Embiggen is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Until end of turn, target non-Brushwagg creature gets +1/+1 for each supertype, card type, and subtype it has.
Complete guide
Embiggen is a unique combat trick that rewards complexity, turning a long line of card types into a massive power boost. Whether you are playing a multi-typed legend or a mechanical marvel, this spell counts every classification to fuel a sudden strike. Just remember: if you are a Brushwagg, you are strictly invited to stay away from this party.
Breaking Down the Bonus
Embiggen grants a creature +1/+1 for every supertype (like Legendary), card type (like Creature or Artifact), and subtype (like Mutant or Warrior) it possesses. While most creatures have at least two tags (Creature and a subtype), cards with multiple roles can easily reach +5/+5 or higher for just a single green mana.
The Resolution Process
When you cast Embiggen, you choose a legal non-Brushwagg target. Upon resolution, the game checks the creature's current types and calculates the total bonus immediately. Once the spell finishes resolving, that +X/+X bonus is locked in for the rest of the turn; adding or losing types later will not change the stat boost already granted.
What Doesn't Count
It is important to note that 'Token' is not a card type, supertype, or subtype, so it provides no bonus. Similarly, descriptors like 'Elite' or 'Attacking' are not types. Furthermore, the restriction is absolute: you cannot target a creature with the Brushwagg subtype, even if it has other types that would make it powerful.
Strategic Timing
Since Embiggen scales with the creature's identity, it is best used on 'Type Soup' creatures that combine multiple origins. It serves as both a defensive tool to save a key creature from damage-based removal and an offensive finisher during the declare blockers step.
Interaction examples
Ms. Marvel, Kamala KhanYou cast Embiggen targeting Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan. Because she is a 'Legendary' (supertype) 'Creature' (card type) and a 'Mutant', 'Inhuman', and 'Hero' (three subtypes), she gets +5/+5. Additionally, her Embiggen Fist ability triggers, allowing you to draw a card and potentially changing her base power simultaneously.
Heroic InterventionIf an opponent tries to destroy your creature in response to Embiggen, you can cast Heroic Intervention. While Heroic Intervention adds the 'Indestructible' keyword, keep in mind that 'Indestructible' is an ability, not a type, so it will not increase the +1/+1 count when Embiggen finally resolves.
Worldly TutorYou can use Worldly Tutor to find a creature with a high density of types, such as an Artifact Creature with multiple subtypes, to set up a lethal attack. Once the creature is on the battlefield, Embiggen will count 'Artifact', 'Creature', and every specific subtype listed on that card's type line.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Embiggen
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The bonus is calculated as Embiggen resolves. After that point, the bonus doesn’t change no matter what happens to the creature’s types.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
All subtypes count, including those that aren’t creature types. Good news for the Artifact Creature — Treasure Dogs out there.
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- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Token is not a type, supertype, or subtype, so it won’t ever count toward Embiggen’s effect.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Brushwaggs know what they did.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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