Whiptongue Hydra
- Mana cost
- {5}{G}
- Type
- Creature — Lizard Hydra
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 4
- Set
- Treasure Chest #70657 (rare)
Reach
When this creature enters, destroy all creatures with flying. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each creature destroyed this way.
Whiptongue Hydra has 4 printings, first in Commander 2018 (2018). EDHREC ranks it #6,981 among Commander cards. It appears most in Gargos, Vicious Watcher decks (5,761 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Whiptongue Hydra
- Nature's Vengeance - Commander 2018, led by Lord Windgrace
- Tramplesaurus Rex - Foundations Commander, led by Ghalta, Primal Hunger
- Upgrades Unleashed - Neon Dynasty Commander, led by Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
Commanders that run Whiptongue Hydra most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Gargos, Vicious Watcher: 5,761 decks
- Chishiro, the Shattered Blade: 1,583 decks
- Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin: 719 decks
- Momir Vig, Simic Visionary: 145 decks
- Lizard, Connors's Curse: 81 decks
- Rosheen Meanderer: 67 decks
- Ghalta the Unstoppable: 34 decks
- Arashi, the Sky Asunder: 34 decks
Often played with Whiptongue Hydra
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a creature with flying would be destroyed, but an Aura with the umbra armor ability is destroyed instead, Whiptongue Hydra won't count that creature or that Aura as a "creature destroyed this way."
- : A creature with indestructible or a creature that regenerates won't count as having been "destroyed this way."