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Hydroblast

First printed in Ice Age (1995)

All 12 prints

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  • Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #165, 2024
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #69979, 2018 (digital)
  • Eternal Masters (EMA) #55, 2016
  • Masters Edition (ME1) #37, 2007 (digital)
  • Oversized League Prizes (OLEP) #59, 1998
  • Oversized League Prizes (OLEP) #60, 1998
  • World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98) #rb72sb, 1998
  • World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #js94sb, 1997
  • World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #pm94sb, 1997
  • Fifth Edition (5ED) #94, 1997
  • Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ml72sb, 1996
  • Ice Age (ICE) #72, 1995

Hydroblast

Instant

Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's red.
• Destroy target permanent if it's red.

MTGO price: 12.99 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 18.9% of Legacy decks played it (209 of 1103). Most played in UBG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.2% of Vintage decks played it (1 of 438). Most played in Breach Storm.

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Not legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Not legal
  • Timeless Not legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Not legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Legacy Other periods →

In 209 of 1103 decks (18.9%).

Share of decks
18.9%
▼ 3.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 33.6% 2026-08-13: 24.0% 2026-08-20: 22.9% 2026-08-27: 22.0% 2026-09-03: 27.2% 2026-09-10: 22.4% 2026-09-17: 22.4% 2026-09-24: 18.5% 2026-10-01: 18.9% 2026-10-08: 18.3% 2026-10-15: 22.1% 2026-10-22: 19.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
209
1 main, 208 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
31 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 6.0% 8%
Bant Murktide 5.9% 55%
Doomsday 5.6% 10%
Dimir Midrange 4.9% 74%
Tron 4.4% 6%
Omni-Tell 3.8% 7%
Dimir Tempo 3.4% 55%
Izzet Cutter 3.2% 94%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WUG
McWinSauce in Legacy Showcase Challenge		 10-1
91%
WUG
cool95 in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Izzet Cutter
i_b_TRUE in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Dimir Midrange
boytriton in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Doomsday
wonderPreaux in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Dimir Midrange
IDontNeedAName in Legacy Challenge 32		 7-1
88%
Dimir Midrange
Oceansoul92 in Legacy Challenge 32		 6-1
86%
Jeskai Control
Víctor Gómez González in Arzúa - Piknitas Legacy (puntúa para a LIL 26/27)		 5-1
83%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dimir Midrange
MarcoIa, 		2 side #9
3-2
WUG
jankyb, 		1 side #11
4-2
Dimir Tempo
manohito, 		1 side #22
3-3
Bant Murktide
_Shikamaru_, 		1 side #24
3-3
Bant Murktide
ejk, 		1 side #25
3-3
WUG
Dioferreira, 		1 side #29
1-4
Jeskai Control
LucasGustafsson, 		2 side 5-0
Jeskai Control
cleverPPZ, 		1 side 5-0

Vintage Other periods →

In 1 of 438 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks
0.2%
▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 0.0% 2026-08-13: 0.0% 2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.0% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.8% 2026-10-15: 0.0% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
0 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
75%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Breach Storm 4.6% 5%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Breach Storm
Capriccioso in Vintage Challenge 16		 6-2
75%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Breach Storm
Capriccioso, 		1 side #2
6-2

Pauper Other periods →

In 698 of 1908 decks (36.6%).

Share of decks
36.6%
▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 35.7% 2026-08-13: 32.6% 2026-08-20: 42.7% 2026-08-27: 33.2% 2026-09-03: 36.4% 2026-09-10: 34.1% 2026-09-17: 39.1% 2026-09-24: 42.6% 2026-10-01: 31.4% 2026-10-08: 42.6% 2026-10-15: 42.6% 2026-10-22: 34.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
698
0 main, 698 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
141 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Control 13.1% 97%
Affinity 9.4% 84%
Mono-Blue Terror 6.6% 98%
Mono-Green Elves 5.6% 2%
Tron 5.5% 41%
Jund Wildfire 2.3% 2%
Jeskai Ephemerate 1.8% 66%
Familiars 1.4% 85%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dimir Control
barff in Pauper Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Control
barff in Pauper Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Control
barff in Pauper Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Dimir Control
Beicodegeia in Pauper Challenge 16		 8-0
100%
Mono-Blue Terror
Blom Bezemer in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026		 6-0
100%
Dimir Control
End3avour in Masters		 6-0
100%
Dimir Control
Niederschatten in Pauper Challenge 16		 8-1
89%
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Pauper Challenge 32		 8-1
89%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Dimir Control
barff, 		2 side #1
9-0
Tron
Heisen01, 		4 side #4
6-2
Affinity
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		4 side #8
4-3
Dimir Control
SuperMeon, 		1 side #13
4-2
Tron
FakeShaver, 		3 side #15
3-3
Mono-Blue Terror
discoverN, 		4 side #17
3-3
Dimir Control
_against_, 		4 side #18
3-3
Tron
PNascimento, 		4 side #21
3-3

