Incremental Growth
Sorcery
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, two +1/+1 counters on another target creature, and three +1/+1 counters on a third target creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #17489
Incremental Growth puts +1/+1 counters on three different creatures — one gets one, one gets two, one gets three — for five mana at sorcery speed. It's a role-player in counter-synergy decks, not a staple, and you only run it when your deck actively rewards the distribution.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Incremental Growth is a Commander card through and through — the format's slower clock and creature-centric strategies give it the room it needs to matter. In counter-focused builds under commanders like Vorel of the Hull Clade or Hamza, Guardian of Arashin, spreading six total counters across three creatures can trigger a wave of synergy effects in a single cast. Outside Commander, it sees essentially no play: five mana at sorcery speed is too slow and too low-impact for Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, where individual threats need to close games rather than grow incrementally. Stick to Commander if you're running Incremental Growth at all.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Incremental Growth is deep bulk — you're acquiring it out of a commons box, not a singles order. The price reflects real demand: it's a narrow card with a small audience, and that's unlikely to shift.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.