
Briar Hydra
{5}{G}Creature — Plant Hydra6/6
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Trample
Domain — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.
Keyword reminders
Trample. Excess combat damage beyond what's lethal to blockers can be assigned to the player or planeswalker it's attacking. · CR 702.19
Official rulings
- The basic land types are Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest. Land types other than basic land types (such as Desert) don’t contribute to domain abilities. (2022-09-09)
- The value of X is determined as Briar Hydra’s last ability resolves. (2022-09-09)
- Domain abilities count the number of basic land types among lands you control, not how many lands you control or how many of any type. (2022-09-09)
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