Quest

Quests are enchantments from Zendikar. These enchantments gain quest counters as triggered abilities for specific events. After building up enough quest counters, these enchantments yield rewards.

Three cycles of Quests are expected in Zendikar:

• Explorations: A common cycle of quests that gain counters from Landfall triggers. An additional activated ability can be activated by removing a certain number of quest counters from the enchantment and sacrificing it. It includes Soul Stair Expedition.
• Quests: An uncommon cycle that gains counters on events specified on the card. It has a similar activated ability to the Explorations. The cycle includes Quest for Ancient Secrets, Quest for the Gravelord.
• Ascensions: A rare cycle that gains counters should a specific event have happened during a turn. However, no counters need to be removed to activate an ability. Instead, a continuous effect or triggered or activated ability is enabled after a threshold of counters is achieved. The cycle includes Luminarch Ascension, Archmage Ascension.