Polis Crusher (Theros) - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering

Polis Crusher

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.529 / 5 (68 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Polis Crusher

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Creature — Cyclops

Card Text:

Trample, protection from enchantments

: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

Whenever Polis Crusher deals combat damage to a player, if Polis Crusher is monstrous, destroy target enchantment that player controls.

P/T:

4 / 4

Expansion:

Theros

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

198

Artist:

Chase Stone

Language:

English

Rulings

9/15/2013	"Protection from enchantments" means that Polis Crusher can't be enchanted, it can't be targeted by Aura spells or by abilities of enchantments, all damage that would be dealt to it by enchantments is prevented, and it can't be blocked by enchantment creatures. Notably, it doesn't have protection from enchanted creatures (unless those creatures are also enchantments).
9/15/2013	Polis Crusher must be monstrous as it deals combat damage to a player in order for its last ability to trigger. Once the ability triggers, it resolves even if Polis Crusher isn't on the battlefield at that time.
9/15/2013	Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can't become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.
9/15/2013	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.
9/15/2013	An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won't trigger if that creature isn't on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.