What are Hydras? | Magic Arcanum

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Core Set 2020 brought us Voracious Hydra and Gargos, Vicious Watcher, but there were plenty more multi-headed snakes that came before them.
Get the story behind hydras and their road to becoming green's iconic creature type as only Magic Arcanum can tell it!

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24 июл 2019

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@TheJovenshire 4 года назад

Man, I love what you do and how you do it. I have a MTG Arena Versus series I do on my channel. If you'd ever like to collab, I would love to work with you!

@zanerich9460 4 года назад

That would be so cool if it happened

@jamestennant3468 4 года назад

I would seriously watch this. Love you both as content creators

@gobomania 4 года назад

When he talks about Hydriod Krasis: "And the life gain is another green ability, tho not one we've seen on a hydras before!", Lifeblood Hydra: "Am I a joke to you mate?!"

@tcgplayercom 4 года назад

(Ryan) Yeah that's true. I'll say Lifeblood doesn't count because he was in a supplemental product, and, he has to die first...but you are correct lol

@Skullgrin. 4 года назад

"What are hydras?" They are my FRIENDS.

@Morghast 4 года назад

Hydra is bestest boi/gurl

@enioapolinario8538 4 года назад

Best friends :3

@dedstrok32legosjuegosymas94 4 года назад

The goodest boys

@shadowrundas 4 года назад

@@jakeroberson3011 until it becomes monstrous and gains trample

@manaraider628 4 года назад

Skullgrin YES!

@hellsing7310 4 года назад

Me: Oh hey, a new Magic vi- “Hydras” Me: *Instant flashbacks of Hungering Hydra*

@terryfeynman 4 года назад

HAIL HYDRA

@evaninstinct1165 4 года назад

ALL HAIL OUR HYDRA OVERLORDS

@averybreeze2451 4 года назад

Green has always been my favorite magic color and hydras have been my favorite creature type. It makes me happy to see hydras getting some love this set because of M20.

@ultimateo621 4 года назад

Wait, so walking ballista is a hydra?

@danieledwards4310 4 года назад

And hangerback walker and endless one and ugin's conjurant 👍

@devin5201 4 года назад

Yes

@derek7105 4 года назад

My EDH deck is hydra tribal. So fun. Especially when Unbound Flourishing comes out

@liamblood5239 4 года назад

That cards been out for quite a while

@derek7105 4 года назад

Liam Blood out meaning on to the battlefield lol

@liamblood5239 4 года назад

Ahhh makes a lot more sense now 😂😂

@Vader3334 4 года назад

I‘m building a Sasaya Orochi Ascendant deck with a hydra sub theme and I love it when Unbound Flourishings hits the field, it so much fun

@maxdereme 4 года назад

Hydra Broodmaster will always be my favorite Magic card ever. The joy of pumping 80 mana into its Monstrosity cost and getting 40 40/40 tokens is unparalleled 😁

@HamStudios 2 года назад

*Plays a board wipe

@draxthemsklonst 4 года назад

Hydroid Krasis is the most *realistic* hydra to hydra, due to actual hydras being cnidarians (group of jellyfish, anemones etc).

@tcgplayercom 4 года назад

(Ryan) SCIENCE!

@terryfeynman 4 года назад

@@tcgplayercom HAIL HYDRA

@hiddenhydra 2 года назад

except ulasht is an actual hydra

@Blakewyattdunfee Год назад

Ryan just explained that hydras are water serpents.

@enclavecafe 4 года назад

Primordial Hydra has always held a special place in my heart, since that was around the time I got into the game :D

@GeneralGray8 4 года назад

"Hydra" *flashes back to fighting the hydra on gameday"

@Mid-Tyr 4 года назад

Return to Theros when Wizards

@emersonfarror9219 4 года назад

I have 4 kalonian Hydras in my deck

@masego5217 4 года назад

I thought Wurms were green’s “iconic” creature in the angel, demon, sphinx, dragon cycle

@scomae5445 4 года назад

They are. There's even a green wurm in alpha

@mpetry8470 4 года назад

Wurms aren't really relevant anymore, hydras while mostly non competitive have become more synonymous and commonplace inclusions as Green's rare creature.

@zachariahpoltergeist4516 4 года назад

My first thought as well.

