How do you counter Hydras?

[K]

Fal said:
despite of the rate of fire problem, xbow worked well in my previous games against hydra. Slingers don't work too well unless you have loads of them. Anyways I can't help but think hydras were designed to be countered by rain of stones spell, 14damage-8protection=6(HP of hydra).

Casting body ethereal on hatchlings? just which astral mage is going to stand next to a dozen hydra and cast ethereal on them?

LA Pythium gets poison-immune mages who get astral some of the time.

[Fal]

seriously though, the idea of standing next to a multi-headed Lernaean Hydra makes me skin crawl

[Lingchih]

I use the cute little ones for bodyguards for my Serpent Priests. Not so much for effectiveness... though they are effective bodyguards. Mostly cause they look cute on the battle field.