Can Hibernations End find a hydra?
Asked by Giantflyingcows 4 years ago
I was just wondering if since a hydra can have x in its mana cost could Hibernations End find that in a library no matter what cumulative upkeep you are at? Then bring it into the battlefield at that mana cost.
No, it will matter how many age counters you are at. With Hibernation's End you'll need to find a creature with exactly that converted mana cost, so if there are 3 age counters you can find Lifeblood Hydra which will come in with 0 counters, but at 4 age counters you will not be able to find it. In all zones other than the stack, X=0.
December 5, 2020 6:26 p.m.
Giantflyingcows says... #3
Ok. That makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.
December 7, 2020 9:47 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #4
Giantflyingcows: Since it's clear you got a satisfactory answer to your question and there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections to be made, I chose one of the responses to mark as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the green "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel best answers your question.
sergiodelrio says... Accepted answer #1
Yes, Hibernation's End can find any creature, including hydras and other creatures that have in their cost. However, X will always be 0. X is not a varialble when searching. Whenever you're supposed to calculate a 'converted mana cost' of something, unless it's being cast from your hand and waiting to resolve on the stack, X will also be 0.
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December 5, 2020 11:51 a.m.