@metalvisionsongcontest7055 4 года назад

Will Jackson They certainly used to be 😉. You know - "back in my day"...

@danieledwards4310 4 года назад

I thought it would be beasts or baloths

@dominiciancabatit6012 4 года назад

Do make a video about Progenitus. He's probably my favorite Magic legendary creature ever. I just love the art on that card. And also Marit Lage, the token. I love gigantic creatures.

@lorenzorovighi6460 4 года назад

DOMINIC IAN CABATIT and he never did

@1choas 4 года назад

History of Sphinxes would be amazing :) edit: thanks for all the likes everyone

@tcgplayercom 4 года назад

(Ryan) Depending on how this video does, we were thinking about doing the iconic creature for all five colors, so Sphinxes would be on the list :-)

@1choas 4 года назад

@@tcgplayercom Our prays have been answered :D

@ildlyn8966 4 года назад

I downvoted you.

@araphel1836 4 года назад

@@tcgplayercom PLEASE do so, very interesting and fun to watch, though dragons and angels will be tough with how many there are...

@1choas 4 года назад

@@ildlyn8966 thank you for your honesty

@Morghast 4 года назад

Yeesssss hydras! One of the coolest in MTG in my opinion. Fell in love with Progenitus and the x green Hydra back in Alara

@ty_sylicus 4 года назад

Hydras are amongst my favorite creatures in Magic!

@tcgplayercom 4 года назад

(Ryan) You have good taste!

@wannabe12g68 4 года назад

I was absolutely rolling when you said “EIGHT PIPS OF BROCCOLI!”

@kingdare4585 4 года назад

What are hydras? I thought they where dehydrated lizards you soaked in water.

@SirianXM 4 года назад

*sigh* aaaahhhhhh, whenever another Magic Arcanum vid pops up on your feed, it's time to kick back, open a cold one and be serenaded by the melodious tones of Ryan's lorespeak #MagicArcanum #TCG #perfection

@psychokeam6777 4 года назад

I love that land joke in 1:05. Go figure: Origins of hydras are found in swamps and lakes, so MTG decides Forests LOL

@spiritninja5757 4 года назад

Yes you said Heracles, finally I’m free, one RU-vidr other than overly sarcastic productions know the true name of Heracles, I’m free

@dominicsampson8215 4 года назад

dark and gritty reboot lol

@Dawes70 4 года назад

His true name is Alcides though. Heracles is the name he took in an attempt to appease Hera (it means "Glory to Hera").

@MeandMonkeyLP 4 года назад

as if you are the only one knowing greek mythology lmao

@Dawes70 4 года назад

@@MeandMonkeyLP Never claimed that. No need to be hostile over a bit of trivia.

@spiritninja5757 4 года назад

MaMLP cease UWU

@Narutoloco66 4 года назад

Playing Hydra Broodmaster in a walls deck with 4 Overgrown Battlements making a total of 30 or so mana is some great fun

@corporalkills 4 года назад

Hydras are my favorite creature type! I always collect them even if I don’t always use them. I love how savage they are. As a green mage, I can’t help but love them

@flarenite1004 4 года назад

5:47 Borborygmos: "Ulasht, what hobbies do you have?" Ulasht:" You know the usual EAT, SMASH and gardening"

@ty_sylicus 4 года назад

I'm shocked you didn't mention the Battle a Hydra deck they created for Theros! It was a ton of fun and very Hydra.

@Astar72439 2 года назад

i love rewatching all of these 2 years later, and i really like your take on ulvenwald hydra. great videos!

@jrightly 4 года назад

I remember the first time I faced a Primordial Hydra in kitchen table magic and watched it absolutely destroy my makeshift zombie tribal deck

@AnArmyOfFish 4 года назад

Protean hydra was one of my OG tablemagic beaters. Started playing magic around M10 so I think I got one in a deckbuilder's toolkit. Very well-designed, still good in my commander counters deck.

@ianbartlett1050 4 года назад

Primordial Hydra has and will always be my favorite hydra. There's just something special about watching you little lizard grow into a 100+/100+ dream stomper.

@grantguetschow5129 4 года назад

The Hydra creature type is one of my favorites with my first being set being Born of the Gods and the first Hydra I used was Scourge of Skola Vale in a Golgari deck. Can't wait for my favorite creature type to be talked about though: DEMONS.

