---
name: "Distract the Hydra"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "TFTH"
set_name: "Face the Hydra"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alex Horley-Orlandelli"
oracle_id: "055592ce-2432-450b-89f6-fcb09f6c8ac2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/distract-the-hydra-tfth"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Distract the Hydra
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player may sacrifice a creature. Each player who sacrificed a creature this way chooses a Head and taps it. Each player who didn't sacrifice a creature loses 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Torn Between Heads](/printing/torn-between-heads-tfth.md) — Sorcery
2. [Noxious Hydra Breath](/printing/noxious-hydra-breath-tfth.md) — Sorcery
3. [Innocent Blood](/printing/innocent-blood-ema.md) — Sorcery
4. [Stronghold Discipline](/printing/stronghold-discipline-10e.md) — Sorcery
5. [Swallow the Hero Whole](/printing/swallow-the-hero-whole-tfth.md) — Sorcery
6. [Impulsive Destruction](/printing/impulsive-destruction-tdag.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Face the Hydra (TFTH) #7
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alex Horley-Orlandelli

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`