Growing Dread — Slow-Burn Menace

Growing Dread is a practical pick for black builds that prefer incremental pressure over one turn kills. The card rewards attrition by accumulating doom counters as opponents lose creatures, turning board wipes and trades into a ticking clock. Played in the midrange or sacrifice shell it converts small advantages into recurring drain, and its Near Mint condition keeps it playable for competitive carry or collection quality.

Lore wise the enchantment is the kind of whisper that spreads through a playgroup after a late game sweep clears the board. Use Growing Dread to tax creature-based decks, force awkward blocks, and extend the value of removal spells; it plays well with graveyard synergies and anything that nudges opponents toward trading creatures into your plan.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{B}
• Card Type – Enchantment
• Subtypes – Curse
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Enchant player. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a doom counter on Growing Dread. At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player loses 1 life for each doom counter on Growing Dread.