@strictlyworse_mk7108 4 года назад

I played RG Monsters and Devotion throughout their time in standard. In fact, RG Monsters was my first deck getting into the game after quitting Yugioh. Naturally, my favorite hydras are Polukranos and Genesis Hydra.

@Rewcifer 4 года назад

Thanks for these videos, Ryan! Much better than most lore videos out there with awkward speakers that drone on way too long with deep tangents explaining whole novels for context. You either catch yourself when you sense a tangent around the corner, or you refer to another one of your videos. Great work, and keep the videos coming!!

@yellaturd 4 года назад

Kalonian Hydra is the card that really got me into magic. The artwork and effect (that I played wrong for a year. I didn't realize the bonus counters stay on your creatures after combat) hooked me and are what I based my first proper deck around.

@ChunkyTheClown 4 года назад

Hydroid Krasis is my favorite little affront to nature.

@seniorspastic4157 4 года назад

"You can have an 8/9 Voracious Hydra for just two mana!" B Y T H E G O D S

@lunyofficial5189 4 года назад

Always happy to see a new episode

@lukenzur1667 2 года назад

Super awesome presentation - by far the best MTG historian and fun to watch videos - love your remarks, info, and contents you bring :) thanks :)

@ronstarbuck3478 3 дня назад

My first deck I ever built was a Mono Green Hydra deck so Hydras have a special place in my heart. At the time, Journey Unto Nyx had just dropped so I had some good options for the time. Primordial and Kalonian were my top dogs, along with Mistcutter and Protean. Ramp, Stomp, Repeat. I also found Solidarity of Heroes to be a staple. Pit Fight and Bio Shift also came in handy.

@MrB0nez 4 года назад

Your lessons on magic Have taught me and my wife so much, now we are able to make new deck with the correct meta. Know we have so much fun winning now once again thanks a ton

@manaraider628 4 года назад

My answer: hydras are the sexiest of all the magic creatures, and the best ones in my opinion

@ohlai 4 года назад

Sounds like your going to laugh whenever you talk... love it!

@henrydave6603 4 года назад

Always loved Hydras myself, so this was awesome to see the different ones over the years. Built a commander deck using all my green Hydras with a good mana engine. You need one to cast one of my favorites (at the moment), Hydra Broodmaster! A 7/7 for six mana is pretty good with a double X Monstrosity cost. This not only gives a one time boost for the Broodmaster, but gives you the same amount in Hydra creature tokens with power and toughness equal to that same amount. A great way to get a few extra hydras out there ^_^

@enioapolinario8538 4 года назад

7:40 - PLEASE MAKE A PROGENITUS DECK, I LOVE THIS CARD 😍 Btw i love Hydras, thanks a lot for making the hard work to tell the whole story

@CasualMTGDecks 4 года назад

Here is another Video Hydra Deck Tech for a you casuals : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gp48nkRKaXA.html

@thefrozengoat 4 года назад

easily one of my favorite series on RU-vid

@Ignatius970 4 года назад

Added 3 new Hydras i didn't even know about to my Hydra deck thank you

@tommyk6021 4 года назад

Hydra Broodmaster was the first Hydra I got, and fond memories of it and its babies swinging for more than 100 damage make it my favorite (but Savageborn is a close second).

@genesisbustamante-durian 4 года назад

Thank you for this nice and informative video.

@flamey9180 4 года назад

My favorite Hydra was Hungering Hydra, mainly because it was the first card I've ever owned.

@corradobonicelli842 4 года назад

Love these videos! I'm waiting for the Progenitus one...

@NickNak1111 4 года назад

You mean I finally have an awesome commander for my mono green hydra deck I wanted to build for a few years now!? I can't wait to make it happen!

@nebulous4155 4 года назад

17:48 "life gain is an ability we have not seen on hydras before" Lifeblood Hydra: Am I joke to you?

@erroldrommond9149 4 года назад

I like today's lesson, cant wait for the next one.

@GokuAka97 4 года назад

I love mtg stories and it would be great to know the story of Progenitus !!! ( progenitus have "protection from everything " lol )

@barronkoll6436 4 года назад

The promo foil Nesian Wilds ravager has my favorite art, its teeth and eyes are all shiny and ravaging

@franciscocoito1048 4 года назад

Got and love primordial hydra, But those last two WOW!!

