Polliwallop
Instant
Affinity for Frogs (This spell costs 
less to cast for each Frog you control.)
Target creature you control deals damage equal to twice its power to target creature you don't control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #7884
Polliwallop transforms a target creature into a 1/1 Frog — permanent, unconditional, no save — at instant speed for three mana. The cost is real but the effect is a hard answer, and Clement, the Worrywort turns that Frog token into a resource rather than a consolation prize.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Clement, the Worrywort
Clement, the Worrywort is the defining home for Polliwallop — Clement cares about creatures entering as Frogs, so every target you transform feeds the engine directly, turning removal into card advantage.
Grolnok, the Omnivore
Grolnok, the Omnivore wants Frogs on board and in the graveyard, so Polliwallop pulling double duty as interaction and Frog producer earns its slot in nearly 37% of Grolnok lists.
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Glarb, Calamity's Augur rewards instant-speed plays on opponents' turns, making Polliwallop a clean fit — neutralize a threat during the end step and trigger Glarb's ability in the same motion.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Polliwallop fills a niche as creature removal that generates a Frog, which matters enormously in tribal and Frog-synergy decks but reads as overcosted interaction everywhere else. Competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Modern have no interest — Rapid Hybridization and Pongify do the same job for one mana. In Standard and Pioneer, the Frog subtype has enough support that the tribal upside is a genuine consideration if the archetype is live in the format. Pauper has efficient removal at common that makes a three-mana polymorph effect a tough sell regardless of creature type.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
Polliwallop sits firmly in bulk territory at $0.10, which is exactly right for a narrow tribal piece with a steep mana cost. Expect it to stay there unless a future Frog payoff pushes demand — no reason to speculate, but easy to pick up a copy for nothing.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Clement, the Worrywort
- Grolnok, the Omnivore
- Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.