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Lair of the HydraHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Adventures in the Forgotten Realms· July 23, 2021
Carte Magic Lair of the Hydra

Lair of the Hydra is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {X}{G}: Until end of turn, this land becomes an X/X green Hydra creature. It's still a land. X can't be 0.

How it works : Lair of the Hydra

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If Lair of the Hydra enters the battlefield at the same time as one or more other lands, it doesn't take those lands into consideration when determining how many other lands you control.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If you turn Lair of the Hydra into a creature but haven't controlled it continuously since your most recent turn began, you won't be able to activate its mana ability or attack with it.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Exchange of Words
+Devoted Druid
+Lair of the Hydra
#1

Exchange of Words + Devoted Druid + Lair of the Hydra

Infinite green manaInfinitely large creature
  1. 1Activate Lair of the Hydra's last ability by paying {1}{G}, making it a 1/1 land creature until end of turn.
  2. 2Cast Exchange of Words by paying {1}{U}{U}.
  3. 3Exchange of Words enters the battlefield, exchanging the text boxes of Devoted Druid and Lair of the Hydra.
  4. 4As the turn ends, Lair of the Hydra stops being a creature.
  5. 5On your opponent's upkeep, activate Lair of the Hydra using Devoted Druid's first ability by tapping it, adding {G}.
  6. 6Activate Lair of the Hydra using Devoted Druid's last ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on it and untapping it.
  7. 7Repeat from step 5.
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Legal formats

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