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Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin
Legendary Creature — Hydra // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Hydra
Color identity: Green · White · Selesnya
Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Reach
{6}{W/P}: Transform Polukranos Reborn. Activate only as a sorcery. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)
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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.
Reference price of the card: €0.32
Average lands in decks for Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin: 36
Hydras+1/+1 CountersTokensX SpellsReanimatorAristocratsRampLifegain
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (71/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed73
- Interaction31
- Resilience70
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 7 Forest)
Hungering Hydra · Genesis Hydra · Mistcutter Hydra · Vastwood Hydra · Hooded Hydra · Steelbane Hydra · Sol Ring · Capricopian · Wren's Run Hydra · Feral Hydra · Goldvein Hydra · Protean Hydra · Primordial Hydra · Managorger Hydra · Swords to Plowshares · Wildwood Scourge · Lifeblood Hydra · Arcane Signet · Gargos, Vicious Watcher · Neverwinter Hydra · Cultivate · Voracious Hydra · Elemental Bond · Luminous Broodmoth · Path to Exile · Rampant Growth · Beast Within · Nature's Lore · Rampant Rejuvenator · Kodama's Reach · Nyxborn Hydra · Kalonian Hydra · Ascend from Avernus · Llanowar Elves · Raise the Past · Rally the Ancestors · Doubling Season · Farseek · Heroic Intervention · Garruk's Uprising · Sun Titan · Tribute to the World Tree · Benevolent Hydra · Generous Gift · Three Visits · Return of the Wildspeaker · Warden of the Grove · Elvish Mystic · Hydra Broodmaster · Mossborn Hydra · Phytohydra · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Beast Whisperer · Fanatic of Rhonas · Patch Up · Sundering Growth · Austere Command · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Swiftfoot Boots · Hydra Omnivore · Parallel Lives · Return to the Ranks · Scourge of Skola Vale · Command Tower · Canopy Vista · Sunpetal Grove · Path of Ancestry · Temple Garden · Overgrown Farmland · Fortified Village · Brushland · Bountiful Promenade · Lair of the Hydra · Temple of Plenty · Hushwood Verge · Selesnya Sanctuary · Castle Garenbrig · Gavony Township · Windswept Heath · Reliquary Tower · Sungrass Prairie · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Lush Portico · Three Tree City · Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway · Exotic Orchard · Myriad Landscape · Scattered Groves · Krosan Verge
🃏 Recommended cards for Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Hungering Hydra | 87% | +86% |
| Genesis Hydra | 86% | +84% |
| Mistcutter Hydra | 78% | +77% |
| Vastwood Hydra | 76% | +75% |
| Hooded Hydra | 75% | +74% |
| Steelbane Hydra | 74% | +72% |
| Capricopian | 72% | +71% |
| Wren's Run Hydra | 72% | +71% |
| Feral Hydra | 71% | +70% |
| Protean Hydra | 70% | +69% |
| Goldvein Hydra | 71% | +68% |
| Primordial Hydra | 67% | +66% |
| Lifeblood Hydra | 63% | +62% |
| Wildwood Scourge | 64% | +60% |
| Neverwinter Hydra | 61% | +60% |
| Gargos, Vicious Watcher | 61% | +60% |
| Managorger Hydra | 66% | +60% |
| Voracious Hydra | 60% | +59% |
| Luminous Broodmoth | 58% | +56% |
| Elemental Bond | 59% | +55% |
| Rampant Rejuvenator | 50% | +49% |
| Nyxborn Hydra | 45% | +42% |
| Ascend from Avernus | 43% | +41% |
| Rally the Ancestors | 41% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Hungering Hydra
- Genesis Hydra
- Mistcutter Hydra
- Vastwood Hydra
- Hooded Hydra
- Steelbane Hydra
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Protean Hydra
- Goldvein Hydra
- Neverwinter Hydra
- Elemental Bond
- Ascend from Avernus
- Kalonian Hydra
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mossborn Hydra
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Doubling Season
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Parallel Lives
- Three Tree City
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin's color identity?
Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin deck run?
Real Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin?
The three highest-synergy cards are Hungering Hydra, Genesis Hydra, Mistcutter Hydra. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin decks.
What combos does Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Polukranos Reborn // Polukranos, Engine of Ruin deck cost?
You can start cheap: Hungering Hydra, Genesis Hydra, Mistcutter Hydra are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.