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Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
Whenever you cast a blue spell, if Hydro-Man is a creature, he gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, untap Hydro-Man. Until your next turn, he becomes a land and gains ": Add ." (He's not a creature during that time.)
At the beginning of your end step, untap Hydro-Man. Until your next turn, he becomes a land and gains ": Add ." (He's not a creature during that time.)
Legendary Creature - Elemental Villain
Commander
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Blade of Shared Souls
For Mirrodin! (When this Equipment enters, create a 2/2 red Rebel creature token, then attach this to it.)
Whenever this Equipment becomes attached to a creature, for as long as this Equipment remains attached to it, you may have that creature become a copy of another target creature you control.
Equip
Whenever this Equipment becomes attached to a creature, for as long as this Equipment remains attached to it, you may have that creature become a copy of another target creature you control.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Sakashima's Will
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Target opponent chooses a creature they control. You gain control of it.
• Choose a creature you control. Each other creature you control becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn.
• Target opponent chooses a creature they control. You gain control of it.
• Choose a creature you control. Each other creature you control becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn.
Sorcery
The Animus
At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one target legendary creature card from a graveyard with a memory counter on it.
: Until your next turn, target legendary creature you control becomes a copy of target creature card in exile with a memory counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
: Until your next turn, target legendary creature you control becomes a copy of target creature card in exile with a memory counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Artifact
Become One With Hydro-Man
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Nezahal, Primal Tide
This spell can't be countered.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, draw a card.
Discard three cards: Exile Nezahal. Return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, draw a card.
Discard three cards: Exile Nezahal. Return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dinosaur
Octavia, Living Thesis
This spell costs less to cast if you have eight or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard.
Ward
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature has base power and toughness 8/8 until end of turn.
Ward
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, target creature has base power and toughness 8/8 until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Elemental Octopus
Bomb
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Patron of the Moon
Moonfolk offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Moonfolk and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Moonfolk. Mana cost includes color.)
Flying
: Put up to two land cards from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Flying
: Put up to two land cards from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Legendary Creature - Spirit
Combo
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Counterplay/Interaction
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Ingenious Prodigy
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.
Creature - Human Wizard
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
Vigilance
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
, : Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. Activate only if Kitsa's power is 3 or greater.
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
, : Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. Activate only if Kitsa's power is 3 or greater.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Otter
Draw
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Drop Lands Back In
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Islands Matter (problems and solutions)
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Clive's Hideaway
Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
: Add .
, : You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if you control four or more legendary creatures.
: Add .
, : You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if you control four or more legendary creatures.
Land - Town
Land
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
You may have Sakashima enter as a copy of another creature you control, except it has Sakashima's other abilities.
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to permanents you control.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to permanents you control.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Legend Rule
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Return Land (as a cost)
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The Flood of Mars
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Water Always Wins — Whenever this creature attacks, put a flood counter on another target creature or land. If it's a creature, it becomes a copy of this creature. If it's a land, it becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
Water Always Wins — Whenever this creature attacks, put a flood counter on another target creature or land. If it's a creature, it becomes a copy of this creature. If it's a land, it becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
Creature - Horror Zombie Alien
Utility
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Invasion of Kamigawa
(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When this Siege enters, tap target artifact or creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
When this Siege enters, tap target artifact or creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Battle - Siege
Orvar, the All-Form
Changeling
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, if it targets one or more other permanents you control, create a token that's a copy of one of those permanents.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create a token that's a copy of target permanent.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, if it targets one or more other permanents you control, create a token that's a copy of one of those permanents.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create a token that's a copy of target permanent.
