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Face the Hydra is a challenge deck used at the Theros Game Day. It's also the name of the third quest of the Hero's Path.

Description

The hydra challenge deck contains 60-cards (19 Heads and 41 Sorcery cards). The deck contains only 15 unique cards, which are not legal in regular Magic. Some of the Heads have the supertype elite. When playing against this deck the player may use his Hero cards. The Hydra follows a predetermined sequence of casting cards from its shuffled deck and blasting the player for damage. The goal is to eliminate all of the Hydra heads before it eats you. When you cut one head down, sometimes more grow back. If you win against the challenge deck, you win a third Hero card. The Face the Hydra Challenge Deck is available as a saleable product for $11.99.

Decklist

Face the Hydra

Creatures (19)

12 Hydra Head

4 Ravenous Brute Head

1 Snapping Fang Head

1 Shrieking Titan Head

1 Savage Vigor Head

Sorceries (42)

2 Strike the Weak Spot

4 Hydra's Impenetrable Hide

3 Neck Tangle

4 Torn Between Heads

4 Grown from the Stump

5 Swallow the Hero Whole

4 Hydra's Noxious Breath

6 Unified Lunge

5 Disorienting Glower

5 Distract the Hydra

Rules

Each player starts at 20 life.
If teams are facing the Hydra, it is recommended to use a shared team turn (like what's used in an Archenemy game) with up to four players per team. In this way, the players attack the Hydra together.
All players can start the Challenge with up to two Hero Cards on the battlefield.
All cards in the Hydra Deck, including Heads on the battlefield are colorless and have a converted mana cost of 0.
Up to four of the 19 Heads start on the battlefield based on difficulty
The player(s) always take the first turn (and don't draw on their first turn).
The Hydra deck has a a predetermined order.
The Hydra "casts" the top card of its library each turn, as described in the rules
During its end step, each untapped head deals 1 damage to each player. Each Elite head deals an additional 1 damage to each player.
Heads and sorceries cast by the Hydra work like any other spell and can be countered.
Prevention effects (such as one the Hero Card The Protector creates) still work, but since Heads (and the Hydra itself) have no color, effects that prevent damage from a color (e.g., a green source) won't do anything.
Damage dealt by the Hydra is dealt all at once. Although the Hydra never attacks, you this damage is considered to be combat damage for cards such as Fog.
Players attack the heads directly with creatures.
When a head dies, the Hydra reveals the top two cards of his or her library. Any Heads come into play; any Sorceries go to the graveyard.
Players can't gain control of any Heads.
If a Head would go to any zone other than the Hydra's graveyard, it's put into the Hydra's graveyard instead.
The Hydra's ability to "grow new heads" is a triggered ability.
For gaming purposes, growing new heads isn't regeneration.
The Hydra plays on even if its library is empty.
The player(s) win when no heads remain on the battlefield.

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 ==Description==
-The deck contains two kinds of special cards ([[elite]] creatures and [[sorceries]]). When playing against this deck the player may use his [[Hero card]]s. The [[Hydra]] follows a predetermined sequence of casting cards from its shuffled deck and blasting the player for [[damage]]. The goal is to eliminate all of the Hydra [[heads]] before it eats you. When you cut one head down, sometimes more grow back. If you win against the challenge deck, you win a third Hero card. The Face the Hydra Challenge Deck is available as a saleable product for $11.99.<br>
+The hydra challenge deck contains 60-cards (19 [[Head]]s and 41 [[Sorcery]] cards). The deck contains only 15 unique cards, which are not legal in regular '''[[Magic]]'''. Some of the Heads have the [[supertype]] [[elite]]. When playing against this deck the player may use his [[Hero card]]s. The [[Hydra]] follows a predetermined sequence of casting cards from its shuffled deck and blasting the player for [[damage]]. The goal is to eliminate all of the Hydra [[heads]] before it eats you. When you cut one head down, sometimes more grow back. If you win against the challenge deck, you win a third Hero card. The Face the Hydra Challenge Deck is available as a saleable product for $11.99.<br>
-[[File:FacetheHydra.jpg]]
+==Decklist==
+<d title="Face the Hydra">
+Lands (none)
+Creatures
+Hydra Head
+Ravenous Brute Head
+Snapping Fang Head
+Shrieking Titan Head
+Savage Vigor Head
+Sorceries
+Strike the Weak Spot
+Hydra's Impenetrable Hide
+Neck Tangle
+Torn Between Heads
+Grown from the Stump
+Swallow the Hero Whole
+Hydra's Noxious Breath
+Unified Lunge
+Disorienting Glower
+Distract the Hydra
+? Another Sorcery
+</d>
+<br>
 ==Rules==
 * Each player starts at 20 life.
+* If teams are facing the Hydra, it is recommended to use a shared team [[turn]] (like what's used in an ''[[Archenemy]]'' game) with up to four players per team. In this way, the players attack the Hydra together.
 * All players can start the Challenge with up to two Hero Cards on the battlefield.
 * All cards in the Hydra Deck, including  Heads on the [[battlefield]] are [[colorless]] and have a [[converted mana cost]] of 0.
-* The Hydra casts its Heads and sorceries. These work like any other spell and can be countered.
+* Up to four of the 19 Heads start on the battlefield based on difficulty
+* The player(s) always take the first turn (and don't draw on their first turn).
+* The Hydra deck has a a predetermined order.
+* The Hydra "casts" the top card of its library each turn, as described in the rules
+* During its end step, each untapped head deals 1 [[damage]] to each player. Each Elite head deals an additional 1 damage to each player.
+* Heads and sorceries cast by the Hydra work like any other spell and can be countered.
 * [[Prevention]] effects (such as one the Hero Card <c>The Protector</c> creates) still work, but since Heads (and the Hydra itself) have no color, effects that prevent damage from a [[color]] (e.g., a green source) won't do anything.
-* In Step 3 of the Hydra's turn, it's the Hydra that deals [[damage]]. This damage is dealt all at once. Although the Hydra never attacks, you can consider this damage to be combat damage for cards such as <c>Fog</c>.
+* Damage dealt by the Hydra is dealt all at once. Although the Hydra never attacks, you this damage is considered to be combat damage for cards such as <c>Fog</c>.
-* If teams are facing the Hydra, it is recommended to use a shared team [[turn]] (like what's used in an ''[[Archenemy]]'' game) with up to four players per team. In this way, the players attack the Hydra together. The Hydra takes its turn as described in the rules, and it deals damage to each player at the end of its turn.
+* Players attack the heads directly with creatures.
-* Players can't gain control of any Heads. If a Head would go to any zone other than the Hydra's graveyard, it's put into the Hydra's graveyard instead.
+* When a head dies, the Hydra reveals the top two cards of his or her library. Any Heads come into play; any Sorceries go to the graveyard.
+* Players can't gain control of any Heads.
+* If a Head would go to any zone other than the Hydra's graveyard, it's put into the Hydra's graveyard instead.
 * The Hydra's ability to "grow new heads" is a [[triggered ability]].
 * For gaming purposes, growing new heads isn't [[regeneration]].
 * The Hydra plays on even if its library is empty.
+* The player(s) win when no heads remain on the battlefield.
+[[File:FacetheHydra.jpg]]
 [[Category:Challenge decks]]