Any power- or toughness-setting effects that start to apply after the ability resolves will overwrite this effect
Would you have done the same amid local game stores' complaints
My turn 2 play a 1/1 My opponents turn 3, attack with a 3/3 (12 life) My turn 3 make my creature a 3/3, attack (opponent 7 life) My opponents turn 4, gives her creature lifelink attack with a 3/3 (opponent 10 life, me 9 life) My turn 4, also get lifelink, attack (opponent 7 life, me 12 life) My opponents turn 5 attack (opponent 10 life, me 9 life) My turn 5, use my Lotus petal, make my warden an 8/8 (opponent 2 life, me 17 life) And then
The design team didn't know what they wanted to do with this slot, but they knew it should be blue, for a little while the slot was just this: Blue Rare Hole (version #3)
Bet you cant guess that shiny