Big Nasties

Commander / EDH Counters Elementals Hydra RUG (Temur)

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Creature (34)

• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Animar, Soul of Elements
• 1x Ascendant Acolyte
• 1x Bloodshot Cyclops
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Champion of Rhonas
• 1x Circle of Dreams Druid
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Gemrazer
• 1x Halana and Alena, Partners
• 1x Hydra Omnivore
• 1x Hydroid Krasis
• 1x Ironscale Hydra
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Magma Pummeler
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Nimbus Swimmer
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Proud Wildbonder
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Savageborn Hydra
• 1x Shivan Devastator
• 1x Slumbering Dragon
• 1x Stonecoil Serpent
• 1x Tanazir Quandrix
• 1x Undergrowth Champion
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
• 1x Wildborn Preserver
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels *f-etch*

Land (38)

• 1x Barkchannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Cascading Cataracts
• 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
• 4x Island
• 1x Ketria Triome
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Rockfall Vale
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Stormcarved Coast
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Body of Research
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Red Sun's Zenith
• 1x Visions of Dominance

Commander (1)

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Court of Bounty
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Hadana's Climb  ^Flip
• 1x Hydra's Growth
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Prismatic Omen
• 1x Temur Ascendancy
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (8)

• 1x Emerald Medallion
• 1x Lux Cannon
• 1x Monster Manual
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x The Great Henge

Instant (6)

• 1x Atarka's Command
• 1x Biomass Mutation
• 1x Invigorating Surge
• 1x Ride the Avalanche
• 1x Ruinous Intrusion
• 1x Strength of the Tajuru

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Creature (44)

• 1x Aetherplasm
• 1x Akki Coalflinger
• 1x Ambitious Dragonborn
• 1x Apocalypse Hydra
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
• 1x Borborygmos
• 1x Capricopian
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Cultivator of Blades
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Everquill Phoenix
• 1x Feral Hydra
• 1x Glowstone Recluse
• 1x Hamletback Goliath
• 1x Heroes' Bane
• 1x Hungering Hydra
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Illuna, Apex of Wishes
• 1x Ivy Elemental
• 1x Lightning Serpent
• 1x Markov Blademaster
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
• 1x Parcelbeast
• 1x Radha, Heart of Keld
• 1x Radha, Heir to Keld
• 1x Riku of Two Reflections
• 1x Risen Reef
• 1x Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
• 1x Scourge of Geier Reach
• 1x Scourge of Skola Vale
• 1x Shape Stealer
• 1x Stigma Lasher
• 1x Storm Entity
• 1x Thorn Elemental
• 1x Ugin's Conjurant
• 1x Ulasht, the Hate Seed
• 1x Voracious Hydra
• 1x War Elemental
• 1x Wildwood Scourge
• 1x Wren's Run Hydra

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Awakened Awareness
• 1x Bard Class
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Dormant Grove  ^Flip
• 1x Forced Adaptation
• 1x Frogify
• 1x Krasis Incubation
• 1x Levitation
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Sneak Attack

Artifact (2)

• 1x Fractal Harness
• 1x Helm of the Host

Instant (1)

• 1x Destructive Revelry

Land (7)

• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Nissa's Judgment
• 1x Predatory Focus
• 1x Stolen Identity

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Oko, the Trickster
• 1x Xenagos, the Reveler

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Originally used Animar, Soul of Elements as the commander, however Animar, Soul of Elements is a 1/1 to start with, and I play with a lot of people who really like red. They tend to fireball, or lightning bolt, or some variation of the sort, long before he can be effective at making things cheaper, hence I didn't get the chance to utilize him properly. After changing commanders to Surrak Dragonclaw games go way more consistent, and my game plans aren't as easily thwarted early in the game. Animar, Soul of Elements is still a fun card to have within the deck though.

Just so people know, due to MTG rules on {X} Animar, Soul of Elements works with hydras as well. The player must declare a value for {X}, thereby replacing the {X} and altering the CMC) Animar, Soul of Elements then reduces how much colorless mana is required to cast a Creature, by however many +1/+1 counters are on Animar, Soul of Elements.
Example: Animar, Soul of Elements has 4 +1/+1 Counters on it. You then declare a value of 8 for the {X} on a Hungering Hydra, setting the CMC of the Hungering Hydra to 9 or {G}{8}. Animar, Soul of Elements says you'll pay {4} less due to its 4 +1/+1 counters, so you'll only be required to tap {G}{4} to cast an 8/8 Hungering Hydra.

Hydras can and will get ludicrously big, depending on how many +1/+1 counters are on Animar, Soul of Elements.
Example: If you have 10 lands, and 50 +1/+1 counters on Animar, Soul of Elements, you could declare {X} as 59 changing CMC to {G}59 and cast a Hungering Hydra as a 59/59 for {G}{9}.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	11 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 66 - 0 Rares 7 - 0 Uncommons 1 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	Fractal 0/0 GU, Spirit 1/1 C, The Monarch