Polukranos, Unchained
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/+1 counter on it, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it. {1}{B}{G}: Polukranos fights another target creature. Escape—{4}{B}{G}, Exile six other cards from your graveyard.
How Polukranos decks play in EDH
Polukranos, Unchained is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 2BG, and its legendary creature - zombie hydra line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Polukranos, Unchained decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $103Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Removal (1)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Polukranos, Unchained decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Polukranos, Unchained deck?
Polukranos, Unchained has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Polukranos, Unchained?
The cards played most often in Polukranos, Unchained decks include Rise of the Deathbringer, Hexhaven Invigorator, Warg Tactics. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Polukranos, Unchained deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $103 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Polukranos, Unchained deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.