Phyrexian Hydra Phyrexian Hydra is an infect creature that can essentially become a pseudo-indestructible blocker as long as you have Melira, Sylvok Outcast on the field
Remember that the last ability is essentially spreading out four counters, so its not quite as overcosted as it seems
So for instance, Dredge is a good choice if your metagame is flooded with Murktide, Grixis Shadow or Burn
Rosewater, Mark (April 26, 2004)
It makes designing multicolor partners hard as it could throw off balance or turn everything into four/five five-color good-stuff decks
With just this card, you can protect your creatures from a sweeper, gain a bunch of life, give them evasion, and increase your damage outputat instant speed, no less