An old hydra, but definitely started a good trend. Hydra's are very flavorful cards and epic to base decks on, and this one is no exception if you've got the mana for it.
Kindulas
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(6 votes)
maaaaaaaaaaaan this needs to be reprinted
GainsBanding
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Hydras are green now, too bad.
Kryptnyt
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(5 votes)
Hydras are at home in both green and red, and sometimes, in both at once. This could be reprinted. Probably as an uncommon though, he's not as good as he once was.
Superllama12
★★★★☆ (5.0/5.0)(11 votes)
Amazing wording
Wormfang
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
He's not too bad, especially with something like souls might, fate transfer or just simple proliferate
Mode
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Although it's rather weak and comparably complex for that, it'd make a great slot in a Core Set to serve as a prime example about how flavorful Magic can be.
Maybe as a happy uncommon slot? So players don't get angry for getting this as a rare in a package, and can sympathize more about their reprint of the first Hydra ever? (Which they will realize once they find out about this hilarious card text :P)
Sutebe
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A guy who had been playing since Revised told me this hydra was a big thing back in the day.
Radagast
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Back in the day, playing this with Mana Flare was fun!
There were far fewer ways to flat-out remove a creature back then, and games were slow enough to make the Mana Flare silliness worthwhile. Still, the poor Hydra did tend to get chump-blocked by regenerating creatures. I'd still like to see this reprinted someday just for old-times sake.
omni8000
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
It's on the no print list
BorosGeneral
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
This card should be reprinted in the same text, I like the "heads" notion.
Millinyaface
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Braid of fire. Nuff said.
KokoshoForPresident
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
The rules text is so boring compared to the card text. That's just great wording. I'm going to find or make little counters shaped like dragon heads just for this guy.
NuckChorris
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Go get 'em, Herc!
Salient
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
This will never be reprinted, folks, it's on the reserved list.
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it'd make a great slot in a Core Set to serve as a prime example about how flavorful Magic can be.
Maybe as a happy uncommon slot? So players don't get angry for getting this as a rare in a package, and can sympathize more about their reprint of the first Hydra ever?
(Which they will realize once they find out about this hilarious card text :P)
There were far fewer ways to flat-out remove a creature back then, and games were slow enough to make the Mana Flare silliness worthwhile. Still, the poor Hydra did tend to get chump-blocked by regenerating creatures. I'd still like to see this reprinted someday just for old-times sake.
New copies cannot be grown for RRR apiece.
Sorry to bear the bad news.