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*<c>Aether Snap</c> was the first card to remove all counters on all permanents. | *<c>Aether Snap</c> was the first card to remove all counters on all permanents. | ||
*<c>Gilder Bairn</c> was the first card to double the number of counters on any permanent. | *<c>Gilder Bairn</c> was the first card to double the number of counters on any permanent. | ||
*<c>Hex Parasite</c> was the first card that | *<c>Hex Parasite</c> was the first card that could remove fewer than all counters of any type from a permanent. | ||
*<c>Vampire Hexmage</c> was the first permanent card that | *<c>Vampire Hexmage</c> was the first permanent card that could remove all counters from a permanent. | ||
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== | ==±X/±Y counter== | ||
These counters modify the [[power and toughness]] of a [[creature]]. Only the +1/+1 and the -1/-1 counter are still in use and can annihilate each other. | These counters modify the [[power and toughness]] of a [[creature]]. Only the +1/+1 and the -1/-1 counter are still in use and can annihilate each other. | ||
===+1/+1 counter=== | ===+1/+1 counter=== | ||
{{main|+1/+1 counter}} | {{main|+1/+1 counter}} | ||
+1/+1 counters are the most common counter type in ''[[Magic]]''. The cards | +1/+1 counters are the most common counter type in ''[[Magic]]''. The cards that produce these counters are [[+1/+1 counter/List of cards|listed here]]. | ||
===-1/-1 counter=== | ===-1/-1 counter=== | ||
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-1/-1 counters are the inverse of +1/+1 counter. The cards which produce these counters are [[-1/-1 counter/List of cards|listed here]]. | -1/-1 counters are the inverse of +1/+1 counter. The cards which produce these counters are [[-1/-1 counter/List of cards|listed here]]. | ||
===Deprecated | ===Deprecated ±X/±Y counter=== | ||
The rest of these power and toughness counters are [[deprecated]] and no longer printed on modern cards. | The rest of these power and toughness counters are [[deprecated]] and no longer printed on modern cards. | ||
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====+0/+2 counter==== | ====+0/+2 counter==== | ||
*<c>Frankenstein's Monster</c> from ''The Dark'' is the first and only creature to come into play with +2/+0, +1/+1 and/or +0/+2 counters. | *<c>Frankenstein's Monster</c> from ''The Dark'' is the first and only creature to come into play with +2/+0, +1/+1, and/or +0/+2 counters. | ||
====+1/+0 counter==== | ====+1/+0 counter==== | ||
*<c>Balduvian Hydra</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first Hydra to use +1/+0 counters. Most Hydras since | *<c>Balduvian Hydra</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first Hydra to use +1/+0 counters. Most Hydras have since used +1/+1 counters. | ||
*<c>Clockwork Avian</c> from ''Antiquities'' used +1/+0 counters, like Clockwork Beast. | *<c>Clockwork Avian</c> from ''Antiquities'' used +1/+0 counters, like Clockwork Beast. | ||
*<c>Clockwork Beast</c> from ''Alpha'' was the first card to use +1/+0 counters. | *<c>Clockwork Beast</c> from ''Alpha'' was the first card to use +1/+0 counters. | ||
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==Acorn counter== | ==Acorn counter== | ||
{{main|Acorn counter}} | {{main|Acorn counter}} | ||
*<c>Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher</c> from ''[[Unsanctioned]]'' was the first card, creature, and [[Silver-bordered]] card to use acorn counters. The counters have their own [[symbol]] {{A}} and are placed on players, functioning much like [[Energy counter]]s. | *<c>Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher</c> from ''[[Unsanctioned]]'' was the first card, creature, and [[Silver-bordered]] card to use acorn counters. The counters have their own [[symbol]] {{A}} and are placed on players, functioning much like [[Energy counter]]s. | ||
*<c>Chitterspitter</c> from ''[[Modern Horizons 2]]'' is the first black-border card and first artifact to use acorn counters. It places the counters on itself. | *<c>Chitterspitter</c> from ''[[Modern Horizons 2]]'' is the first black-border card and the first artifact to use acorn counters. It places the counters on itself. | ||
