diff --git a/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index 858d2ad..02bec10 100644
--- a/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/billboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -919,12 +919,12 @@ class MySignViewTest(TestCase):
             face = parsed.cssselect(f".sig-stat-block .{face_cls}")
             self.assertEqual(len(face), 1, f"expected one {face_cls}")
             [header] = face[0].cssselect(".stat-face-header")
-            [chip] = header.cssselect(".stat-face-chip")
-            [_rank] = chip.cssselect(".stat-chip-rank")
-            [_icon] = chip.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
-            # The label still lives inside the header (now flex-laid-out
-            # inline w. the chip rather than as a bare child of the face).
-            [_label] = header.cssselect(".stat-face-label")
+            # Polish-4 — header is a 2-row vertical stack: rank on row 1
+            # (direct child), icon+label inside `.stat-chip-tag` on row 2.
+            [_rank] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-rank")
+            [_tag] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-tag")
+            [_icon] = _tag.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
+            [_label] = _tag.cssselect(".stat-face-label")
 
     def test_save_sign_get_redirects_back_to_picker(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse("billboard:save_sign"))
@@ -1128,13 +1128,15 @@ class BillboardAppletMySignTest(TestCase):
         parsed = lxml.html.fromstring(response.content)
         [block] = parsed.cssselect(".my-sign-applet-stat-block")
         [header] = block.cssselect(".stat-face-header")
-        [chip] = header.cssselect(".stat-face-chip")
-        [rank] = chip.cssselect(".stat-chip-rank")
+        # Polish-4 — rank is a direct child of header (own row); icon lives
+        # inside `.stat-chip-tag` (row-2 inline w. the EMANATION label).
+        [rank] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-rank")
         # Court middle cards have single-letter corner ranks (M/J/Q/K) per
         # TarotCard.corner_rank — pin presence, not the exact value (which
         # depends on which middle court personal_sig_cards returns first).
         self.assertTrue(rank.text and rank.text.strip())
+        [tag] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-tag")
+        [icon] = tag.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
         # Middle court has a suit, so the suit-icon `<i>` is present + carries
         # the canonical FA class for the suit (fa-wand-sparkles for BRANDS etc).
-        [icon] = chip.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
         self.assertTrue(any(cls.startswith("fa-") for cls in (icon.get("class") or "").split()))
diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/static/apps/gameboard/game-kit.js b/src/apps/gameboard/static/apps/gameboard/game-kit.js
index 88c7dcf..d415198 100644
--- a/src/apps/gameboard/static/apps/gameboard/game-kit.js
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/static/apps/gameboard/game-kit.js
@@ -389,12 +389,13 @@ var GameKit = (function () {
                 stageBlock.classList.toggle('is-reversed');
                 var active = cards[currentIndex];
                 if (!active) return;
-                // Sprint A.7.5 — image-mode cards don't rotate 180° on SPIN.
-                // The artwork is the canonical card; spinning it would invert
-                // the image visually w. no equivalent text-content swap (the
-                // text scaffold isn't rendered in image-mode). Stat block still
-                // flips via `.is-reversed` above to swap EMANATION ↔ REVERSAL.
-                if (active.classList.contains('fan-card--image')) return;
+                // Sprint A.7.5-polish-4 — image-mode + text-mode share the
+                // same SPIN path: toggle `.stage-card--reversed` + reset
+                // inline transform. The existing `transition: transform
+                // 0.18s ease-out` on `.fan-card` (set in updateFan) handles
+                // the visual rotation — no Element.animate layered on top,
+                // which had caused a double/triple-flip when the JS anim
+                // overlay + the CSS transition both fired.
                 active.classList.toggle('stage-card--reversed');
                 var t = cardTransform(0);
                 var spin = active.classList.contains('stage-card--reversed') ? ' rotate(180deg)' : '';
diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index 6f99100..5301907 100644
--- a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -781,10 +781,13 @@ class GameKitViewTest(TestCase):
             face = self.parsed.cssselect(f"#id_fan_stage_block .{face_cls}")
             self.assertEqual(len(face), 1, f"expected one {face_cls}")
             [header] = face[0].cssselect(".stat-face-header")
-            [_chip] = header.cssselect(".stat-face-chip")
+            # Polish-4 — rank is a direct child of the header (own row);
+            # icon + label live in `.stat-chip-tag` (row-2 inline). No
+            # `.stat-face-chip` wrapper.
             [_rank] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-rank")
-            [_icon] = header.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
-            [_label] = header.cssselect(".stat-face-label")
+            [_tag] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-tag")
+            [_icon] = _tag.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
+            [_label] = _tag.cssselect(".stat-face-label")
             [_title] = face[0].cssselect(".stat-face-title")
             [_arcana] = face[0].cssselect(".stat-face-arcana")
 
