---
name: "Lilting Refrain"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "WC00"
set_name: "World Championship Decks 2000"
collector_number: "tvdl83sb"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Berry"
oracle_id: "f91a71b7-9bc0-4609-a312-ffede52dc0ad"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lilting-refrain-wc00"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lilting Refrain
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on this enchantment.
Sacrifice this enchantment: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is the number of verse counters on this enchantment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serra's Hymn](/printing/serras-hymn-usg.md) — Enchantment
2. [Lunar Force](/printing/lunar-force-emn.md) — Enchantment
3. [Hesitation](/printing/hesitation-sth.md) — Enchantment
4. [Serra's Liturgy](/printing/serras-liturgy-usg.md) — Enchantment
5. [Torch Song](/printing/torch-song-usg.md) — Enchantment
6. [Decree of Silence](/printing/decree-of-silence-scg.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** World Championship Decks 2000 (WC00) #tvdl83sb
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Berry
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`