Madame Hydra
Whenever you cast a Villain spell, create a 2/1 black Villain creature token with menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
How Madame Hydra decks play in EDH
Madame Hydra is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 2BR, and its legendary creature - human villain line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Madame Hydra decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $15.26Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Madame Hydra decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Madame Hydra deck?
Madame Hydra has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Madame Hydra?
The cards played most often in Madame Hydra decks include Crude Bent Blade, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Artifist Acumen. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Madame Hydra deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $15.26 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Madame Hydra deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.