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Title: Counters
Post by: Lunis22 on July 14, 2013, 10:50:09 AM
Do counters of opposite types cancel each other? For example putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with a -1/-1 counter.
Title: Re: Counters
Post by: Pleeb on July 14, 2013, 11:01:36 AM
The end result is they cancel each other, but they don't remove each other. You can have +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on a creature at the same time.
Title: Re: Counters
Post by: Millionlittlee on July 14, 2013, 11:06:04 AM
Quote from: Pleeb on July 14, 2013, 11:01:36 AM
The end result is they cancel each other, but they don't remove each other. You can have +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on a creature at the same time.

Actually they do remove each other. You can't have both.
If you have 3 +1/+1 counters, and it gets 2 -1/-1 counters on it it ends up with 1 +1/+1 counter
Title: Re: Counters
Post by: Keyeto on July 14, 2013, 11:07:26 AM
Quote from: Millionlittlee on July 14, 2013, 11:06:04 AM
Quote from: Pleeb on July 14, 2013, 11:01:36 AM
The end result is they cancel each other, but they don't remove each other. You can have +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on a creature at the same time.

Actually they do remove each other. You can't have both.
If you have 3 +1/+1 counters, and it gets 2 -1/-1 counters on it it ends up with 1 +1/+1 counter
This is true. The smaller number of counters are removed:

121.3. (http://imtgapp.com/forum/index.php?action=imtg;area=rule;number=121.3.): If a permanent has both a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter on it, N +1/+1 and N -1/-1 counters are removed from it as a state-based action, where N is the smaller of the number of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on it. See rule 704.
Title: Re: Counters
Post by: Millionlittlee on July 14, 2013, 11:08:43 AM
I feel victorious i beat you to the answer. Lol
Title: Re: Counters
Post by: Millionlittlee on July 14, 2013, 11:17:51 AM
Quote from: CbStrad on July 14, 2013, 11:13:25 AM
On this note, this is why sticking a {Glistening Oil} on your {Protean Hydra} is so much fun

Edit: Found it XD

Any hydra is good with that card