@@ -1007,10 +1010,10 @@ class MySeaViewTest(TestCase):
             face = parsed.cssselect(f".sea-stat-block .{face_cls}")
             self.assertEqual(len(face), 1, f"expected one {face_cls}")
             [header] = face[0].cssselect(".stat-face-header")
-            [chip] = header.cssselect(".stat-face-chip")
-            [_rank] = chip.cssselect(".stat-chip-rank")
-            [_icon] = chip.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
-            [_label] = header.cssselect(".stat-face-label")
+            [_rank] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-rank")
+            [_tag] = header.cssselect(".stat-chip-tag")
+            [_icon] = _tag.cssselect("i.stat-chip-icon")
+            [_label] = _tag.cssselect(".stat-face-label")
 
 
 class MySeaDrawSeaLandingViewTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss
index 55789ea..d4e181b 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_billboard.scss
@@ -631,36 +631,44 @@ body.page-billposts {
             // 3 stat-block surfaces (sig-stat-block, sea-stat-block, fan-stage-
             // block) updated to match.
             color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
-            margin: 0 0 calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.06);
-            text-decoration: underline;
-            text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
+            margin: 0;
+            // text-decoration dropped in polish-4 — the `.stat-face-header`
+            // border-bottom (below) now underscores the whole header unit.
         }
 
-        // Sprint A.7.5 — same shape as the shared mixin's `.stat-face-header`
-        // + `.stat-face-chip` but sized off the applet's `--applet-card-w`
-        // container-query var rather than `--sig-card-w`. Chip mirrors the
-        // `.fan-card-corner` pattern (vertically stacked rank + suit-icon,
-        // --secUser, no chrome) per user-spec 2026-05-25 PM.
+        // Sprint A.7.5-polish-4 — header is a 2-row vertical stack: rank on
+        // row 1 (room for long Roman numerals), icon + EMANATION/REVERSAL on
+        // row 2 inline. Border-bottom underscores both rows as one header
+        // unit, separating it from the title block below. Sized off the
+        // applet's `--applet-card-w` container-query var rather than `--sig-
+        // card-w`. Mirrors the shared mixin shape; deliberate parallel since
+        // applet sizing is independent.
         .stat-face-header {
             display: flex;
-            align-items: flex-start;
-            gap: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.06);
-            margin: 0 0 calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.06);
-
-            .stat-face-label { margin: 0; }
-        }
-        .stat-face-chip {
-            display: inline-flex;
             flex-direction: column;
-            align-items: center;
-            gap: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.012);
+            align-items: flex-start;
+            gap: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.015);
+            margin: 0 0 calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.06);
+            padding-bottom: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.035);
+            border-bottom: 0.05rem solid rgba(var(--secUser), 0.4);
+        }
+        .stat-chip-rank {
+            font-size: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.12);
+            font-weight: bold;
             line-height: 1;
             color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
-            font-weight: bold;
+            &:empty { display: none; }
+        }
+        .stat-chip-tag {
+            display: inline-flex;
+            align-items: baseline;
+            gap: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.04);
+            line-height: 1;
 
-            .stat-chip-rank { font-size: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.105); }
-            i               { font-size: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.105); align-self: flex-start; }
-            .stat-chip-rank:empty { display: none; }
+            i {
+                font-size: calc(var(--applet-card-w) * 0.085);
+                color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+            }
         }
 
         // Sprint A.7-polish-3 — title + arcana in applet stat-block per
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss
index 968b415..8ef0614 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@
 
     .stat-face {
         display: none;
-        padding: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.37)
+        // Sprint A.7.5-polish-4 — top-pinned content per user-spec 2026-05-25 PM
+        // ("pin the number/alphanumeric at the top and the rest of the content
+        // cascades down from it, instead of pinning the arcana type in the center
+        // and stacking the rest of the content atop it"). Was top: 0.37 of card-w
+        // (visually-centered the arcana mid-stat-block); now uniform 0.1 so the
+        // chip header sits at the actual top edge + cascade flows down.
+        padding: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.1)
                  calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.1)
                  calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.08);
     }
@@ -77,72 +83,65 @@
         // below still flip to --quiUser since the gravity stat-block bg is
         // --secUser (a --secUser label would be invisible).
         color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
-        margin: 0 0 calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.07);
-        // Sprint A.7-polish-3 — underline per user spec 2026-05-25 PM
-        // (the original A.3 Q3 lock referred to underlined Emanation /
-        // Reversal headers in the image-mode stat block; same spec re-
-        // applied universally here so non-image-mode stat blocks get the
-        // same visual treatment).
-        text-decoration: underline;
-        text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
+        margin: 0;
+        // text-decoration: underline dropped in polish-4 — the new
+        // `.stat-face-header` border-bottom underscores the whole header
+        // (chip + icon + label) as a single visual unit, separating it
+        // from the title block below.
     }
 
