First printed in Ice Age (1995)

All 12 prints

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.

In the last 30 days 17.3% of Legacy decks played it (18 of 104). Most played in UBG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 31.6% of Pauper decks played it (30 of 95). Most played in Dimir Control.

Staple

Legacy staples: sideboard, 17% of decks (#10)
Blue, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Counterspells, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal
Pauper staples: sideboard, 32% of decks (#3)
Blue, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Counterspells, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal
Premodern staples: sideboard, 20% of decks (#7)
Blue, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Counterspells, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal

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 18 of 104 decks (17.3%).

Share of decks

17.3%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

0 main, 18 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

62%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBG (unclassified)	12.5%	15%
Bant Murktide	6.7%	86%
WUBG (unclassified)	5.8%	33%
WUG (unclassified)	4.8%	20%
WURG (unclassified)	3.8%	75%
Dimir Tempo	1.9%	100%
UR (unclassified)	1.9%	50%
URG (unclassified)	1.9%	50%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WUG cool95 in Legacy Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Dimir Tempo Oceansoul92 in Legacy Challenge 32	6-1 86%
URG PekkaChu in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Dimir Tempo kentaro_hokori in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Bant Murktide robgladiator90 in Legacy Challenge 32	5-3 63%
UBG Aced5 in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
WURG Michelino in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Bant Murktide Varo in Legacy Challenge 32	3-3 50%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WURG cleverPPZ, 28 Oct	1 side	5-0
WURG LucasGustafsson, 28 Oct	2 side	5-0
WUBG casper_x, 28 Oct	1 side	5-0
WUG cool95, 27 Oct	1 side	#1 8-1
Bant Murktide robgladiator90, 27 Oct	1 side	#4 5-3
Dimir Tempo Oceansoul92, 27 Oct	2 side	#5 6-1
Dimir Tempo kentaro_hokori, 27 Oct	2 side	#11 4-2
URG PekkaChu, 27 Oct	2 side	#12 4-2

Pauper Other periods →

In 30 of 95 decks (31.6%).

Share of decks

31.6%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

0 main, 30 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

7 top 8 (challenges only)