How it works
Prerequisites
- Lair of the Hydra does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
- 1Activate Lair of the Hydra's last ability by paying , making it a 1/1 land creature until end of turn.
- 2Cast Exchange of Words by paying .
- 3Exchange of Words enters the battlefield, exchanging the text boxes of Devoted Druid and Lair of the Hydra.
- 4As the turn ends, Lair of the Hydra stops being a creature.
- 5On your opponent's upkeep, activate Lair of the Hydra using Devoted Druid's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 6Activate Lair of the Hydra using Devoted Druid's last ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on it and untapping it.
- 7Repeat from step 5.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Exhibition tier?