-    // Sprint A.7.5 — `.stat-face-header` is the flex wrapper holding the
-    // new top-left rank+suit chip inline w. the EMANATION/REVERSAL label.
-    // Per [[project-image-based-deck-face-rendering]]'s A.3 Q3 spec the
-    // chip is the chosen home for rank+suit on image-mode decks (where
-    // the card itself has no corners). On text-mode decks the chip is a
-    // benign duplicate of the corner rank+suit — won't bite until we
-    // delete the text-mode rendering entirely. User-spec 2026-05-25 PM:
-    // mirror the `.fan-card-corner` pattern (vertically stacked rank +
-    // icon, --secUser, no bg/border) rather than the original bordered-
-    // pill draft. The label sits inline-right of the chip, top-aligned
-    // (chip is 2 rows tall, label is 1 — "vaguely inline" per spec).
+    // Sprint A.7.5-polish-4 — header is now a two-row vertical stack so
+    // long Roman numerals (e.g. XXVIII) get their own line w. room to
+    // breathe; row-2 holds the suit-icon + EMANATION/REVERSAL label
+    // inline (the icon is always 1 char so it never overflows). The
+    // border-bottom underscores both rows as one header unit, replacing
+    // the prior per-label text-decoration: underline.
     .stat-face-header {
         display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
         align-items: flex-start;
-        gap: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.05);
+        gap: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.02);
         margin: 0 0 calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.07);
-
-        .stat-face-label { margin: 0; }  // header owns the bottom margin now
+        padding-bottom: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.04);
+        border-bottom: 0.05rem solid rgba(var(--secUser), 0.4);
     }
 
-    .stat-face-chip {
-        display: inline-flex;
-        flex-direction: column;
-        align-items: center;
-        gap: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.012);
+    .stat-chip-rank {
+        font-size: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.105);
+        font-weight: bold;
         line-height: 1;
         color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
-        font-weight: bold;
+        &:empty { display: none; }
+    }
+
+    .stat-chip-tag {
+        display: inline-flex;
+        align-items: baseline;
+        gap: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.04);
+        line-height: 1;
 
-        .stat-chip-rank {
-            font-size: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.092);
-        }
         i {
-            font-size: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.092);
-            align-self: flex-start;
+            font-size: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.083);
+            color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
         }
-
-        // Empty rank (JS-populated surfaces before first paint) — collapse
-        // the rank line so the chip doesn't leave a stray empty row.
-        .stat-chip-rank:empty { display: none; }
     }
 
     // Sprint A.7-polish-3 — title + arcana fields per locked Q3 spec.
     // Title color keys off the stat-block's `data-arcana-key` attr (set by
     // stage-card.js populateStatExtras OR server-side in the applet partial):
     //   - MAJOR → --terUser (gold)
-    //   - MINOR / MIDDLE → --quiUser (cream)
-    // Matches the contour-stroke color on the image-mode card so card +
-    // title read as a coordinated pair.
+    //   - MINOR / MIDDLE → --quaUser (bright yellow-gold, user-spec 2026-
+    //     05-25 PM "only the My Sign applet has --quaUser as a font color;
+    //     the rest are --quiUser. Let's change the latter to match the
+    //     former" — applet's `.stat-face-title` was already --quaUser;
+    //     shared mixin now matches so all 4 stat-block surfaces unify).
     .stat-face-title {
         font-size: calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.105);
         font-weight: 700;
         line-height: 1.15;
         margin: 0 0 calc(var(--sig-card-w, 120px) * 0.03);
         text-wrap: balance;
-        color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
+        color: rgba(var(--quaUser), 1);
     }
     [data-arcana-key="MAJOR"] .stat-face-title {
         color: rgba(var(--terUser), 1);
@@ -1301,6 +1300,14 @@ html:has(.sig-backdrop) {
     background: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
     border-color: rgba(var(--priUser), 0.6);
     color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);  // currentColor propagates to .fan-corner-rank + i
+
+    // Sprint A.7.5-polish-4 — same image-mode override as the base rule
+    // above. Without this the 0,3,0 levity rule's --secUser bg would
+    // re-clothe the sea-sig-card under levity even in image mode.
+    &.sig-stage-card--image {
+        background: transparent;
+        border: 0;
+    }
 }
 
 // ─── Sig select: landscape overrides ─────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -1697,6 +1704,19 @@ $sea-card-h: 6.5rem;
     padding: 0.25rem;
     overflow: hidden;
 
