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Decklist

Ancestral Statue
Ancestral Statue
Apocalypse Hydra
Apocalypse Hydra
Beast Whisperer
Beast Whisperer
Benevolent Hydra
Benevolent Hydra
Elusive Otter
Elusive Otter
Fierce Empath
Fierce Empath
Forgotten Ancient
Forgotten Ancient
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Garruk's Packleader
Garruk's Packleader
Hungering Hydra
Hungering Hydra
Hydroid Krasis
Hydroid Krasis
Kalonian Hydra
Kalonian Hydra
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Lifeblood Hydra
Lifeblood Hydra
Magus Lucea Kane
Magus Lucea Kane
Managorger Hydra
Managorger Hydra
Mistcutter Hydra
Mistcutter Hydra
Mulldrifter
Mulldrifter
Neverwinter Hydra
Neverwinter Hydra
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ouroboroid
Ouroboroid
Primordial Hydra
Primordial Hydra
Protean Hydra
Protean Hydra
Pterafractyl
Pterafractyl
Rattleclaw Mystic
Rattleclaw Mystic
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Savageborn Hydra
Savageborn Hydra
Shivan Devastator
Shivan Devastator
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
Tervigon
Tervigon
The Goose Mother
The Goose Mother
Vastwood Hydra
Vastwood Hydra
Voracious Hydra
Voracious Hydra
Vorel of the Hull Clade
Vorel of the Hull Clade
Warden of the Grove
Warden of the Grove
Winged Hive Tyrant
Winged Hive Tyrant
Zoanthrope
Zoanthrope
Instants (9)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Beast Within
Beast Within
Fling
Fling
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Inspiring Call
Inspiring Call
Invigorating Surge
Invigorating Surge
Negate
Negate
Return of the Wildspeaker
Return of the Wildspeaker
Slip Out the Back
Slip Out the Back
Sorceries (6)
Cultivate
Cultivate
Farseek
Farseek
Kodama's Reach
Kodama's Reach
Rampant Growth
Rampant Growth
Shared Roots
Shared Roots
Wave Goodbye
Wave Goodbye
Artifacts (4)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Herd Heirloom
Herd Heirloom
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Enchantments (7)
Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution
Garruk's Uprising
Garruk's Uprising
Hardened Scales
Hardened Scales
Hydra's Growth
Hydra's Growth
Rhythm of the Wild
Rhythm of the Wild
Temur Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Unbound Flourishing
Unbound Flourishing
Lands (17)
Bountiful Landscape
Bountiful Landscape
Cinder Glade
Cinder Glade
Command Bridge
Command Bridge
Command Tower
Command Tower
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Frontier Bivouac
Frontier Bivouac
Game Trail
Game Trail
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Opal Palace
Opal Palace
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Swiftwater Cliffs
Swiftwater Cliffs
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Thriving Grove
Thriving Grove
Basics (3)
Forest
8 Forest
Island
5 Island
Mountain
6 Mountain