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Gargos, Vicious Watcher
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Est deck cost: $272.40
Salt sum: 41.88
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Commander

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Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Vigilance
Hydra spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, Gargos fights up to one target creature you don't control.
Legendary Creature - Hydra
Gargos, Vicious Watcher (pm20) 172

Commander

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Land

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Ash Barrens
: Add
.
Basic landcycling
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Land
Ash Barrens (j25) 154
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (j25) 94
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on each green creature that entered this turn.
Land
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood (blc) 320
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Path of Ancestry (blc) 322
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (dsc) 295
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (otc) 313
Temple of the False God
: Add
. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Land
Temple of the False God (dsc) 313
War Room
: Add
.
,
, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Land
War Room (mkc) 310

Land

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Recursion

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Eternal Witness
When this creature enters, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Human Shaman
Eternal Witness (cmm) 286
Unnatural Restoration
Return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Sorcery
Unnatural Restoration (one) 191

Recursion

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Counters

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Branching Evolution
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
Enchantment
Branching Evolution (mh3) 285
Briar Hydra
Trample
Domain — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.
Creature - Plant Hydra
Briar Hydra (dmu) 286
Hardened Scales
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
Enchantment
Hardened Scales (pip) 200
Ironscale Hydra
If a creature would deal combat damage to this creature, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Hydra
Ironscale Hydra (plst) THB-296
Kalonian Hydra
Trample
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever this creature attacks, double the number of +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
Creature - Hydra
Kalonian Hydra (blc) 226
Managorger Hydra
Trample
Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Hydra
Managorger Hydra (blc) 230
Nyxborn Hydra
Bestow
(If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
Reach, trample
This permanent enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on this Aura and has reach and trample.
Creature Enchantment - Hydra
Nyxborn Hydra (mh3) 164
Primordial Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
This creature has trample as long as it has ten or more +1/+1 counters on it.
Creature - Hydra
Primordial Hydra (j22) 712
Stumpsquall Hydra
When this creature enters, distribute X +1/+1 counters among it and any number of commanders.
Creature - Hydra
Stumpsquall Hydra (cmr) 367
Wren's Run Hydra
Reach
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Reinforce X—
(
, Discard this card: Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature.)
Creature - Hydra
Wren's Run Hydra (mh2) 183

Counters

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Proliferate

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Evolution Sage
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature - Elf Druid
Evolution Sage (lcc) 240

Proliferate

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Removal

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Broken Wings
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying.
Instant
Broken Wings (fdn) 214
Bushwhack
Choose one —
• Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Sorcery
Bushwhack (j25) 641
Inscription of Abundance
Kicker

Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Target player gains X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures they control.
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.
Instant
Inscription of Abundance (dsc) 186
Naturalize
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Instant
Naturalize (plst) M19-190
Pounce
Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Instant
Pounce (j22) 707
Steelbane Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Creature - Hydra Turtle
Steelbane Hydra (ncc) 313
Tail Swipe
Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. If you cast this spell during your main phase, the creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Then those creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Instant
Tail Swipe (j25) 721
Voracious Hydra
Trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
• This creature fights target creature you don't control.
Creature - Hydra
Voracious Hydra (m20) 200

Removal

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Creature

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Mossborn Hydra
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Creature - Elemental Hydra
Mossborn Hydra (fdn) 107

Creature

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Protection

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Asceticism
Creatures you control have hexproof.
: Regenerate target creature. (The next time it would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)
Enchantment
Asceticism (ltc) 233
Blossoming Defense
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains hexproof until end of turn.
Instant
Blossoming Defense (scd) 173
Heroic Intervention
Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
Heroic Intervention (cmm) 295
Mistcutter Hydra
This spell can't be countered.
Haste, protection from blue
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Creature - Hydra
Mistcutter Hydra (ths) 162
Mithril Coat
Flash
Indestructible
When Mithril Coat enters, attach it to target legendary creature you control.
Equipped creature has indestructible.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Mithril Coat (ltr) 379
Snakeskin Veil
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant
Snakeskin Veil (fdn) 233
Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and
no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (fdn) 258
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A permanent with hexproof and indestructible can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Tamiyo's Safekeeping (neo) 211
Tyvar's Stand
Target creature you control gets +X/+X and gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (A creature with hexproof and indestructible can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Tyvar's Stand (one) 190
Yeva, Nature's Herald
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
You may cast green creature spells as though they had flash.
Legendary Creature - Elf Shaman
Yeva, Nature's Herald (rvr) 162

