wotc
If some, but not all, of the ability's targets become illegal, you can't change the division of damage. Damage that would've been dealt to illegal targets simply isn't dealt.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #172
Polukranos, World Eater
ths·#172·mythic·foil
Illus. Johann Bodin
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Sep '13
12 yr ago
Value
$2.88+$1 (+172.5%)
30 days high $1.99 · low $0.63
Volatility · high
EUR€1.71USD$1.88TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #10,283 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Hydra
{X}{X}{G}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When Polukranos becomes monstrous, it deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures your opponents control. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to Polukranos.
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Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 7
wotc
Monstrous isn't an ability that a creature has. It's just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.
wotc
You choose the division of damage as you put the ability on the stack, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. In multiplayer games, you may choose creatures controlled by different opponents.
Context
Last observed at $1.88, up from $0.69 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $2.49 across 742 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $1.88.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from THS — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Theros* (released September 2013).
Card #172 in Theros.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Hydra. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {2}{G}{G} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Monstrosity.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #10,283 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Johann Bodin. Rarix tracks 590 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Johann Bodin
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