Premodern Other periods →

In 131 of 592 decks (22.1%).

Share of decks
22.1%
▼ 2.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 26.7% 2026-08-13: 29.5% 2026-08-20: 21.7% 2026-08-27: 30.2% 2026-09-03: 23.1% 2026-09-10: 23.2% 2026-09-17: 24.8% 2026-09-24: 25.0% 2026-10-01: 25.9% 2026-10-08: 17.9% 2026-10-15: 24.0% 2026-10-22: 19.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
131
1 main, 130 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
56%
40 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Stiflenought 11.1% 74%
Hermit Druid 4.9% 3%
WU (unclassified) 4.2% 68%
Psychatog 3.7% 91%
Replenish 3.5% 52%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 1.7% 80%
WURG (unclassified) 1.4% 25%
White Weenie 1.2% 14%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Stiflenought
SpockVidaLoka in Premodern Challenge 16		 8-0
100%
Stiflenought
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Premodern Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
Stiflenought
SpockVidaLoka in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-1
86%
Replenish
Oscar Lapierre in Kikopen 4		 5-1
83%
UB
Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 16		 5-1
83%
Stiflenought
Jerry Melton in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event		 4-1
80%
Stiflenought
_Dionysos_ in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Stiflenought
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Premodern Challenge 16		 6-2
75%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Stiflenought
saveeey, 		1 side 5-0
Stiflenought
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		2 side #1
7-1
Stiflenought
_Dionysos_, 		2 side #2
6-2
Stiflenought
saveeey, 		1 side #4
5-2
Replenish
Rainbow_, 		3 side #9
3-2
WU
Ark4n, 		1 side #15
2-3
Psychatog
Beicodegeia, 		2 side #26
0-2
Mono-Blue
ScreenwriterNY, 		3 side #27
0-2

Commander Other periods →

In 9 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.0% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.2% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.2% 2026-09-24: 0.3% 2026-10-01: 0.0% 2026-10-08: 0.2% 2026-10-15: 0.2% 2026-10-22: 0.2%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
9
9 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
0%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Vivi Ornitier 2.2% 1%
Kefka, Court Mage 1.0% 2%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce 0.7% 5%
Stella Lee, Wild Card 0.3% 6%
Orvar, the All-Form 0.1% 50%
Katara, Waterbending Master 0.0% 33%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Swan Song100%1.8
Mindbreak Trap100%1.6
Rhystic Study100%1.6
Fierce Guardianship100%1.6
Force of Will100%1.6
Flusterstorm100%1.5
Mystic Remora100%1.5
Chrome Mox100%1.1
Sol Ring100%1.0
Force of Negation89%1.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Vivi Ornitier
Andrew Vanderbeek in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!		 0-5
0%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce
Avery Young in Tabletop Tavern | Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026		 0-5
0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Kefka, Court Mage
Peter robinson, 		1 main #25
0-3
Orvar, the All-Form
Sawyer Green, 		1 main #7
0-2
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce
David, 		1 main #59
0-3
Katara, Waterbending Master
Jackson McGruther, 		1 main #110
0-2
Vivi Ornitier
Andrew Vanderbeek, 		1 main #40
0-5
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Vial Smasher the Fierce
Avery Young, 		1 main #27
0-5
Vivi Ornitier
Anthony, 		1 main #11
0-1
Orvar, the All-Form
Kris Von Der Pool, 		1 main #19
0-4

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