hydra commander deck mtg Zaxara, the Exemplary EDH Magic Ready-to-Play Pre-built Trample Kalonian Hydra enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it I am torn in which

That was a little too good, so I changed the effect

Baleful Strix Perhaps the cleanest Magic design ever put to paper

Each upkeep, you put an age counter on your card, then pay the cumulative upkeep cost for each age counter on it

We want to be able to discard as many cards as we can so as not to be limited by the commanders tap and done ability

Not only does this synergize well with mana rocks and other artifacts with activated abilities, but it simultaneously functions as damage-based removal, a means of closing out a game, and a means of digging through your deck for key cards

Its You Said OW ability lets you spend two ink to remove one damage from another character, letting you turn your unused ink into health