Hydradoodle

Hope for Un-cards

Not really a question, more of a hope we get certain un-cards reprinted with black border / acorn treatment. Fingers crossed on Hydradoodle for black border for my hydra deck someday

A little bit of trivia. The earliest version of the art was a sketch for another card in a non-Un-set. It was deemed too silly, so I resurrected it when I made Unstable.

Art Birthday Black Border Card Printing Hydra Hydradoodle Reprints Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Similarities between Hydra Cards

An interesting thing I noticed today: Hydradoodle from Unstable and Neverwinter Hydra from AFR are almost the exact same card (Neverwinter just has Ward 4 instead of reach). I thought it was an interesting example at how the rules have changed over time to allow cards that are silver-border work within the rules now.

Un-sets are the scouts of design space.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Design Space Hydra Hydradoodle Neverwinter Hydra Rules Scout Un-sets Ward

Krark's Thumb and Pixie Guide Interaction

Hey Mark, unrules interaction question. If I conbtrol both Krark's Other Thumb and Pixie Guide, and then cast Hydradoodle or Neverwinter Hydra for 3GG, do I roll three instances of 2d6 (ignoring the lowest roll each time) and then roll another 2d6 ignoring the lowest roll for pixie guide, or would I roll three instances of 3d6 and ignore the lowest two dice for each instance?

First, I’ll assume you mean you paid the right amount of mana to roll three dice (6GG not 3GG). Here’s what happens. Instead of rolling three dice, you roll four because of Pixie Guide. Then you’re going to roll one die at a time, but for each of those four rolls, you roll an additional die along with it because of Krark’s Other Thumb. For each of your four die rolling actions, you’ll pick one of the two dice to count as your roll. Once you have four chosen results, you then pick three of those to count for the Hydra roll. Here it is spelled out:Roll #1 - roll two dice and pick a result.Roll #2 - roll two dice and pick a result.Roll #3 - roll two dice and pick a result.Roll #4 - roll two dice and pick a result.Than chose three dice from the four rolls.Those three die rolls are for the Hydra.

Die Rolling Hydra Hydradoodle Krark's Other Thumb Mana Neverwinter Hydra Pixie Guide Un-sets

Appreciating Silver-bordered Hydras

I know they're not exactly the same, but since Neverwinter Hydra is really close to Hydradoodle, allow me to still congratulate you for getting another silver-bordered card into black border!

Un-sets are us experimenting in new space, some of which eventually finds its way into black border.

Black Border Hydra Hydradoodle Neverwinter Hydra Un-sets

GW Hydra Consideration

Could we see a G/W Hydra if it happened to be domesticated?

Unstable had a domesticated hydra (Hydradoodle) and it was monogreen. I’m not sure black border is going to have a domesticated hydra.

Black Black Border Domesticated Hydra Hydra Hydradoodle Selesnya (G/W) Unstable

Unstable Draft High-Five

Mark! This weekend I played my first Unstable draft, which quickly degenerated into a 5 player star multiplayer game (you win when the two people opposite from you have lost). On turn 2 someone played The Grand Calcutron, and I won by beating people up with a 15/15 Hydradoodle that I untapped with a Multi-Headed Beaver. It was an amazing time, so please accept this virtual high-five!

Accepted!

Beaver Commander Hydradoodle Limited Multi-Headed The Grand Calcutron Unstable

Commander Game Highlight

Not a question but I played Commander yesterday and jammed 45 Un-cards into my Damia, Sage of Stone deck. It was pretty fun! Definite highlight was winning the second game on the back of a 29/29 Hydradoodle, while I was on *half a life point* (thanks to Wet Willie of the Damned a lot earlier in the game!)

Sound fun!

Commander Damia, Sage of Stone Hydradoodle Un-sets Wet Willie of the Damned

Hydradoodle Dice Rules

Unrules question: can I roll a 6-sided die numbered 2,4,8,16,32,64 while casting Hydradoodle?

No, six-sided dice are defined in the FAQ as having a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Die Rolling Hydradoodle The FAQ Un-sets

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