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Title: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: rarehuntertay on September 15, 2013, 10:36:28 AM
Let's say I have {Bow of Nylea} and {Polukranos, World Eater} in play. Polukranos is not monsterous. I enter my attack phase and declare Polukranos as an attacker. Before blocking is declared, I activate its ability for lets say, x=3. Would the damage that results from this be considered deathtouch damage?
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: The1337Magician on September 15, 2013, 10:44:22 AM
Polukranos is still attacking. Is he not? I would say it does.
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: Mlerner12 on September 15, 2013, 10:44:49 AM
Yes, it is damage, not combat damage, so you would be correct, it is Deathtoich.
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: The1337Magician on September 15, 2013, 10:48:02 AM
Here's your rule:
702.2c (http://imtgapp.com/forum/index.php?action=imtg;area=rule;number=702.2c): A creature with toughness greater than 0 that's been dealt damage by a source with deathtouch since the last time state-based actions were checked is destroyed as a state-based action. See rule 704.
So fighting and such also works I think.
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: Giggle the Draco Genius on September 15, 2013, 12:04:34 PM
Yep, as seen in the rule posting above it will be deathtouch since it is the deathtouch creature doing the damage. This is why {izzet staticaster} and {nightshade peddler} were such a good combo
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: griffin131 on September 15, 2013, 12:42:32 PM
Where's the death touch coming from?
I must be missing something.
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: DylanW18 on September 15, 2013, 01:17:11 PM
From the Bow. It says Attacking Creatures you control gain deathtouch
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: Birdbrain on September 15, 2013, 03:16:11 PM
Isn't there a creature were whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on a creature you put two instead?

{copper jack menace}

I think that would go well with the hydra
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: Birdbrain on September 15, 2013, 03:17:06 PM
Golgari monstrous might be a thing
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: The1337Magician on September 15, 2013, 03:30:22 PM
BG, RG, or BRG might be a thing. Maybe even added to some Modern Devour or Bloodthirst decks.
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: Birdbrain on September 15, 2013, 06:13:40 PM
Quote from: Noblellama on September 15, 2013, 03:43:25 PM
Ok, there is a staic ability on the bow that didn't make it into the app update yet. It says attacking creatures have deathtouch...
im not seeing any Theros cards in the database. Even after attempted updates
Title: Re: Polukranos and Bow of Nylea
Post by: AkiraDeLaine on September 15, 2013, 07:22:50 PM
Official start as early as Saturday 0:01 right, did other cards show up earlier than that in other sets?