal to the power of your biggest creature toss on Overwhelming Stampede to add insult to injury. I would replace Gilder Bairn with Doubling Season for the counters, not sure about Dungrove Elder I would take him out, Tree of Redemption & Primeval Titan just have one, and take out Geist Trappers, Nightshade Peddler, Wolfir Silverheart and Blunt the Assault. Remember low costing is your best bet for a fast deck. Hope maybe this help a little.
i would suggest predator ooze. :] it's a nice creature to have.
First off welcome to magic! You've got a pretty good deck here. If you're truly worried about flyers then I suggest you take out the Spider Umbra's for Spidersilk Armor. It cost's a little more mana but it gives all your creatures reach instead of just one. You might want to consider taking out those single creatures for some more Llanowar Elves and Birds of Paradise to get your hydras out that much faster. Hope this helps!
Scute mob was a really good idea for that deck. Really solid build man.
Geistcatchers or something like that have soulbond reach. Very good deck
This is good I see lots of potential with this deck, but I'm not that good with green I wish I could help : /
since you have the khalni hydras, you could throw in some dryad arbors to replace 4 forests. they count as a forest, and a green 1/1 creature, for free. just a suggestion. oh... love hydras. :)
Increasing savagery for sure! Throw even more counters on your hydra, and they just keep doubling. Flashback it and you can get soooooooo far. I couldn't think of a better creature to use that card on. I love hydras, this is a really cool deck. I hope this helped :) If you're interested in standard at all, please check out my aggro deck :) http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=367517
Cool deck! My suggestion; Swap Protean Hydras or Tree of Redemptions for Rampaging baloths to combo with Primevals and cultivates or other mana ramp! I dont see the use for Tree of redemption really, once u get all the meat on the table. Vigor is also another option, he's too badass :)
Omg, brain hurts looking at this. >.< It'd almost be easier to start over than try to fix whats wrong here.
Tell me what to fix then through your eyes
I enjoy the deck but i would like to see more synergy, im confused about the R/G manas also from the looks of your setup your going for creatures with counters and mana ramp creatures overgrown battlement is nice and it looks like your trying to setup some stuff for blocking flying try it with traproot kami that way your getting cheap protection from flying plus you can get extra green mana for the defenders id drop the giest trapper spider umbras and silver wolfheart i feel like they are messing with the counters/mana ramp synergy
check out my deck and tell me what your think http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=369077 its a landfall/ mana ramp deck
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whats up lets see if I can make some input. I'm also new to magic, but I think that three apocalypse hydra may be one too many, especially since you only have 1 mountain. I would keep two cause you got birds of paradise, but maybe take one out and replace it with a clockwork hydra, that would keep with the theme nicely i think :)
add one or two asceticisms. the enchantment will make everything herxproof heehee. my hydra decks running four of them haha
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Ive been watching this deck and ive gotta say......... it gets worse and worse the more you mess with it come on fix this stuff and stop whoring yourself out to get likes.....
I don't see any of your decks getting a150 likes so tell me what's so bad about it and by the way u can fuck off and eat a dick 4 all i care
Yes you're at 150 likes..... like I said you're whoring yourself out.... just because others feel sorry for you doesn't make it a good deck... you really just need to start over because this deck is botched... also could you explain how this deck is considered a combo-based deck? I just see a mess of shit all over the. You don't need to get defensive, I was only trying to help by telling you the truth.
To be honest the only reason I started putting the red because my cousin thought it was a good idea
Also i am a boy so how can i be whoring myself. And how can people feel sorry for me if they dont even know me. Primordal hydra with gilder barin, tree of redemption with spider umbra then soulbound with nightshade peddler, But you are kind of right with the changes i made it's more of a theme-based deck.
Yup primordal hydra with gilder barin is a decent start for a combo but how do you plan on tapping gilder to allow yourself to untap him because attacking with a 1/3 going to end up dead pretty quick, and as for using a tree of redemption that you need to wait for a reach card then wait for a deathtouch card too sounds like alot of waiting and alot of spreading your deck thin with unnecessary cards when there are a ton of cheap green cards with reach and even deathtouch which you could easily add first strike (if thats your thing) from a red card or even an equipment. I know these are mistakes that most beginners make but thats what I was talking about, people just liking your deck and saying "nice first try buddy." I was just being honest telling you to stop spreading your deck thin with unnecessary cards and get a better synergy. 2 of each card for every card is way too thin. Clear some shit and make sure it fits. If your going to get offended by what people say about your deck then you shouldn't post it.
