Discordant Dirge

Enchantment, 3BB (5)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Discordant Dirge.

{B}, Sacrifice Discordant Dirge: Look at target opponent's hand and choose up to X cards from it, where X is the number of verse counters on Discordant Dirge. That player discards those cards.¹
Illus. Carl Critchlow

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 10/4/2004: Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard, MTGO Classic
Printings (1/6)	Urza's Saga (Rare)