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Question by Austin
Submitted on 12/24/2003
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What's the difference between an instant that puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature and one that uses "Target creature gets +1/+1"
  


Answer by magicwizard
Submitted on 1/2/2004
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An INSTANT that says put a +1/+1 counter on target creature can be played any time and a +1/+1 counter can be removed with something like spike rogue. but if it just gets +1/+1 with an enchant creature,it can only be destroyed.

 

Answer by MillMaster
Submitted on 1/9/2004
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A +1/+1 counter (or any counter for that matter) is a permanent reminder of a change in power and or toughness. When creatures get counters, they usually stay on the creature and always modify the P/T of that creature.

Effects that say "target creature gets +1/+1" always say "until end of turn" or some other time when the effect ends. These kinds of effects are direct modifications to the creatures power/toughness much like a counter, but dont last forever.

It is important to keep effects that modify the P/T and counters that modify the P/T separate, because of effects like the spikes, or triskelion and such. If you are asked to remove a +1/+1 counter, from something such as a spike weaver, you can only take a counter... if you cast a giant growth on it, that just makes it a 3/3 with 2 +1/+1 counters (5/5), but you can still only take actual counters off.

Also note, that counters are interchangeable ONLY if they are exactly the same type. A +2/+2 counter is not the same as a 2 +1/+1's You also might find it fun to put +1/+1 counters onto things like mishras factory, because after it "unanimates" the counter stays on and applies later if it animates again.

 

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