"Mistcutter Hydra: Blue Mage Killer"

"Mistcutter Hydra: Blue Mage Killer"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

Blue Mage or Control Magic players exude a certain coolness about them and this is borne by the fact that they have all the answers that they will ever need right at the palm of their hands.They can say no to your every spell. Return any creature. Deny you. Draw so much better than you. They are in control and they know it from the very start. I am sure that I will derive a certain amount of pleasure when I start to see little beads of sweat form on a Mono Blue players forehead when they see this bad boy.

Yup , the Mistcutter Hydra was born to end lives. The lives of Blue Mages to be exact. You could think of this Hydra as a precision bomb that could be set early or let loose in the later parts of the game to do its damage.It would just laugh at Blue's normally powerful control magic.I could already picture many Blue Mages squirming in their seats as they see a Green mage tap for so much mana for the X cost of this creature.They would not be able to counter it. Once it lands on the Battlefield it has haste and protection from Blue. They would not be able to bounce it in Standard or in EDH. Blue creatures would just stand helpless as this hydra cuts through the Blue Mist and deals its massive amount of damage.

This one card I believe will force Blue Mages to splash a second color for removal in standard such as White or Black. Theros has provided plenty of removal for these colors. In EDH I see it as a threat to Simic , Azorius and Izzet Mages although these colors still have a great chance in dealing with it.

"We have you in mind Mistcutter Hydra..."

Black Mages or White Mages will not be afraid of this hydra because of their easily available spot removal but because of its Haste I see this as a great potential finisher for decks that already have board control most specifically it would fit great in a Simic Control deck that can pump it's X while being able to counteract any threat when it attacks.

Despite the great abundance of counters and removal in Theros , Mistcutter Hydra will keep Blue in check in any format for years to come.