==Aegis counter== | ==Aegis counter== | ||
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*<c>Five-Alarm Fire</c> from ''Gatecrash'' is the first enchantment to produce blaze counters. | *<c>Five-Alarm Fire</c> from ''Gatecrash'' is the first enchantment to produce blaze counters. | ||
*<c>Obsidian Fireheart</c> from ''Zendikar'' is the first creature to produce blaze counters. | *<c>Obsidian Fireheart</c> from ''Zendikar'' is the first creature to produce blaze counters. | ||
==Blessing counter== | |||
{{Main|Blessing counter}} | |||
*<c>Boon of the Spirit Realm</c> from ''[[Commander Masters]]'' is the first enchantment to produce blessing counters. | |||
==Blight counter== | |||
{{Main|Blight counter}} | |||
*To be introduced in ''[[Bloomburrow]]''. | |||
==Blood counter== | ==Blood counter== | ||
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{{Main|Bloodline counter}} | {{Main|Bloodline counter}} | ||
*<c>Edgar Markov's Coffin</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first artifact to produce bloodline counters. | *<c>Edgar Markov's Coffin</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first artifact to produce bloodline counters. | ||
==Bloodstain counter== | |||
{{Main|Bloodstain counter}} | |||
*<c>Blood Spatter Analysis</c> from ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]'' is the first enchantment to produce bloodstain counters. | |||
==Book counter== | ==Book counter== | ||
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*<c>Chevill, Bane of Monsters</c> from ''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths''. | *<c>Chevill, Bane of Monsters</c> from ''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths''. | ||
*<c>Mathas, Fiend Seeker</c> from ''Commander 2017''. | *<c>Mathas, Fiend Seeker</c> from ''Commander 2017''. | ||
*<c>Termination Facilitator</c> from ''Jumpstart 2022''. | |||
*<c>Bounty Board</c> from ''Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander''. | |||
==Brain counter== | |||
{{Main|Brain counter}} | |||
*<c>Rex, Cyber-Hound</c> from ''[[Fallout]]'' is the first creature to produce brain counters. | |||
==Bribery counter== | ==Bribery counter== | ||
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==Brick counter== | ==Brick counter== | ||
{{Main|Brick counter}} | {{Main|Brick counter}} | ||
* ''[[Amonkhet]]'' introduced a cycle | *''[[Amonkhet]]'' introduced a cycle of 4 artifacts that were the first to produce brick counters. Each had two activations: one that has an effect and puts a brick counter on the artifact, and a second with a stronger version of the effect after having a certain number of brick counters: | ||
** <c>Edifice of Authority</c> | **<c>Edifice of Authority</c> | ||
** <c>Luxa River Shrine</c> | **<c>Luxa River Shrine</c> | ||
** <c>Oracle's Vault</c> | **<c>Oracle's Vault</c> | ||
** <c>Pyramid of the Pantheon</c> | **<c>Pyramid of the Pantheon</c> | ||
* <c>Sunset Pyramid</c> from ''[[Hour of Devastation]]'' was the first artifact to use brick counters as an expendable resource. | *<c>Sunset Pyramid</c> from ''[[Hour of Devastation]]'' was the first artifact to use brick counters as an expendable resource. | ||
==Burden counter== | |||
{{Main|Burden counter}} | |||
*<c>The One Ring</c> from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth]]'' is the first artifact to produce burden counters. | |||
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==Charge counter== | ==Charge counter== | ||
{{main|Charge counter}} | {{main|Charge counter}} | ||
Charge counters belong to the most common counter types in ''[[Magic]]''. The cards | Charge counters belong to the most common counter types in ''[[Magic]]''. The cards that produce these counters are [[Charge counter/List of cards|listed here]]. | ||
==Coin counter== | ==Coin counter== | ||
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{{Main|Collection counter}} | {{Main|Collection counter}} | ||
*<c>Evelyn, the Covetous</c> from ''Streets of New Capenna'' is the first creature to produce collection counters. | *<c>Evelyn, the Covetous</c> from ''Streets of New Capenna'' is the first creature to produce collection counters. | ||
*<c>Charitable Levy</c> from Modern Horizons 3 is the first enchantment to produce collection counters. | |||
