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Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory

Creature — Weird // Land

LegalRank #621

When this creature enters, you may change the target of target instant or sorcery spell with a single target to this creature.

As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

{T} : Add {U} .

KeywordsFlash

Why is this card good?

Hydroelectric Specimen is a flexible, modal card that earns its slot through versatility rather than raw power. The land half alone is a serviceable Island that can enter untapped for 3 life — meaning you're never stuck with a dead draw, just like the MDFC lands from Zendikar Rising. The creature side is where the spice lives: a 3-mana flash Weird that redirects a single-target instant or sorcery. Use it defensively to pull a removal spell, burn spell, or targeted counter off your commander or a key creature, or aggressively to steal an opponent's ramp/tutor or hijack a beneficial spell onto your own board. Best in blue control, spellslinger, and interactive midrange decks that value modularity and want flood insurance. It's a strong fit anywhere a fetchable, flashable trick adds resilience. Skip it in low-interaction decks, heavy ramp shells that don't want a clunky redirect, or aggressive token/aristocrats builds where the body and effect are too situational to matter.