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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Polukranos, Unchained

Equivalent cards to Polukranos, Unchained (black-green, big creature, recursion, self-removal potential):

  • Lazav, the Multifarious (recursion and flexible creature)
  • Grim Flayer (BG, graveyard interaction, strong beater)
  • Meren of Clan Nel Toth (BG, reanimates creatures, graveyard value)
  • Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (big green, modifies counters)
  • Deathrite Shaman (BG, graveyard value, utility)


Reason: All are black-green, involve graveyard or recursion elements. None are hydras but fill similar value roles.

Results:

Deathrite Shaman #175 aka. DRS Creature — Elf Shaman

Variations: v1 v2 v3

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Color:
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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 1
Power/Toughness: 1/2
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elf
  • Shaman
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Because the first ability requires a target, it is not a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
  • If the target of any of Deathrite Shaman's three abilities is an illegal target when that ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't add mana, no opponent will lose life, or you won't gain life, as appropriate.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 6.39 USD / 6.89 USD
    Cardmarket 8.25 EUR / 9.67 EUR
    Cardkingdom 10.99 USD / 10.99 USD
    Cardsphere 5.24 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Exile target land card from a graveyard. Add one mana of any color. , : Exile target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard. Each opponent loses 2 life. , : Exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain 2 life.

    Grim Flayer #184s Creature — Human Warrior

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Warrior
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Surveil Trample

    Rules

  • When you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.32 USD
    Cardmarket 4.87 EUR / 0.86 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.29 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Trample Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, surveil 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) Delirium — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.

    Lazav, the Multifarious #371 Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter

    Variations: v1 v2 v3

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Shapeshifter
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Surveil

    Rules

  • Any effects that applied to Lazav before it becomes a copy of another card will continue to apply once it's become a copy. The same is true of any counters that are on Lazav.
  • Because Lazav isn't entering the battlefield when it becomes a copy of a card, any "When this enters the battlefield" or "This enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied card won't apply.
  • If a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • If the copied card has an ability that can be activated only once each turn, copying that card a second time will allow you to activate the new instance of that ability.
  • Lazav copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else, except the characteristics it specifically modifies. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.11 USD / 0.28 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR / 0.21 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD / 0.79 USD
    Cardsphere 0.11 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    When Lazav enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) : Lazav becomes a copy of target creature card in your graveyard with mana value X, except its name is Lazav, the Multifarious, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has this ability.

    Meren of Clan Nel Toth #49 Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Shaman
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:
    Tokens:
    Experience

    Rules

  • All experience counters are identical, no matter how you got them. For example, the last ability will count experience counters that you got from the first ability, from another ability, from proliferating, and so on.
  • Each game pack includes a card labeled “Experience” with the suggestion “Place your experience counters here.” This card isn’t required for play. It’s simply a convenient spot to put your experience counters, which can be represented with dice, glass beads, or other small items.
  • Experience counters are the second kind of counters a player can have, joining poison.
  • If Meren of Clan Nel Toth leaves the battlefield at the same time as other creatures you control die, its first ability will trigger for each of those creatures.
  • If a creature card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
  • You can’t choose to put the creature card into your hand if its mana value is less than or equal to the number of experience counters you have as the ability resolves.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.22 USD
    Cardmarket 0.7 EUR / 0.73 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Whenever another creature you control dies, you get an experiencecounter At the beginning of your end step, choose target creature card in your graveyard. If that card's mana value is less than or equal to the number of experience counters you have, return it to the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand.

    Polukranos, Unchained #224 Legendary Creature — Zombie Hydra

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 0/0
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Zombie
  • Hydra
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Escape Fight

    Rules

  • After an escaped spell resolves, it returns to its owner's graveyard if it's not a permanent spell. If it is a permanent spell, it enters the battlefield and will return to its owner's graveyard if it dies later. Perhaps it will escape again—good underworld security is so hard to come by these days.
  • Escape's permission doesn't change when you may cast the spell from your graveyard.
  • If a card has multiple abilities giving you permission to cast it, such as two escape abilities or an escape ability and a flashback ability, you choose which one to apply. The others have no effect.
  • If a card with escape is put into your graveyard during your turn, you'll be able to cast it right away if it's legal to do so, before an opponent can take any actions.
  • If an amount of damage would be dealt to Polukranos greater than the number of +1/+1 counters on it, all of that damage is prevented, and all of those counters are removed. In most cases, this will result in Polukranos having 0 toughness, so it will be put into its owner's graveyard.
  • If damage that can't be prevented is dealt to Polukranos, the damage is dealt and you'll simultaneously remove that many +1/+1 counters from it, all before the game checks for lethal damage.
  • If the target creature is an illegal target when Polukranos's activated ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. If Polukranos is no longer on the battlefield, the target creature won't deal or be dealt damage.
  • If you cast a spell with its escape permission, you can't choose to apply any other alternative costs or to cast it without paying its mana cost. If it has any additional costs, you must pay those.
  • Once you begin casting a spell with escape, it immediately moves to the stack. Players can't take any other actions until you're done casting the spell.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an escape cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was and no matter whether an alternative cost was paid.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.76 USD / 1.4 USD
    Cardmarket 0.72 EUR / 1.39 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD / 2.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.92 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Polukranos enters with six +1/+1 counters on it. It escapes with twelve +1/+1 counters on it instead. If damage would be dealt to Polukranos while it has a +1/+1counteron it, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it. : Polukranos fights another target creature. Escape—, Exile six other cards from your graveyard.

    Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider #199s Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

    Variations: v1 v2

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 6/6
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Praetor
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Haste Trample

    Rules

  • If a permanent enters the battlefield with counters on it, the effect causing the permanent to be given counters may specify which player puts those counters on it. If the effect doesn’t specify a player, the object’s controller puts those counters on it.
  • If two or more effects attempt to modify how many counters would be put onto a permanent you control, you choose the order to apply those effects, no matter who controls the sources of those effects.
  • Unlike many similar effects, Vorinclex cares deeply about who is putting the counters on the permanent or player to determine which of its two last abilities applies.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 94.71 USD
    Cardmarket 30 EUR / 54.52 EUR
    Cardkingdom 69.99 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Trample, haste If you would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, put twice that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead. If an opponent would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, they put half that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead, rounded down.

    Deathrite Shaman Creature — Elf Shaman Normal - ~$7.51

    Grim Flayer Creature — Human Warrior Normal - ~$3.57

    Lazav, the Multifarious Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter Normal - ~$1.88

    Meren of Clan Nel Toth Legendary Creature — Human Shaman Normal - ~$2.83

    Polukranos, Unchained Legendary Creature — Zombie Hydra Normal - ~$2.58

    Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor Normal - ~$37.98

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