Ideally, you would play a Bodyguard like Nani, Protective Sister or Pluto, Determined Defender the turn you quest with Lucky to keep him safe from challenges
9 Animar, Soul of Elements An incredibly powerful commander in its own right, the only reason Animar, Soul of Elements, isn't higher on this list is due to the numerous colors in Animar's casting cost meaning that not all hypothetical hydra decks will be able to run Animar
On his own, he is a blue and black Dragon that costs six mana and enters with three power and five toughness in addition to the Deathtouch ability, which lets him kill any creature he damages
Once you pay its ability cost of one plus one Black you discard a card
Before the end of combat, activate Kiki-Jiki to make a fresh copy of Celebrant for infinite combats, each coming with an attacking 4/1
Nekusar Grixis Deck in Commander Nekusar, the Mindrazer | Illustration by Mark Winters Commander (1) Planeswalker (1) Creatures (19) Body of Knowledge Fate Unraveler Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph Goblin Electromancer Harmonic Prodigy Irencrag Pyromancer Magus of the Wheel Master of the Feast Nin, the Pain Artist Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might Psychosis Crawler Razorkin Needlehead Scrawling Crawler Stormfist Crusader Sycorax Commander The Unagi of Kyoshi Island Triskaidekaphile Viseling Instants (8) Arcane Denial Chaos Warp Counterspell Flashback Dream Fracture Negate Terminate Vision Skeins Sorceries (12) Damnable Pact Diabolic Tutor Fascination Feed the Swarm Insatiable Avarice Rush of Dread Peer into the Abyss Preordain Prosperity Windfall Wheel of Fate Whispering Madness Enchantments (6) Fevered Visions Megrim Ominous Seas Cool but Rude Spiteful Visions Underworld Dreams Artifacts (14) Arcane Signet Bender's Waterskin Dimir Signet Elixir of Immortality Folio of Fancies Howling Mine Izzet Signet Mind Stone Otherworld Atlas Rakdos Signet Sol Ring Swiftfoot Boots Thought Vessel Venser's Journal Lands (39) Bojuka Bog Command Tower Crumbling Necropolis Eroded Canyon Evolving Wilds Geier Reach Sanitarium Island x9 Jagged Barrens Mountain x7 Mystic Sanctuary Seething Landscape Shivan Reef Sunken Hollow Swamp x9 Temple of Deceit Temple of Epiphany Terramorphic Expanse This Grixis deck is built mostly around having Nekusar, the Mindrazer out on the battlefield so you can punish your opponents whenever they draw a card
