Most hydras in Magic suffer from the dies to Doom Blade syndrome, meaning that theyre blanked by removal that says destroy or exile. Many hydras are thus Limited bombs, but hard to make work in a Constructed deck
It isnt uncommon for this Sliver to create a must-answer situation the turn it enters the battlefield, but like all Slivers, it can be prone to board wipes
Consider the following sequence: Turn 1: Night Market Lookout Turn 2: Smugglers Copter Turn 3: Fatal Push or Thoughtseize, crew Smugglers Copter and attack, discard Bloodsoaked Champion to Copter, recur Bloodsoaked Champion
Smoke Shroud and Aqueous Form make sure your ninjas cant be blocked
With so many cards in this deck being pirate-themed, the card Pooh Pirate Ship is one to take note of as this item card allows the player to return a pirate character card from the discard pile to their hand
It selected the reversal energy, which would have been a major misplay had i done that manually