(HELP) Better mana ramp and counters for Hydra deck

Modern Deck Help forum

Posted on April 4, 2017, 7:47 a.m. by The_Lost_Primarch

2x Bow of Nylea

4x Elvish Mystic

18x Forest

1x Garruk Wildspeaker

4x Kalonian Hydra

4x Karametra's Acolyte

2x Llanowar Elves

1x Mana Reflection

2x Mosswort Bridge

2x Primordial Hydra

4x Protean Hydra

4x Quest for the Gemblades

4x Rogue's Passage

4x Solidarity of Heroes

4x Swiftfoot Boots

Later this month I'm getting a full set of Utopia Sprawl and Arbor Elf, which I will use to replace my Elvish Mystics and Karametra's Acolytes. Someone also recommended Gyre Sage.

My main problem right now is not drawing the right cards and not having a fast enough mana ramp to get them out.

Any advice or suggestion would help!

MollyMab says... #2

Put the list into an actual deck to make it easier for us to comment on.

April 4, 2017 8:11 a.m.

Arbor Elf and Utopia Sprawl as you mentioned is the best. Karametra's Acolyte is decent in my opinion. Also you should include Overgrowth to increase consistency. You also need more ways to untap your enchanted lands. Such as Garruk Wildspeaker and Nissa, Worldwaker. Hope this helps!

April 4, 2017 10:08 a.m.

Also consider Voyaging Satyr!

April 4, 2017 10:09 a.m.

RoToFtHEgOdS says... #5

Hi. You could swap out Swiftfoot Boots for Sword of the Animist. And instead of Mana Reflection put in Exploration

April 4, 2017 10:15 a.m.

RoToFtHEgOdS says... #6

Oh, and since you got elves, Elvish Archdruid.

April 4, 2017 10:25 a.m.

RoToFtHEgOdS says... #7

My bad, i dont believe Exploration is legal in modern.

April 4, 2017 10:27 a.m.

APPLE01DOJ says... #8

I casually run this. It can get 5 lands out by the end of T2 on a nut draw and usually around 6 by turn 4 on an average hand.

Blossoms

April 4, 2017 6:08 p.m.

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