Counterspelling a boardwipe may not always be the best answer
Once transformed, it becomes Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, which is a 6/6 with reach and lifelink and reads: Whenever Polukranos, Engine of Ruin or another nontoken Hydra you control dies, create a 3/3 green and white Phyrexian Hydra creature token with reach and a 3/3 green and white Phyrexian Hydra creature token with lifelink. Even without any other hydra creatures, the fact this card will split into two is amazing - but with some clever deckbuilding, it could make your deck unkillable
Gut, True Soul Zealot and Halsin, Emerald Archdruid also work really well with the background here
Paying four mana to lock down some creatures is fine, but the angel itself is a too vulnerable to removal, and Im not dying to protect it with our auras and equipment.In this style of deck, we can appear to be very all-in, meaning that if our primary route to victory is stopped, we generally lose
Given the Event 1 stipulation, its likely we will see more Genetic Apex Event emblems in Pokemon TCG Pocket eventually
The cream of the crop , if you will