Nekima upgrade The True Mother

[Loen-Y]

yesterday me and a friend found ourselves with a disagrement (didn't go too much into it as i wasn't the one he was playing).

 

The True Mother states that, while she kills something, the kill can be counted towards another friendly model within 6 inch for grow and mature purposes, yet no one had the upgrade for the growing and maturing process. i claimed he could not use the upgrade for anything, thus Nekima had an unusable upgrade on her, yet him and his opponent played it like she could just grow and mature.

 

my question should be clear by now, but was i right, or did they play it correctly?

[The Godlyness]

No model on the table has the grow or mature ability with out the upgrade.

But it's not worthless can still sprout out tots. But at 15ss she can find better upgrades.

[Loen-Y]

ok, thanks. forgot about the tot summoning, but at least i know now fur sure those tots should not be growing

[Durza]

Was there a black blood shaman on the table? They have grow built in, but it's 12 inches regardless of LOS.