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◇ Catalog #173†

Monstrous Growth

por·#173†·common·nonfoil

Illus. Dan Frazier

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16

NM$0.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.16–$0.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.19low $0.12range 58.3%n 216

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,255 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.17

Gameplay

Sorcery

Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.

Some cats are born fighters; others need a little persuading.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.12 and $0.19 across 216 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #173† of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity green, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{G} (2 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,255 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dan Frazier. Rarix catalogs 929 other cards credited to this artist.