---
name: "Unchecked Growth"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant — Arcane"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tsutomu Kawade"
oracle_id: "ea4052bc-cd37-467c-9fba-3f1ed537b781"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unchecked-growth-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unchecked Growth
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant — Arcane

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. If it's a Spirit, it gains trample until end of turn.

> *"Quell'energia era un tempo concessa per crescere le cose. Ora i kami la conservano per i loro scopi, liberandola in ondate improvvise che annientano la carne e le foglie."
—Sakiko, Madre dell'Estate*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Larger Than Life](/printing/larger-than-life-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Bestow Greatness](/printing/bestow-greatness-dft.md) — Instant
3. [Fully Grown](/printing/fully-grown-iko.md) — Instant
4. [Monstrous Growth](/printing/monstrous-growth-por.md) — Sorcery
5. [Staggering Size](/printing/staggering-size-lci.md) — Instant
6. [Confidence from Strength](/printing/confidence-from-strength-gs1.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #148
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tsutomu Kawade
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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