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Hydroblast
Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's red.
• Destroy target permanent if it's red.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Hydroblast is a classic sideboard-style answer that rewards blue decks for staying patient and efficient, making it especially strong in control and tempo shells that want to trade one mana for far more expensive red threats. Because it can either counter a red spell or destroy a red permanent, it cleanly handles everything from burn spells on the stack to resolved threats like red creatures, artifacts animated by red effects, or planeswalkers in red-heavy environments. Its flexibility makes it a powerful metagame call in formats where red aggro or combo is common, and it can swing games by neutralizing a key threat at instant speed. Deckbuilding tip: pair it with other narrow but efficient interaction, like Flusterstorm or Surgical Extraction, to build a sideboard that attacks specific matchups without diluting your main plan. In flavor, Hydroblast feels like a sudden, surgical flood that extinguishes red’s momentum before it can spread.
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Character Background
Hydroblast is a classic sideboard-style answer that rewards blue decks for staying patient and efficient, making it especially strong in control and tempo shells that want to trade one mana for far more expensive red threats. Because it can either counter a red spell or destroy a red permanent, it cleanly handles everything from burn spells on the stack to resolved threats like red creatures, artifacts animated by red effects, or planeswalkers in red-heavy environments. Its flexibility makes it a powerful metagame call in formats where red aggro or combo is common, and it can swing games by neutralizing a key threat at instant speed. Deckbuilding tip: pair it with other narrow but efficient interaction, like Flusterstorm or Surgical Extraction, to build a sideboard that attacks specific matchups without diluting your main plan. In flavor, Hydroblast feels like a sudden, surgical flood that extinguishes red’s momentum before it can spread.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 11:40:50 UTC