+    // Sprint A.7.5-polish-4 — image-mode override. `.sig-stage-card.sea-sig-
+    // card` (0,2,0) matches the shared `.sig-stage-card.sig-stage-card--image`
+    // comma-list rule's specificity but source-loses to it — so we re-state
+    // the transparency here AT 0,3,0 (parent + 2 sibling classes). Mirrors
+    // the my_sign-applet pattern in `_billboard.scss`. Filter chain on
+    // `.sig-stage-card-img` is still inherited from the shared rule (the
+    // image-mode rule's img descendant selector doesn't lose anywhere).
+    &.sig-stage-card--image {
+        background: transparent;
+        border: 0;
+        padding: 0;
+    }
+
     .fan-card-face {
         flex: 1;
         display: flex;
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-my-sign.html b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-my-sign.html
index 4a5fed0..928c900 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-my-sign.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/billboard/_partials/_applet-my-sign.html
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@
                 {# rendering]]'s A.3 Q3 spec. Server-rendered (read-only      #}
                 {# applet — no JS populate path).                              #}
                 <div class="stat-face-header">
-                    <span class="stat-face-chip">
-                        <span class="stat-chip-rank">{{ card.corner_rank }}</span>
+                    <span class="stat-chip-rank">{{ card.corner_rank }}</span>
+                    <div class="stat-chip-tag">
                         {% if card.suit_icon %}<i class="fa-solid {{ card.suit_icon }} stat-chip-icon"></i>{% endif %}
-                    </span>
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                        <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <p class="stat-face-title">{{ card.name }}</p>
                 <p class="stat-face-arcana">{{ card.get_arcana_display }}</p>
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/billboard/my_sign.html b/src/templates/apps/billboard/my_sign.html
index 556047a..158742e 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/billboard/my_sign.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/billboard/my_sign.html
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
             {# populateStatExtras fills `.stat-chip-rank` + `.stat-chip-icon`.#}
             <div class="stat-face stat-face--upright">
                 <div class="stat-face-header">
-                    <span class="stat-face-chip">
-                        <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <div class="stat-chip-tag">
                         <i class="fa-solid stat-chip-icon" style="display:none"></i>
-                    </span>
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                        <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <p class="stat-face-title"></p>
                 <p class="stat-face-arcana"></p>
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
             </div>
             <div class="stat-face stat-face--reversed">
                 <div class="stat-face-header">
-                    <span class="stat-face-chip">
-                        <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <div class="stat-chip-tag">
                         <i class="fa-solid stat-chip-icon" style="display:none"></i>
-                    </span>
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Reversal</p>
+                        <p class="stat-face-label">Reversal</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <p class="stat-face-title"></p>
                 <p class="stat-face-arcana"></p>
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sea_stage.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sea_stage.html
index aa35547..17c9d23 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sea_stage.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_sea_stage.html
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
             {# card.js populateStatExtras fills both faces' chips identically.#}
             <div class="stat-face stat-face--upright">
                 <div class="stat-face-header">
-                    <span class="stat-face-chip">
-                        <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <div class="stat-chip-tag">
                         <i class="fa-solid stat-chip-icon" style="display:none"></i>
-                    </span>
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                        <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <p class="stat-face-title"></p>
                 <p class="stat-face-arcana"></p>
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
             </div>
             <div class="stat-face stat-face--reversed">
                 <div class="stat-face-header">
-                    <span class="stat-face-chip">
-                        <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <div class="stat-chip-tag">
                         <i class="fa-solid stat-chip-icon" style="display:none"></i>
-                    </span>
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Reversal</p>
+                        <p class="stat-face-label">Reversal</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <p class="stat-face-title"></p>
                 <p class="stat-face-arcana"></p>
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/game_kit.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/game_kit.html
index 426e0d4..a26e6be 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/game_kit.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/game_kit.html
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
             {# stage-card.js's populateStatExtras on each card focus change.   #}
             <div class="stat-face stat-face--upright">
                 <div class="stat-face-header">
-                    <span class="stat-face-chip">
-                        <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <div class="stat-chip-tag">
                         <i class="fa-solid stat-chip-icon" style="display:none"></i>
-                    </span>
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                        <p class="stat-face-label">Emanation</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <p class="stat-face-title"></p>
                 <p class="stat-face-arcana"></p>
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
             </div>
             <div class="stat-face stat-face--reversed">
                 <div class="stat-face-header">
-                    <span class="stat-face-chip">
-                        <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <span class="stat-chip-rank"></span>
+                    <div class="stat-chip-tag">
                         <i class="fa-solid stat-chip-icon" style="display:none"></i>
-                    </span>
-                    <p class="stat-face-label">Reversal</p>
+                        <p class="stat-face-label">Reversal</p>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <p class="stat-face-title"></p>
                 <p class="stat-face-arcana"></p>