---
name: "Piston-Fist Cyclops"
mana_cost: "{1}{U/R}{U/R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Cyclops"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "GRN"
set_name: "Guilds of Ravnica"
collector_number: "217"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "790e3c9e-7d94-43f7-bc14-d83c7d4c889e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/piston-fist-cyclops-grn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Piston-Fist Cyclops
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U/R}{U/R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Cyclops
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
As long as you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender.

> *Its hyperpneumatics can punch through a wall and the spy on the other side.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nivix Cyclops](/printing/nivix-cyclops-pio.md) — Creature — Cyclops
2. [Prismari Pledgemage](/printing/prismari-pledgemage-stx.md) — Creature — Orc Wizard
3. [Shipwreck Sentry](/printing/shipwreck-sentry-lci.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
4. [Returned Phalanx](/printing/returned-phalanx-ths.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
5. [Steelclad Spirit](/printing/steelclad-spirit-vow.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Bloodrock Cyclops](/printing/bloodrock-cyclops-jmp.md) — Creature — Cyclops

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #217
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`