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter
Maybeboard
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Tokens & Extras
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It just means this deck is probably not going to be super high power, so that's set my sights a bit on the lower end for the goal power level of the deck.\n\nBack on topic though - unfortunately, he doesn't become specifically an island, so there are some cards that will be harder to take advantage of this with, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Daze"}},{"insert":", but I've got that covered as well as I reasonably can (see the category \"islands matter\" for both the issues and the way to get around them). Often it's just fine to return normal lands to hand for those anyways, because we've got some \"land-sneak\" cards; meaning, they can drop lands right back into the battlefield without playing them. Another reason it's good to have \"land-sneak\" cards is that some costs just already require returning 2 lands to hand at a time-- which is still great to reduce to 1, but best if you can basically avoid it altogether. Or if you want to activate an ability from a Moonfolk multiple times in a turn, you won't be punished as much with these around.\n\nMost of the costs that "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"don't "},{"insert":"require an island are on Moonfolk, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meloku the Clouded Mirror"}},{"insert":", so I've included "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Patron of the Moon"}},{"insert":" to take advantage of the high density of Moonfolk. It's not just another land-sneak card, it's an amazing card altogether, especially if you can get it in for cheap, and using the \"Moonfolk Offering\" ability it has lets you do that (at instant speed!).\n\nPersonally, I find the Moonfolk theme aesthetically pleasing as well. Feels like Moonfolk have some connection to the tides, and Hydro-Man to the sea, so \"of course\" he's paired up with them. I don't actually know much about the lore for either, but they've gotta go together, right?\n\nThere are also other ways to have fun with Hydro-Man turning into a land"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYou might notice that there are a lot of \"copy\" effects in here, and specifically ones that can turn one creature into a copy of another, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fleeting Reflection"}},{"insert":". This is fun with Hydro-Man because of the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"layers system"},{"insert":". On that note, I will say, the only thing about this deck that doesn't feel like a precon to me is that you have to know this type of interaction... but if it "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"were "},{"insert":"a common thing for players to run into copying versus changing types, it wouldn't feel so complicated, and it'd be perfect for a precon. It's the kind of thing that's easy to get used to once you look at it a few times. I know that layers tend to get a bad rap for being complicated/annoying/etc., but for this deck, I think you really just need a quick primer before playing, and then you know how any given interaction works when it comes up. So let's do that.\n\nHow copying interacts with Hydro-Man - Summary and Examples:"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe effect of Hydro-Man's relevant ability "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"does not count as a copiable value"},{"insert":". It's a static type-changing effect with a duration. This is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"later"},{"insert":" layer than copy effects, so remember, \"This object is a land, and not any other type\" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"always applies "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"after"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"\"This object is copying [something],\" and if something enters as or becomes a copy of a (currently land) permanent that's affected by the ability, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"the copy will not be affected by the ability"},{"insert":", so it won't be a land.\n\nNow I'll give a couple examples. I think "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirage Mirror"}},{"insert":" is the perfect card to help with this.\n\nEx. 1: If you activate Mirage Mirror to turn it into Hydro-Man, the Mirage Mirror will turn into a land version of Hydro-Man, and gain the ability. After the turn is fully over, the Mirage Mirror's copy effect goes away, so it returns to being itself, and has its ability, but it is now a land, and has an additional mana ability, instead of being an artifact with only the copy ability (just like how Hydro-Man still has all his normal attributes when he turns into a land). If this Mirage Mirror activates its own ability again, to turn into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trench Behemoth"}},{"insert":", it's still a land, not a 7/7 creature... but it does now also have the ability to return lands to hand to untap itself and gain hexproof, which I suppose "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"could "},{"insert":"be useful for a permanent that can now generate mana by tapping.\n\nEx. 2: If you turn "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nezahal, Primal Tide"}},{"insert":" into Hydro-Man with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blade of Shared Souls"}},{"insert":", then at the end of your turn, Nezahal turns into a land version of Hydro-Man, and state-based actions say \"This equipment can't be attached to a non-creature land!\" so the Blade falls off, and Nezahal returns to being Nezahal. It's still a land instead of a 7/7, and still draws you cards when your opponents cast spells, etcetera. If you have a Mirage Mirror, you may notice it can target lands with its copy ability, so even if you have an empty board, you can suddenly turn Mirage Mirror into Nezahal, and since the Mirage Mirror isn't affected by the \"becomes a land\" ability, it's a 7/7 creature and you can threaten having a big blocker mid-combat, much like a vehicle... except in this case, it's way harder for an opponent to stop you from having a creature before blocks (no doubling up on sorcery-speed removal or using a sorcery-speed board wipe).