Yarok and Hydras

Asked by hankhill 4 years ago

Does Yarok basically double all hydra counts? Like if I have Yarok, the Desecrated on the field and play Protean Hydra does Proteans ability that reads "Protean enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it" trigger an additional time?

Gidgetimer says... #1

The abilities that give hydras counters are replacement effects, not triggers. They have no interaction with Yarok.

August 21, 2019 5:56 a.m.

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #2

For a rule of thumb about whether or not an ability will double due to Yarok, the Desecrated, it needs the following conditions:

1. It must be a triggered ability, which begin with "when," "whenever," or "at." If it doesn't begin with these words, it's not a triggered ability. (The first ability of Protean Hydra doesn't use any of those three words.)

2. The ability must be triggered by a permanent entering the battlefield.

If the effect fails to meet both conditions, Yarok will not double it.

For examples of something that Yarok would double, see Cathars' Crusade and Acidic Slime (triggered ability, and triggered by permanents entering the battlefield).

August 21, 2019 9:31 a.m.

hankhill says... #3

oooooooh, cool got it. Thanks!

August 22, 2019 1:24 a.m.

Grenville says... #4

This is the best explanation I have found. My brain was adding when in front of creatures that didn't have that text such as hydras.

November 1, 2020 12:58 a.m.