Pyrohydras

by Koakuma on 22 February 2015

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Deck Description

I'll just list the interactions:

-Pyrohemia + Sprouting Phytohydra
Gives you a Fibonacci increase in Phytohydras.

-Leyline of Vitality + Sprouting Phytohydra
Gain 1 life whenever hydra blocks. Conveniently also negates Pyrohemia hitting you.

-Fungus Sliver + Pyrohemia + Hivestone
Everything gets stronger when you hit it.

-Fungus Sliver + Pyrohemia + Hivestone + Leyline of Vitality + Sprouting Phytohydra
A combination of all of the above. Your field grows massively and your opponent takes as much damage as you have mana. You'll have n+1 phytohydras with p/t going from n/n+3 to 0/3, gain n!-n life and your opponent will take n damage, where n is the amount of mana you pour into Pyrohemia.

-Vent Sentinel + Above combos
Massive damage.

-Apocalypse Hydra + Overgrown Battlement/Axebane Guardian + Above combos
Huge hydra.

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It is not uncommon to wind up with several thousand phytohydras after using Pyrohemia on two separate turns.
If my math is correct...

Ex: Play Hydra. Pyrohemia for 3.
Hydra takes 1. +1 Hydra for total 2.
Hydras take 1. +2 Hydras, 1 Death, total 3.
Hydras take 1. +3, 1 Death, total 5.

Next turn:
Pour all mana into pyrohemia. Pyrohemia for 16.
Hydras take 1. +5 for total 10.
Hydras take 1. +10, -5, total 15.
Hydras take 1. +15, -5, total 25.
Hydras take 1. +25, -10, total 40.
Hydras take 1. +40, -15, total 65.
Hydras take 1. +65, -25, total 105.
Hydras take 1. +105, -40, total 170.
Hydras take 1. +170, -65, total 275.
Hydras take 1. +275, -105, total 445.
Hydras take 1. +445, -170, total 720.
Hydras take 1. +720, -275, total 1270.
Hydras take 1. +1270, -445, total 2095.
Hydras take 1. +2095, -720, total 3470.
Hydras take 1. +3470, -1270, total 5670.
Hydras take 1. +5670, -2095, total 9245.
Hydras take 1. +9245, -3470, total 15020.

That's 30040 toughness in between you and your opponent. That's 15021 potential mana out of a single Overgrown Battlement.
That is a BIG Apocalypse Hydra.
And whatever slams into it only makes it tougher.

This isn't even factoring in Fungal Sliver, which would change all the losses to 0 since they'd grow when they took damage. (Additionally, all your phytohydras would be in tiers of "which came first?" since they'd all have different p/t)
Also not factoring in Leyline of Vitality, where you'd have gained 23632 life assuming it didn't also give a toughness bonus. (Toughness bonus would have delayed the losses by an extra level, so the +10 for total 15 would actually total 20.)

Deck Tags

  • Pyrohemia
  • Hydra
  • R/G
  • Fibonacci Combo

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Pyrohydras

great little combos in there! :D

But i feel you don't need the fling. Try putting in cord of calling to help make the deck more consonant?

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Posted 23 February 2015 at 01:28

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Oh, nice idea.
I threw the Fling in because with the Fungus sliver, I'm gonna have a whole bunch of huge defenders. Might as well end the game by flinging a 10/12 at 'em, right?

Still, I guess it seems a little unnecessary when I'll have 10 of them. Not like anything's gonna get past that, hah.

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Posted 23 February 2015 at 02:21

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