Published Feb 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EST Patricia is the former editor-in-chief of  Kotaku , where she spent a decade writing and editing. Prior to that, she served as the Culture Editor at  Polygon , and as a reporter at  The Verge . Hernandez specializes in Pokémon TCG, Nintendo, and offbeat internet culture stories. From eating rocks to killing your own cat, nearly every power in Mewgenics can be incredible under the right circumstances Image: Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel Sign in to your Polygon.com account If you're playing the excellent cat breeding roguelike Mewgenics , you've probably come across an ability that sounds totally useless: Waste Time. If you took a chance on it with the hope Waste Time would reveal itself to be a good spell down the line, you likely walked away doubly confused. But what if I told you that Waste Time — alongside many of Mewgenics ' seemingly pointless abilities — is one of the best power-ups you can have?…