Hydra Trainer is a versatile addition to creature heavy builds. For {1}{G}, you get a 1/1 Human Warrior whose combat role scales with your board state. You may exert Hydra Trainer as it attacks, and when you do, target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of counters on permanents you control. An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.
Adapt is central to its design. For 2{G} you can Adapt 2, and if Hydra Trainer has no +1/+1 counters on it you put two +1/+1 counters on it. That growth lets the trainer survive as more hydras join the fray and increases the power of the buffs you can apply to other creatures later in the turn sequence. In decks that rely on counters and multiple attackers, Hydra Trainer becomes a steady source of board presence over several turns.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {1}{G}
- Card Type – Creature
- Subtypes – Human Warrior
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – You may exert Hydra Trainer as it attacks. When you do, target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of counters on permanents you control. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.) 2{G}: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
- Power / Toughness – 1/1
