You also get to draw a card and it is very difficult for a traditional counter to stop it when cycled
Special Summon it in Defense Position, also you cannot Special Summon for the rest of this turn, except Plant monsters
Then, if you pay five mana, you gain, Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, that spell deals damage to each opponent equal to the number of instant or sorcery spells youve cast this turn. This turns every spell you cast into a direct damage spell, if you want that, or you can clear the board by simple going off
Urban Burgeoning Attention all utility land players: you can use those lands more than once per turn cycle
It combines UG ramp with BG graveyard recursion and UB control
It hurts you a little but then most of the best cards do, certainly the black ones, and when in the right deck this should almost always be irrelevant