Protection

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Tokens

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Hooded Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature dies, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token for each +1/+1 counter on it.
Morph

As this creature is turned face up, put five +1/+1 counters on it.
Creature - Snake Hydra
Hooded Hydra (mkc) 171
Hydra Broodmaster
: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, create X X/X green Hydra creature tokens.
Creature - Hydra
Hydra Broodmaster (c21) 194

Tokens

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Draw

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Beast Whisperer
Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.
Creature - Elf Druid
Beast Whisperer (clu) 158
Colossal Majesty
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Enchantment
Colossal Majesty (clu) 160
Garruk's Packleader
Whenever another creature you control with power 3 or greater enters, you may draw a card.
Creature - Beast
Garruk's Packleader (j25) 660
Garruk's Uprising
When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (blc) 219
Genesis Hydra
When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library.
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Creature - Plant Hydra
Genesis Hydra (otc) 193
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card.
Artifact
Lifecrafter's Bestiary (mkc) 231
Return of the Wildspeaker
Choose one —
• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control.
• Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.
Instant
Return of the Wildspeaker (otc) 203
Snake Umbra
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card."
Umbra armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)
Enchantment - Aura
Snake Umbra (woc) 133
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
This spell can't be countered.
Indestructible
Toski attacks each combat if able.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Squirrel
Toski, Bearer of Secrets (blc) 244

Draw

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Pump

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Blackblade Reforged
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control.
Equip legendary creature

Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Blackblade Reforged (plst) SS2-8
Primal Bellow
Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Forest you control.
Instant
Primal Bellow (zen) 176
Unnatural Growth
At the beginning of each combat, double the power and toughness of each creature you control until end of turn.
Enchantment
Unnatural Growth (blc) 245

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Finisher

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Hydra Omnivore
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to each other opponent.
Creature - Hydra
Hydra Omnivore (dsc) 185
Triumph of the Hordes
Until end of turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample and infect. (Creatures with infect deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
Sorcery
Triumph of the Hordes (plst) NPH-123

Finisher

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (fdc) 1
Birds of Paradise
Flying
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Bird
Birds of Paradise (rvr) 133
Commander's Sphere
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Commander's Sphere (dsc) 244
Cultivate
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Cultivate (dsc) 174
Defiler of Vigor
Trample
As an additional cost to cast green permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost
less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of green mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a green permanent spell, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Creature - Wurm Phyrexian
Defiler of Vigor (dmu) 160
Explosive Vegetation
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Explosive Vegetation (dsc) 177
Fellwar Stone
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Artifact
Fellwar Stone (dsc) 245
Hedron Archive
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.
Artifact
Hedron Archive (fdn) 726
Hulking Raptor
Ward

At the beginning of your first main phase, add
.
Creature - Dinosaur
Hulking Raptor (lci) 191
Kodama's Reach
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery - Arcane
Kodama's Reach (otc) 196
Monster Manual
,
: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Artifact
Monster Manual // Zoological Study (clb) 242
Nature's Lore
Search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Nature's Lore (mkc) 178
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Shaman Snake
Sakura-Tribe Elder (dsc) 194
Skyshroud Claim
Search your library for up to two Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Skyshroud Claim (cmm) 321
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (dsc) 94
Three Visits
Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Three Visits (otc) 209
Ulvenwald Hydra
Reach
Ulvenwald Hydra's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Hydra
Ulvenwald Hydra (jmp) 439

Ramp

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