---
name: "Polukranos, World Eater"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Hydra"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Monstrosity"]
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "190"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "ecbf5560-853a-43a9-bf70-ac8d403b0ce8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/polukranos-world-eater-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Polukranos, World Eater
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Monstrosity

## Oracle Text
{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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Domesticated Hydra](/printing/domesticated-hydra-cn2.md) — Creature — Hydra
2. [Hydra Broodmaster](/printing/hydra-broodmaster-prm.md) — Creature — Hydra
3. [Polukranos, Unchained](/printing/polukranos-unchained-pthb.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Hydra
4. [Hythonia the Cruel](/printing/hythonia-the-cruel-ths.md) — Legendary Creature — Gorgon
5. [Polis Crusher](/printing/polis-crusher-ths.md) — Creature — Cyclops
6. [Grim Giganotosaurus](/printing/grim-giganotosaurus-rex.md) — Creature — Dinosaur

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #190
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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