Official explanation below: While many other cards reduce cost in a way similar to this card, this is the only card that can reduce cost without consuming any cards in the players hand or imposing any conditions, making it powerful in every stage of the game
For each extra X mana you pay, The Goose Mother gets a +1/+1 counter on it, and then it creates half that number of Food tokens, rounded up
Today the collection consists of some 12,664 cards
They often come with abilities that allow them to destroy creatures, especially those that are tapped or damaged, making them excellent at controlling the board and dealing with key enemy pieces
A double-faced permanent always has the status "face up" (see rule 110.6)
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