Goldvein Hydra: Heads for Gold Goldvein Hydra rewards a deliberate investment of mana. Goldvein Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, so casting it for a large X converts raw resources into a vigilance trample haste threat that can both attack and hold the line. The combination of vigilance and haste makes it useful on the turn it arrives and on subsequent turns, while trample ensures extra damage when it faces blockers with chump resistance.
Its death trigger turns aggression into economy. When Goldvein Hydra dies, it creates a number of tapped Treasure tokens equal to its power, so a plan that grows it large pays back in mana and card advantage. The card fits well in strategies that want a variable threat, treasure synergies, or a pressure piece that doubles as a resource engine when removed.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {X}{G}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Hydra
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Vigilance, trample, haste
Goldvein Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Goldvein Hydra dies, create a number of tapped Treasure tokens equal to its power.
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Power / Toughness – 0/0
