Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin

Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin

Legendary Creature — Hydra // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Hydra

Mana cost: {G}{G}{G}

How we read this card

Reach
Transform Polukranos Reborn. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated {6}{W/P} —

Reach, lifelink
Whenever Polukranos or another nontoken Hydra you control dies, create a 3/3 green and white Phyrexian Hydra creature token with reach and a 3/3 green and white Phyrexian Hydra creature token with lifelink.

triggered — makes a token

triggered — makes a token

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: transform anything, create a Hydra creature token, create a Phyrexian creature token, put a Hydra creature token onto the battlefield, put a Phyrexian creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a nontoken Hydra is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Works well with

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When a Phyrexian enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

2,719 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin makes a Phyrexian or Hydra token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin makes a Phyrexian or Hydra token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

127 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Total War — kills a creature

195 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  4. Dwindle — kills a creature

26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin enters, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
  3. Legolas Greenleaf — When Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent
  4. The Neutrinos — When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

335 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Polukranos Reborn is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a Phyrexian or Hydra enters thanks to Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

58 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.