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Supersize

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Supersize

Comments (7)

DJcopydog
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0) (7 votes)
I know it is just an un-card, but 1 whole more mana for only 1/2 more power and toughness over an Overgrowth? Lame.
Dante80
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (4 votes)
DJcopydog, I think you were talking about Giant Growth though...
A3Kitsune
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Instead of pricing this the same as Monstrous Growth, there should have been a 1/2 mana symbol for the colorless part of the cost. Thus, since it's halfway between Giant and Monstrous Growth, it costs halfway between them.
Silverware
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (1 vote)
To be completly fair Monstrous growth is a sorcery and this is an instant. So this is not strictly worse. It is in fact comparable.
flipsyalec
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
what happens if you supersize an unblocked infect creature? do they get half a poison counter, or can poison counters only be integer numbers. if so, does it round up or down?
Tanaka348
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Okay, now we have Titanic Growth. NOW this is strictly worse than something. And Titanic Growth isn't that good to begin with.
rulesinquisitor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If you think about it +3.5/+3.5 is essentially the same as +4/+4. I mean, unless you are dealing with creatures that have non-integer stats to begin with.

My 2/2 bear attacks into your 5/5 creature. I give the bear Titanic Growth, making it a 6/6, killing your 5/5 and living to tell the tale. Alternatively, I give the bear Supersize, making it a 5.5/5.5, still coming out on top.

I'm not saying anything about the quality or power level of the card, objectively. I'm just saying that in a lot of cases, there's essentially no difference between this and M12's Titanic Growth. A 2/2 will kill a 5/5 whether it (the 2/2) has been pumped to 6/6 or 5.5/5.5.

The difference is only significant if you're staring down a 6/6 with your 2/2, in which case Supersize isn't going to be powerful enough to let the creatures trade in combat.

So yeah, Titanic Growth is pretty much strictly better, but whatever. It's an Uncard.