Pressure counter

Pressure counter
Counter
Use	Resource for sacrificial ability
Placed on	Artifacts, Lands
Introduced	Visions
Last used	Magic 2013
Statistics
2 counter creation cards 50% 50%
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Pressure counters are a type of counter introduced in Visions. They acted as an increasing resource for a sacrificial ability.

Description

Pressure counters first appeared on Magma Mine in Visions. It was an artifact that had an ability to add Pressure counters to itself. It could also be sacrificed at any time dealing +1 damage for each counter on it. The counters represented the magma pressure building up until it exploded with the sacrifice ability.

They re-appeared again in Magic 2013 with Hellion Crucible which was a land that also had an ability to add Pressure counters to itself. It only needed to build up 2 before it could be sacrificed to create a 4/4 red Hellion creature token with Haste. In this case the counters represented the pressure building up until a Hellion is born.

Trivia

• In Magic Online, the counter is colored green as its considered a positive effect and shares its icon with Magnet, Mine, Mining, Ore, Silver, Storage, Trap, and Winch counters.