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Commander / EDH Hydra Kicker RUG (Temur)

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Creature (54)

• 1x Academy Drake
• 1x AEther Figment
• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Ancestral Statue
• 1x Apocalypse Hydra
• 1x Arctic Merfolk
• 1x Baloth Gorger
• 1x Bramblewood Paragon
• 1x Capricopian
• 1x Citanul Woodreaders
• 1x Contortionist Troupe
• 1x Crowned Ceratok
• 1x Endless One
• 1x Feral Hydra
• 1x Gnarlid Colony
• 1x Grunn, the Lonely King
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Hooded Hydra
• 1x Hungering Hydra
• 1x Hydroid Krasis
• 1x Ivy Elemental
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Kavu Primarch
• 1x Kavu Titan
• 1x Keldon Overseer
• 1x Keymaster Rogue
• 1x Krakilin
• 1x Lightning Serpent
• 1x Magus Lucea Kane
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Nimbus Swimmer
• 1x Ochre Jelly
• 1x Oran-Rief Recluse
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Protean Hydra
• 1x Rattleclaw Mystic
• 1x Ravener
• 1x Sapphire Drake
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Shivan Devastator
• 1x Shivan Wurm
• 1x Shrieking Drake
• 1x Sparkcaster
• 1x Stonecoil Serpent
• 1x Storm Sculptor
• 1x Territorial Allosaurus
• 1x Untamed Kavu
• 1x Vastwood Hydra
• 1x Verazol, the Split Current
• 1x Verix Bladewing
• 1x Viashino Branchrider
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Walking Ballista

Land (33)

• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Cragcrown Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Dreamroot Cascade
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 3x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Ketria Triome
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Rockfall Vale
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Stormcarved Coast
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Commander (1)

Instant (5)

• 1x Disappearing Act
• 1x Familiar's Ruse
• 1x Geistwave
• 1x Solidarity of Heroes
• 1x Trap Essence

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Blessings of Nature
• 1x Give / Take
• 1x Increasing Savagery

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Temur Ascendancy

Artifact (2)

• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Sol Ring

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Creature (22)

• 1x Balduvian Hydra
• 1x Battlefront Krushok
• 1x Cetavolver
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Hallar, the Firefletcher
• 1x Horned Kavu
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Lightning Berserker
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 1x Mardu Scout
• 1x Mold Shambler
• 1x Phyrexian Marauder
• 1x Pouncing Kavu
• 1x Pouncing Wurm
• 1x Rock Hydra
• 1x Shifting Wall
• 1x Tempest Owl
• 1x Treetop Ambusher
• 1x Tuskguard Captain
• 1x Verdeloth the Ancient
• 1x Verduran Emissary
• 1x Zameck Guildmage

Land (6)

• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs

Artifact (4)

• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Erratic Portal
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet

Instant (5)

• 1x Blink of an Eye
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Jilt
• 1x Peel from Reality
• 1x Rushing River

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Bred for the Hunt

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First there was a little elemental, its name was Animar. It was not afraid of the dark, it was not afraid of the light, which is already a huge bonus against many decks, making him very hard to block indeed, and victory by commander damage becomes that much more likely.

But then it got a friend, and another, and another. At first its friends were small and puny, just like him, but they kept getting bigger and scarier. And each time a new friend arrived, Animar itself became stronger. And each time Animar became stronger, the next friends became scarier. It was a vicious circle.

Then Animar discovered the ruse : its friends were of variable strength. Those that came early knew what to do to enter the battlefield early, and those that came late were able to take full advantage of their tardiness. The trick lay upon a magical little letter : "X".

With an "X" in its casting cost, a creature can be cast early to get the vicious circle started, or it can be cast late and be a force to be reckoned with, indeed. Adjustable strength, see? Mostly from hydras. But Animar just didn't have enough creatures with "X" among its friends to build an entire deck, so a few other friends got involved. They had a similar secret : a kicker. If those friends came early, they could forgo their kicker, and if they came late, they could be kicked and get a bonus. Same principle as the "X".

"But wait", Animar asked, "what if I'm all out of new arrivals to my party? Isn't the vicious circle broken?" Yes indeed... until somebody at the party broke out the bouncy balls! It's time to start bouncing all those lovely creatures! They leave the party and come right back! No, it's not cheating, it counts as a new arrival! Okay, a Cloudstone Curio is sure a funny-looking bouncy ball, but it's still one of the best ones out there.

And what about that pestering Shrieking Drake? He constantly came to the party and left right away! He was such a tease! But each time he did it, it was a little bonus for his friend Animar. All for the price of one Budweiser! Er, I mean, one blue mana (basically the same thing).

And that is the story of how Animar, Soul of Elements became a 14/14 creature, incredibly hard to block, surrounded by giant hydra friends.

Yeah, that's a pretty scary story after all. Not for all ages.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 54 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.55
Tokens	Copy Clone, Karox Bladewing, Morph 2/2 C, Snake 1/1 G, Thopter 1/1 C