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Madame Hydra, Reanimated
Legendary Creature — Human Horror Villain · 3B
Color identity: Black
Madame Hydra, Reanimated is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Madame Hydra gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard.
Whenever Madame Hydra enters or attacks, mill two cards. (Put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Reference price of the card: €1.45
Average lands in decks for Madame Hydra, Reanimated: 36
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Build your Madame Hydra, Reanimated deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Madame Hydra, Reanimated 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Madame Hydra, Reanimated deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: F (37/100)
- Consistency50
- Speed49
- Interaction41
- Resilience62
- Closing5
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (4 nonbasic, 32 Swamp)
Stitcher's Supplier · Millikin · Mire Triton · Doom's Servo-Guards · Sol Ring · Stinkweed Imp · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Blight Titan · Boneyard Mycodrax · Undead Butler · Buried Alive · Corpse Churn · Dark Ritual · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Morbid Opportunist · Nighthowler · Paramecia Coloniex · Angel of Suffering · Black Widow, Daring Operative · Deathcap Marionette · Feed the Swarm · Gorging Vulture · Mortivore · Plaguecrafter · Ravenous Chupacabra · Victimize · Accursed Marauder · Arcane Signet · Crow of Dark Tidings · Doombot Harbinger · Dread Return · Fleshbag Marauder · Golgari Thug · Jet Medallion · Lightning Greaves · Living Death · Murder · Necrogoyf · Reanimate · Shriekmaw · Swiftfoot Boots · The Warring Triad · Venomized Cat · Animate Dead · Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog · Carrion Grub · Demon's Disciple · Desperate Bloodseeker · Doomed Necromancer · Dreadhound · Entomb · HYDRA Troopers · Infernal Grasp · Merciless Executioner · Oversold Cemetery · Perpetual Timepiece · Persist · Pitiless Plunderer · Reassembling Skeleton · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Sign in Blood · Viscera Seer · Another Chance · Bojuka Bog · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Crypt of Agadeem · Dakmor Salvage
🃏 Recommended cards for Madame Hydra, Reanimated
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Madame Hydra, Reanimated, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stitcher's Supplier | 73% | +67% |
| Millikin | 64% | +60% |
| Mire Triton | 55% | +53% |
| Doom's Servo-Guards | 50% | +49% |
| Stinkweed Imp | 45% | +44% |
| Boneyard Mycodrax | 41% | +41% |
| Blight Titan | 41% | +41% |
| Undead Butler | 41% | +38% |
| Nighthowler | 36% | +36% |
| Paramecia Coloniex | 36% | +36% |
| Corpse Churn | 36% | +35% |
| Black Widow, Daring Operative | 32% | +32% |
| Deathcap Marionette | 32% | +31% |
| Mortivore | 32% | +31% |
| Gorging Vulture | 32% | +31% |
| Angel of Suffering | 32% | +30% |
| Ravenous Chupacabra | 32% | +28% |
| Venomized Cat | 27% | +27% |
| Crow of Dark Tidings | 27% | +27% |
| The Warring Triad | 27% | +26% |
| Doombot Harbinger | 27% | +26% |
| Golgari Thug | 27% | +25% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 45% | +25% |
| Shriekmaw | 27% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Madame Hydra, Reanimated deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Millikin
- Mire Triton
- Doom's Servo-Guards
- Stinkweed Imp
- Boneyard Mycodrax
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Black Widow, Daring Operative
- Angel of Suffering
- Living Death
- Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- Mortal Combat
- Ripples of Undeath
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mesmeric Orb
- Overlord of the Balemurk
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Madame Hydra, Reanimated
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Madame Hydra, Reanimated's color identity?
Madame Hydra, Reanimated is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Madame Hydra, Reanimated come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Madame Hydra, Reanimated deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 37 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: F (37/100).
How many lands should a Madame Hydra, Reanimated deck run?
Real Madame Hydra, Reanimated decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Madame Hydra, Reanimated?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stitcher's Supplier, Millikin, Mire Triton. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Madame Hydra, Reanimated decks.
What combos does Madame Hydra, Reanimated have?
Madame Hydra, Reanimated has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Madame Hydra, Reanimated deck cost?
You can start cheap: Stitcher's Supplier, Millikin, Mire Triton are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.