Titanic Growth
Instant
Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #6189
Titanic Growth slaps a creature for +4/+4 and trample until end of turn — that's a two-mana combat trick that turns a trade into a blowout or converts an unblocked attacker into a lethal hit. Outside of dedicated pump-spell shells like Sergeant John Benton, it rarely makes the cut in Commander, where instant-speed interaction needs to do more than win one combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sergeant John Benton
Sergeant John Benton copies instants and sorceries whenever a creature you control deals combat damage, so Titanic Growth becomes two pump spells for one mana — the second copy can retarget a different attacker mid-combat, doubling the damage swing for free.
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Xyris, the Writhing Storm draws cards whenever opponents draw, and Titanic Growth is a cheap instant that can close out a game on the snake Xyris produces, though the synergy here is less structural and more about having low-cost spells that threaten lethal through a wide board.
Tifa Lockhart
Tifa Lockhart cares about hitting players with combat damage to level up, and Titanic Growth provides the evasion push — specifically trample — that lets Tifa punch through blockers and trigger her damage-based abilities consistently.
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 Pauper, Titanic Growth is a real card — common-legal pump spells that grant trample are exactly what aggressive green decks need to push through blockers, and two mana for +4/+4 is among the most efficient rates available at that rarity. In Modern and Pioneer, it sits behind Might of Old Krosa and Scale Up on raw efficiency, so it doesn't see competitive play. Standard legality means it shows up in limited formats where it's a premium combat trick, but constructed Standard decks move on quickly. In Commander, Titanic Growth is almost exclusively a Sergeant John Benton card — the copy trigger is the only context where a single-target +4/+4 pump justifies a deck slot in a 100-card format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Titanic Growth is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box at your local store for less than the cost of a sleeve. Bulk commons don't appreciate; this is a card you pick up for pennies when you need it and never think about again.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.