\n\nBack to how it works in this deck"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nJust gotta mention, since those examples up there are talking about using copies of legendary creatures-- I've included every \"Ignore the legend rule\" effect I can (e.g. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Box"}},{"insert":").\n\nThe meanest way to abuse the interactions of copy effects versus type changing effects is by getting a fair number of creatures, and using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nanogene Conversion"}},{"insert":" to make all your creatures into copies of Hydro-Man, so they become lands at end of turn-- then you use all that new mana to fund "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Borne Upon a Wind"}},{"insert":" -> "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coastal Breach"}},{"insert":", or more likely (especially if you're attached to your current artifacts), you still do the Nanogene Conversion as before, but use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evacuation"}},{"insert":" later (which is still funded by your creatures-turned-lands). It's just cooler if it says \"nonland,\" even if that's not going to happen a lot of the time.\n\nOther than these two themes (returning lands to hand and copying things), this is a regular \"fair magic\" mono-blue deck, except, see below...\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Just a heads-up, there are two infinite combos in this deck."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThey're very passive -- which is to say, as with several of the more recent precons that have come out, though they have combos, they do not have any tutors for them, and combos are not a main focus of the deck. That said, you should know that they can happen, and be prepared for them if you're able to use them. Otherwise your turn could take a lot longer than needed, as you try to find out how to go infinite or get the most value or whatnot (and that's rude). For one of the combos, I'd describe it as bad and silly, and it uses Hydro-Man himself! The other one has been around for a long time, and just happens to fit very well/easily in this deck. I would describe it as moderately efficient and, if you do get it, powerful. But again, it's not going to be in a lot of games.\n\nAll of the cards in the combos fit well with the rest of the deck, or are just good cards in general, so there's no need to save them for comboing off. You might prefer using other cards first a little, in case you draw a third piece or something, but as I say, these combos are not the main focus of the deck. It's just important to know that they could be possible sometimes. I feel that this aligns pretty well with how precons generally feel. They feel like if they have infinite combos, they're in there on accident (whether or not that's true), because their game plan isn't \"go for this combo\" it's ... whatever the deck is made to do, and oh, hey, there's a combo.\n\nAnyways, either combo can win the game if you have the right additional supporting cards and/or some luck, but they're both a little vulnerable considering what you need to do to take advantage of them, and they take a bit of setup (and something to do with the infinite mana), so I think they're pretty fair overall.\n\nThe stronger combo is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Patron of the Moon"}},{"insert":"+"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arid Archway"}},{"insert":"+"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Amulet of Vigor"}},{"insert":" (amulet can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tiller Engine"}},{"insert":"). I won't go into details because I'm sure people have done it a lot before. What I will say is, it gives you extra lands, not just extra mana, which, with almost any of the Moonfolk, either wins you the game or prevents your opponents from winning. This does not hold true for the other combo, which is why I'm mentioning it.\n\nThe not-as-good, sillier combo, on the other hand, needs some description, because it uses Hydro-Man himself, who's pretty unique, and of course he's new/unreleased, so of course most people won't recognize it.\n\nI think I'll just start by giving an example of one way to pull it off.\n\nFirst, use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shameless Charlatan"}},{"insert":" to turn Hydro-Man into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meletis Charlatan"}},{"insert":", as soon as his ability goes on the stack (after all, Shameless Charlatan won't add its ability to Hydro-Man after he's not a creature-- it specifies it only affects creature commanders). Next, you need to play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reset"}},{"insert":", and use your commander's new Meletis Charlatan ability to copy Reset. The copy will untap your commander (because he's a land by the time you can play Reset), so you can copy it again! It's expensive-- or, at least this variation is 8 mana in a turn before you start getting your mana back... and it really does have to be all in one turn or else the \"becomes a land\" effect goes away.\n\nFinally, if you're gonna try and have a pre-game chat..."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"The meanest thing this deck can do\" is:"},{"insert":" luck into infinite mana around turn 5 or later. If it's not doing that, it'll hit you with some surprise interactions to keep you on your toes, but usually the worst of it is just normal things that big blue bomb cards do, like unblockable sea creatures or turning some 1/1's into 8/8's.\n\nIn terms of expected power level, I would guess this will "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"sometimes "},{"insert":"match up okay against an average bracket 3 deck, and often match up okay against an average bracket 2 deck. It's not going to be very consistent, just because you might draw too many copy effects or not enough draw effects. On average I think you do draw the right amount of both, though.\n"}]}