@kendalcannon8858 4 года назад

Managorger Hydra is in my top 3 cards of all time, it was my first ever pick in a draft and it got me to 3rd place.

@TheZefWrouth 4 года назад

Love this show. Keep it up guys!!!!!

@vaivs7903 4 года назад

I love this series and your way of narrating ;) Can you please do a video on the 5 original elder dragons on dominaria?

@tcgplayercom 4 года назад

(Ryan) They're on our list!

@lindyhop24 4 года назад

As the first foil card I ever got in one of my first ever opened booster packs (it may have even been my first) Apocalypse Hydra will always hold a special place in my heart

@MourningShark5Gaming 4 года назад

Love your content mate you're the best!

@001shadowknight 4 года назад

thank you for showing me new hydras and the commander ill be buying for my hydra deck now, though you forgot heroe's bane and broodmother. though im not complaining. thank you for the story and history about my favorite card type in mtg

@NjororTyr 4 года назад

Before watching the video: New heads can be grown for RRR apice. Rock Hydra is one of my favorite cards of all time just for the text on the original being so evocative and easily understood.

@Yesnog05 4 года назад

Progenitus was one of my first mythic rare and my first commander. I loved my hydra deck, but I had to retire it when I started crafting more fun decks. But after getting Gargos in a pack, I might revisit hydras

@CommandoWallace 4 года назад

Managorger Hydra is the card that flicked the switch in my brain and got me invested in magic

@Crisper333 4 года назад

I can't pick a favorite but I'm SO stoked to be able to play Hydra Tribal. As soon as I saw Gargos spoiled I started planning my deck. I found that 2 Lotus Fields go quite well in the deck since Kiora is there and honestly that's the best use for them I've found yet. I also run Nissa's which helps things get even more ridiculous, lol.

@thebestlife1341 3 года назад

“You can use the decklist at your next FNM!” Laughs in 2020

@coreyriegle1328 Год назад

I've only just found your channel and you are immediately my favorite Magic Loremaster. I've been playing Magic ever since I got the 7th Edition Starter Pack when it came out. Not to be a troll, though I'm sure you can appreciate the irony due to a main point of this video, Shivan Devastator is one of my favorite creatures😬.............🤷 🤘😎🤙

@exoboi6974 4 года назад

Opponent "You shall never beat my Hydra" Me "you underestimate my Death touch creatures, tribute to hunger, and murder.

@eagleandy1 4 года назад

9:50 oh god, that's bringing back memories of the M12 game where a challenge was fighting against a deck that played one of those EVERY TURN. I Pacified one of the first ones and it got to about 128/128 before I died to the others

@angelusnielson7135 4 года назад

Thank you, I was actually interested in playing a hydra tribal EDH deck. So this is helping.

@sethb3090 4 года назад

I kinda recommend Animar, Soul of Hydras...I mean Elements, since it can ramp out some stupidly large X creatures. That's actually my next EDH build.

@stephensuttles9977 3 года назад

"We were at the forest... Everybody had matching swords... And there we saw a rock. But it wasn't a rock... it was a rock Hydra!"

@Gravelark 4 года назад

Gargos is my fav hydra. I like having mana left after casting something huge like him.

@mehtheorc 4 года назад

It's kinda funny that hydras started out red and became green's iconic creature type. Would love to see similar videos about the iconic creatures of other colours!

@TahuTL 2 года назад

Currently running a Grakmaw commander deck and although it seems decent on paper, in game it is actually very strong and huge fun to play!

@mason103 4 года назад

Would love to see one of these for goblins! There are some wacky ones out there like Goblin Snowman and Goblin Gardener

@JoshuaVerscha 4 года назад

I love my rock hydra card. Ive loved it for like two decades now.

@Bl4eberry 4 года назад

Hydroid Krasis is also a nice shout out to the real world hydra, which is a multi-"headed" jellyfish-like creature with an insane regeneration ability

@dicorockhimself 4 года назад

Well I mean the jelly was named after the hydra

@Dexelele 4 года назад

Gargos is so incredibly good imo

@bastionunitb7388 4 года назад

What's your alls favourite Greek element Mine's HYDRAgen

@magicmanmagicman5955 4 года назад

I like the Feral hydra, looks very cool!

