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'''Growing enchantments''' are [[enchantment]]s that start out without the ability to do anything but "grow". A "growing" enchantment accumulates [[counter]]s on it's controller's upkeep, building up to produce an effect proportional to the number of counters. While those in ''[[Urza's Saga]]'' all used verse counters and sacrificed themselves, the ones in [[Urza's Destiny|''Urza's Destiny'']] were Auras and had more varied counter names and impacts. Although other spells with a similar mechanic have appeared before or since, growing enchantments were a widespread theme in the [[Urza block]]. There are also two artifacts in ''[[Urza's Saga]]'' that behave this way: <c>Barrin's Codex</c>, which accumulates page counters, and <c>Lotus Blossom</c>, which accumulates petal counters. <c>Powder Keg</c> was released in the next set with a destructive effect. Thirteen years later, <c>Golden Urn</c> and the Shrine cycle from [[New Phyrexia]] follow the same theme, though the Shrines have the bonus ability to gain counters when a spell of an appropriate color is cast. ==Rulings== *In a sense, these enchantments behave like delayed-effect sorceries. You cast one, then you wait. The more turns you wait before sacrificing it to get its effect, the bigger that effect will be. *Putting a counter on the enchantment when its upkeep trigger resolves is always optional. *The sacrifice ability's effect checks the enchantment's last existence on the battlefield to see how many counters were on it. ==From ''[[Urza's Saga]]''== *<c>Discordant Dirge</c> *<c>Lilting Refrain</c> *<c>Midsummer Revel</c> *<c>Recantation</c> *<c>Rumbling Crescendo</c> *<c>Serra's Hymn</c> *<c>Serra's Liturgy</c> *<c>Torch Song</c> *<c>Vile Requiem</c> *<c>War Dance</c> ==From ''[[Urza's Destiny]]''== *<c>Archery Training</c> ([[Arrow counter]]) *<c>Festering Wound</c> (Infection counter) *<c>Incendiary</c> (Fuse counter) *<c>Momentum</c> (Growth counter) *<c>Private Research</c> (Page counter) [[Category:Magic slang]] [[Category:Cards]] [[Category:Miscellaneous mechanics]]
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