Polly Cranka

Polly Cranka

Action - tap, banish this: Return this to the arena under its owner's control, unequipped, tapped, and with a steam counter.

Crank

Perched

Rulings

From the High Seas release notes · June 6 2025
  • Polly can be targeted by effects that deal arcane or untyped damage to any target even while it is perched.
  • You can activate Polly while it’s in the arena, even if it is no longer perched.
  • When activating Polly, banishing it is part of its cost. You remove any counters it has when banishing it.
  • When resolving Polly’s activated ability, neither player receives priority in between the different effects of returning it to the arena unequipped, tapped and with a steam counter.
  • You may choose to crank and remove the steam counter that Polly gets when it returns to the arena when resolving its activated ability.
  • If Polly is turned face-down by an effect after it is banished but before its activated ability resolves, it will remain face-down and does not return to the arena.
  • If an opponent steals an equipped Polly and activates its ability, its owner decides if they would like to crank or not when it enters the battlefield and may gain the action point.

Keyword notes

Crank - As this enters the arena, you may remove a steam counter from it. If you do, gain an action point.
  • Crank is a static-ability keyword.
  • You can only gain action points during your own action phase. You may still Crank an item and remove a steam counter, but you do not gain the action point if it isn’t during your action phase.
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Perched - This can be equipped in addition to a 2H weapon. This can’t be attacked while it’s equipped.
  • Perched is an ability keyword.
  • Like a Quiver, this can be equipped with a 2H weapon as long as the weapon slot is otherwise empty.
  • While it is equipped, it cannot be attacked. This means something with Perched can exist unequipped in the arena.
  • Allies with Perched cannot be attacked while equipped; however, they can be targeted and damaged by cards and effects.
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