Briar Hydra
- Mana cost
- {5}{G}
- Type
- Creature — Plant Hydra
- Power / toughness
- 6 / 6
- Set
- Magic Online Promos #103456 (rare)
Trample
Domain — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.
Briar Hydra has 3 printings, first in Dominaria United (2022). EDHREC ranks it #13,145 among Commander cards. It appears most in Gargos, Vicious Watcher decks (1,196 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Briar Hydra most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Gargos, Vicious Watcher: 1,196 decks
- Kirri, Talented Sprout: 741 decks
- Phylath, World Sculptor: 236 decks
- Grizzlegom, Hurloon Hero: 122 decks
- Spider-Rex, Daring Dino: 76 decks
- Nael, Avizoa Aeronaut: 68 decks
- Radha, Coalition Warlord: 34 decks
- Zar Ojanen, Scion of Efrava: 7 decks
Often played with Briar Hydra
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The basic land types are Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest. Land types other than basic land types (such as Desert) don’t contribute to domain abilities.
- : The value of X is determined as Briar Hydra’s last ability resolves.
- : Domain abilities count the number of basic land types among lands you control, not how many lands you control or how many of any type.