diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c71cc3b0..f22e0d0df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 - Edified Panels are now crafted with 9 planks rather than 8 to avoid conflicting with the vanilla chest recipe ([#1080](https://github.com/FallingColors/HexMod/pull/1080)) @Robotgiggle
 - Drawing Evanition with nothing left to do will now undo the opening Introspection ([#1047](https://github.com/FallingColors/HexMod/pull/1047)) @Robotgiggle
 - Book pages for patterns without input/output iotas will no longer display the type signature line at all ([#1118](https://github.com/FallingColors/HexMod/pull/1118)) @IridescentVoid
+- Consideration, Introspection, Retrospection, and Evanition now count towards the per-hex pattern limit ([#1172](https://github.com/FallingColors/HexMod/pull/1172)) @Robotgiggle
 - Updated Inline dependency from 1.0.1 to 1.2.2 ([#1043](https://github.com/FallingColors/HexMod/pull/1043)) @Robotgiggle
 - Updated Fabric Language Kotlin dependency from 1.9.4 to 1.13.7 ([#1043](https://github.com/FallingColors/HexMod/pull/1043)) @Robotgiggle
 - Updated Kotlin for Forge dependency from 4.3.0 to 4.12.0 ([#1043](https://github.com/FallingColors/HexMod/pull/1043)) @Robotgiggle
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpCloseParen.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpCloseParen.kt
index 066632cff..2a7096752 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpCloseParen.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpCloseParen.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ object OpCloseParen : Action {
         if (newParenCount == 0) {
             val newStack = image.stack.toMutableList()
             newStack.add(ListIota(image.parenthesized.toList().map { it.iota }))
-            val image2 = image.copy(
+            val image2 = image.withUsedOp().copy(
                 stack = newStack,
                 parenCount = newParenCount,
                 parenthesized = listOf()
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ object OpCloseParen : Action {
             // we need to add the close paren
             val newParens = image.parenthesized.toMutableList()
             newParens.add(ParenthesizedIota(thisIota, false))
-            val image2 = image.copy(
+            val image2 = image.withUsedOp().copy(
                 parenCount = newParenCount,
                 parenthesized = newParens
             )
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpEscape.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpEscape.kt
index 5c3a6e825..ea6e227cb 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpEscape.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpEscape.kt
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.lib.hex.HexEvalSounds
 
 object OpEscape : Action {
     override fun operate(env: CastingEnvironment, image: CastingImage, continuation: SpellContinuation): OperationResult {
-        val image2 = image.copy(
+        val image2 = image.withUsedOp().copy(
             escapeNext = true
         )
         return OperationResult(image2, listOf(), continuation, HexEvalSounds.NORMAL_EXECUTE)
     }
 
     override fun operateInParens(env: CastingEnvironment, image: CastingImage, continuation: SpellContinuation, thisIota: Iota): ParenthesizedOperationResult {
-        val image2 = image.copy(
+        val image2 = image.withUsedOp().copy(
             escapeNext = true
         )
         return ParenthesizedOperationResult(image2, listOf(), continuation, HexEvalSounds.NORMAL_EXECUTE, ResolvedPatternType.EVALUATED)
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpOpenParen.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpOpenParen.kt
index 87fddccdb..9288a2eef 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpOpenParen.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpOpenParen.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.lib.hex.HexEvalSounds
 
 object OpOpenParen : Action {
     override fun operate(env: CastingEnvironment, image: CastingImage, continuation: SpellContinuation): OperationResult {
-        val image2 = image.copy(
+        val image2 = image.withUsedOp().copy(
             parenCount = image.parenCount + 1
         )
         return OperationResult(image2, listOf(), continuation, HexEvalSounds.NORMAL_EXECUTE)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ object OpOpenParen : Action {
         // we have escaped the parens onto the stack; we just also record our count.
         val newParens = image.parenthesized.toMutableList()
         newParens.add(CastingImage.ParenthesizedIota(thisIota, false))
-        val image2 = image.copy(
+        val image2 = image.withUsedOp().copy(
             parenthesized = newParens,
             parenCount = image.parenCount + 1
         )
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpUndo.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpUndo.kt
index c8f1b3aed..40158299f 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpUndo.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/escaping/OpUndo.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ object OpUndo : Action {
                 HexActions.CLOSE_PAREN.prototype.angles -> newParenCount++
             }
         }
-        val image2 = image.copy(
+        val image2 = image.withUsedOp().copy(
             parenthesized = newParens,
             parenCount = newParenCount
         )