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Explosive Growth

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Invasion·inv #187·Common·2000·Art by Arnie Swekel
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Explosive Growth
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Oracle Text

{5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.)

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets +5/+5 until end of turn instead.

Print Details

Set
Invasion (INV)
Number
#187
Rarity
Common
Artist
Arnie Swekel
Frame
1997
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.08
USD Foil
$0.45
EUR
€0.03
EUR Foil
€0.92
MTGO Tix
0.09

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings6

11/8/2024·wotc

If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."

11/8/2024·wotc

The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.

11/8/2024·wotc

If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.

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