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Protean Hydra

{X}{G}

Creature — Hydra

Magic 2011

Read rules for Protean Hydra
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it. Whenever a +1/+1 counter is removed from this creature, put two +1/+1 counters on it at the beginning of the next end step.

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Elite Arcanist

{3}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

Magic 2014

Read rules for Elite Arcanist
When this creature enters, you may exile an instant card from your hand. {X}, {T}: Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. X is the mana value of the exiled card.

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Sage of Hours

{1}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

Journey into Nyx

Read rules for Sage of Hours
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Remove all +1/+1 counters from this creature: For each five counters removed this way, take an extra turn after this one.

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Date Posted: Wed May/21/14 at 9:24 am

The following users like this post:
pal-of-lim-dul, GoodGuyTyler, Dusk, terakhan, chewy

Snoutspout
Posts: 2
Joined: 21-Feb-14

Exile Bioshift with Elite Arcanist. Use it's ability to move counters from Protean Hydra to Sage of Hours. Commence lockdown.
Date Posted: Wed May/21/14 at 2:45pm

lin sivvi
Posts: 1608
Joined: 14-Jan-10

Oooh clever use of protean hydra
Date Posted: Thu May/22/14 at 10:33am

Chewy
Posts: 841
Joined: 18-Jan-13

Very clever, indeed
Date Posted: Thu May/22/14 at 1:31pm

Pal-of-Lim-Dul
Posts: 1148
Joined: 24-May-10

Elite Arcanist broken... Sage of Hours brokener...
Date Posted: Thu May/22/14 at 11:19pm

Draco_lich
Posts: 1073
Joined: 07-May-10

does not work... the hydra only gets more counters when it is damaged, it isnt infinite unless you have infinite mana to go with it... or Gilder Bairn or something like that
Date Posted: Fri May/23/14 at 2:03am

Dusk
Posts: 94
Joined: 18-Dec-13

Extract from the Gatherer:

01/10/2009 Protean Hydra's last ability triggers whenever a +1/+1
counter is removed from it for any reason, not just when
a +1/+1 counter is removed by its second ability.


01/10/2009 If multiple +1/+1 counters are removed from Protean
Hydra at once, its last ability will trigger that many
times.

@Draco Lich: why it doesn't work?
Date Posted: Fri May/23/14 at 2:58am

Draco_lich
Posts: 1073
Joined: 07-May-10

ugh... i think i mis-read the card... it is far better than i thought
Date Posted: Fri May/23/14 at 10:54am

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pal-of-lim-dul

Snoutspout
Posts: 2
Joined: 21-Feb-14

Is it considered casting a spell when using elite arcanist to copy bioshift? Because if it is considered casting the heroic ability of sage of hours triggers too.
Date Posted: Fri May/23/14 at 1:00pm

GoodGuyTyler
Posts: 202
Joined: 14-Mar-12

I'm pretty sure it does because Arcanist explicitly states that you CAST a copy of the spell. The important bit isn't that the spell's a copy, it's that the spell is cast targeting the hydra and the sage.




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