poliwhirl pokemon card (89/165) [Expedition: Base Set] All cards will be carefully packed for safe transit Poliwhirl Art Rare #176 -

She is very strong at the dropping for the wins

We limit free spells and land destruction so that players have time and resources to play their cards

Six targeted removal has felt like a good minimum

The first is a triggered ability: "When this permanent enters, target player may search their library for a card named [name], reveal it, put it into their hand, then shuffle." (6/6/2025) Note that the target player searches their library (which may be affected by effects such as that of Stranglehold) and that the card they find is revealed, even though these words aren't included in the ability's reminder text

I thought that his words were worth printing here in full: I caution judges and players alike against being swept up in the frenzy that seems to be going on about this

With the alternate casting cost, it's a good way for a blue deck to set itself back permanently in the land race