@LegendLeaguer 4 года назад

Just as nearly all my hydras arrive in the mail for my Gargos deck. Brought to me by TCGPlayer. (This is not a sponsored comment, just thought it was funny)

@mikeyslusher5322 4 года назад

This is perfect for me I needed something to help me make a hydro Commander deck

@randomheadshot4291 4 года назад

My favorite hydra is Oran-Rief hydra, he was my first hydra when I got back into mtg last year (I played when I was 12 but had to stop playing when I moved and there was no one to play with and over the years my cards would just disappear😭) oran-rief hydra was the card that pointed me towards hydra cards as a whole, fell in love with'em and am trying to build a hydra deck still

@Nephalem2002 2 года назад

“What are Hydra’s?” The Coolest fucking Mythological Creatures in existence and the greatest Darkus Bakugan in Hydranoid who ever existed.

@MatthewSchooley94 Год назад

Hydras are my absolute favorite tribe in the entire game.

@BearBronson 4 года назад

Damn, your moustache game is on point!

@WytchfynderGeneral 4 года назад

HoMM was the first thing that came to my mind seeing Hydra Omnivore too! :D

@firefoxx7659 3 года назад

My first MTG EDH deck was Hydra tribal headed by Zaxsara so cards like Gargos Voracious Hooded Vastwood Whiptongue and Stonecoil Serpent Ironscale Hungering Genesis were in there also Oko Thief of Crowns because why not.

@JPrecords1 4 года назад

Literally just played mono green hydra at my local friday night magic excellent timing

@killedbyou 4 года назад

Yay more heros references! Love it

@ximkai8794 4 года назад

One of my more favorite decks this rotation is simic hydras. Slap down a simic ascendancy, verocious hydra(double it's counters), and that hydra growth enchantment and just watch your opponent panic as they realise you win in two more turns.

@doncon_380 4 года назад

We need cards like the first hydra in the new throne of eldraine set Really adds the flavour to the fantasy storytelling set

@GigaLordShinyMudkip1 4 года назад

My favorite hydra is Mirror Entity. It is one of the few monowhite hydra in magic’s history and it can turn other creatures you control into hydras.

@sethb3090 4 года назад

My favorite wavers between Gargos and Ulasht. They both have cool, unique designs (though every time I look at Ulasht I'm disappointed again to realize he's not a Hellion Hydra). Right now Gargos is in the lead after I drafted a B/G reanimator deck at prerelease and watched him run people over. One guy lost most of his board dealing with Gargos and then scooped when I cast Blood for Bones. That Hydra takes no prisoners.

@tonicconverse 2 года назад

Bro you have like the perfect demeanor to explain magic if you have a series of learning to play could you throw me a link? I run into interested parties all the time but I am not the best to explaining LOL

@2MeterLP 4 года назад

Voracious Hydra is my favorite hydra because its so flexible. Depending on when you play it, you can either get a decent early monster or a trampling behemoth in the lategame with 12/13 for just 8 mana.

@lanibentz9976 2 года назад

I’ve always thought dinosaurs were more greens whole deal than hydras, but then I looked back and noticed how many of those were focused in ixalan and ikoria. Guess it just shows the impact those sets had on me. (Ancient brontodon best 10/10)

@marmaladd1906 4 года назад

I think the colors also get a small creature type. White with soldiers and knights, Blue with wizards, black with zombies, red with goblins and green with elves.

@draxthemsklonst 4 года назад

Now you're getting into the meat n potatoes of retroactive redos via R&D. They used to not acknowledge humans as a tribe. Also, if you notice, some of your list are classes (which is the model from Odyssey era, I believe). That tribal setup only 1/2 of the race/class model they use (taken from D&D) now. So it's also, kinda: White: humans (or kor, or kithkin) & soldiers (also knights or clerics). Blue: merfolk (or vedalken, or faeries, or moonfolk, sometimes) & wizards. Black: zombies (or vampires) & rogues (or assassins, or pirates). Red: goblins (sometimes minotaurs) & warriors (and shamans?) Green: elves (or orochi, or cats) & druids.