In that case smartass tell me some cards to put in my deck and also suggests some cards I should take out
Smartass? See this is what I'm talking about, if you want suggestions, your going to need to be able to take the criticism along with it. Telling someone she should eat a dick when she gives you some honest criticism shows you as immature.... I'm not trying to argue with you about this pointless stuff and that wasn't my intention but if you want some honest help with your deck maybe you should apologize. Also, even with you being rude, I have already given you some ideas to fix up your deck. I'm not going to choose the exact cards for you because its all just preference. This is one reason I've seen this deck get worse and worse, you started with a nice concept and then just took everyones cards they told you to put in. You did everything they told you to (like a whore) and ruined a clean concept by spreading it way too thin.
The only cards I put in from people's advice was overwhelming stampede and rampant growth and if you say I had a clean concept tell me exactly when it started going bad and if you'll apologize for saying I'm whoring around then I will apologize and putting your deck on this website you are suppose to acknowledge and consider taking their advice otherwise why would they give people the ability to comment on different decks
Also if you can specify what you mean by spreading it to thin
Ugg... see kid i just feel like your not getting it. I'm not talking about considering and acknowledging.... You know, your really just not understanding what I'm saying at all and you're not going because you're lieing to yourself now. Come on dude, only growth and stampede? Explaining these things is just giving me a headache. I've told you this 5 times now. It started going bad when you started adding red and tried to figure out how to block flying......how do you not know what spread thin means? Come on dude try and keep up...Only 2 or 1 copies of almost every card you have in your deck is what it means when someone says a deck is spread thin. This causes a probelm because your less likely to draw cards you actually need. An example would be playing against a bird deck and never getting your spider umbra because you only have 2.
By the way I'm not kid I'm 15 and give me a break I have only played like seven games with my cousin in mid-June and that's when he was teaching me and I'm sorry for what I said and I understand what you're saying now give me three days and look at my deck and tell me what you honestly think and I promise I won't lose it because you are right you were giving your honest opinion
yay you get it! I will now help you
First drop the red cards, Ulasht is only good with other r/g creatures too take full advantage, you should drop him and since your dropping him only having 2 apocalypse hydras is a terrible choice. Drop the cultivates and rampant growths, when these manas come into play they are tapped. Instead choose skyshroud claim and natures lore when these manas come into play they dont tap so you can use these immediately. Say you've got your birds of paradise out, on turn 3 you can play skyshroud putting an extra 2 untapped forests out for 2 mana you can play natures lore with that mana. At the end of this turn you've just dumped out an extra 3 forests so next turn (turn 4) you could have a 6/6 primordial hydra out. Now if your more into mana for this deck I would add emerald medallions these are great because that 6/6 would come out as a 7/7 instead AND those natures lores would only be 1 mana so if you had another 1 of those in your hand you could play that again getting him up to an 8/8 pretty good deal but any kill cards going to end it before it can do anything so lightning greaves are great, you may want another. As for theGilder Bairn's tapping probelm Bramblesnap is a great choice, its cheap and the tap ability is free and can be used multiple times so you can do it as many times as you have the mana for. There are other cards to tap the gilder but this is a simple one and if you'd like to figure it out you'll have to look it up yourself. Now for your defense, its slow. I mean a traproot kami will get you what you want and its only for 1 mana now if you want to kill creatures with your blockers (although I feel theres not much difference between the two because no ones going to attack something thats going to kill their creature without gettting a gain from it in return so the set ups a waste which is why I prefer traproot if your even into blockers in the first place) use thornweald archer with viridian claw or something equal, but like I said I prefer traproot because then your only using 1 card for a blocker its based on ALL forests in play (including opponents), plus your decks a forest dumper so it'll be huge, if it dies it was 1 mana so they just wasted a kill card on it and no ones going to attack with a deathtouch first strike as a blocker so for 4 mana less you'll get the same effect (your setup was costing you 7 mana) . So, I would drop the tree of redemptions, the nightshade and the spider umbras. They are wasting your chances of getting the good cards out that are part of your actual winning plan. Artifacts Emerald Medallion x2 Lightning Greaves x3 Creatures Traproot Kami x3 Gilder Bairn x4 Bramblesnap x4 Protean Hydra x3 Birds of Paradise x3 Primeval Titan x1 Dungrove Elder x2 Primordial Hydra x4 Land Forest x22 Spells Nature's Lore x4 Skyshroud Claim x3 Overwhelming Stampede x2 This is a more mana buffed option which i prefer but like I said its all personal preference. Remember, just try and keep the synergy.
thxs so where do we start?
right above you. Good luck friend. :)
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