==Component counter== | ==Component counter== | ||
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{{Main|Death counter}} | {{Main|Death counter}} | ||
*<c>Bogardan Phoenix</c> from ''Visions'' is the first creature to use death counters. | *<c>Bogardan Phoenix</c> from ''Visions'' is the first creature to use death counters. | ||
==Defense counter== | |||
[[File:Defense.png|right|thumb|Defense]] | |||
{{main|Defense counter}} | |||
[[Battle]]s, first introduced in ''[[March of the Machine]]'', use defense counters to track the progress of the battle. | |||
==Delay counter== | ==Delay counter== | ||
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==Descent counter== | ==Descent counter== | ||
{{Main|Descent counter}} | |||
*<c>Descent into Avernus</c> from ''Baldur's Gate'' is the first enchantment to use descent counters. | *<c>Descent into Avernus</c> from ''Baldur's Gate'' is the first enchantment to use descent counters. | ||
==Despair counter== | ==Despair counter== | ||
{{Main|Despair counter}} | |||
*<c>Descent into Madness</c> from ''Avacyn Restored'' is the first enchantment to use despair counters. | *<c>Descent into Madness</c> from ''Avacyn Restored'' is the first enchantment to use despair counters. | ||
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[[File:Devotion.svg|right|thumb|Devotion|75px]] | [[File:Devotion.svg|right|thumb|Devotion|75px]] | ||
*<c>Bloodthirsty Ogre</c> and <c>Pious Kitsune</c> from ''Champions of Kamigawa'' are the first creatures to use devotion counters. | *<c>Bloodthirsty Ogre</c> and <c>Pious Kitsune</c> from ''Champions of Kamigawa'' are the first creatures to use devotion counters. | ||
==Discovery counter== | |||
{{Main|Discovery counter}} | |||
*[[Universes Beyond]] <c>Lara Croft, Tomb Raider</c> from ''[[Secret Lair Drop Series: Tomb Raider]]'' is the first creature to use discovery counters. | |||
==Divinity counter== | ==Divinity counter== | ||
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==Doom counter== | ==Doom counter== | ||
{{Main|Doom counter}} | |||
[[File:Doom.svg|right|thumb|Doom|75px]] | [[File:Doom.svg|right|thumb|Doom|75px]] | ||
*Originally, <c>Armageddon Clock</c> from ''[[Antiquities]]'' just used unnamed counters. It was given errata to call them doom counters. | *Originally, <c>Armageddon Clock</c> from ''[[Antiquities]]'' just used unnamed counters. It was given errata to call them doom counters. | ||
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*Originally, <c>Rasputin Dreamweaver</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use dream counters. | *Originally, <c>Rasputin Dreamweaver</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use dream counters. | ||
*<c>Rasputin, the Oneiromancer</c> from ''[[Dominaria United/Commander decks|Dominaria United commander]]''. | *<c>Rasputin, the Oneiromancer</c> from ''[[Dominaria United/Commander decks|Dominaria United commander]]''. | ||
==Duty counter== | |||
{{Main|Duty counter}} | |||
*<c>Immortal Obligation</c> from ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor Commander]]'' is the first card to use duty counters. | |||
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==Echo counter== | ==Echo counter== | ||
{{Main|Echo counter}} | |||
[[File:Echo.svg|right|thumb|Echo|75px]] | [[File:Echo.svg|right|thumb|Echo|75px]] | ||
*<c>Soul Echo</c> from ''Mirage'' is the first enchantment to use echo counters. | *<c>Soul Echo</c> from ''Mirage'' is the first enchantment to use echo counters. | ||
==Egg counter== | ==Egg counter== | ||
{{Main|Egg counter}} | |||
*<c>Darigaaz Reincarnated</c> from ''[[Dominaria]]'' is the first creature to use egg counters. | *<c>Darigaaz Reincarnated</c> from ''[[Dominaria]]'' is the first creature to use egg counters. | ||
*<c>Xira, the Golden Sting</c> from ''[[Dominaria United/Commander decks|Dominaria United commander]]''. | *<c>Xira, the Golden Sting</c> from ''[[Dominaria United/Commander decks|Dominaria United commander]]''. | ||
*<c>Darigaaz, Shivan Champion</c> from ''[[Alchemy: Dominaria]]''. | |||
==Elixir counter== | ==Elixir counter== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Elixir counter}} | ||
*<c>Essence Bottle</c> from ''Tempest'' is the first artifact to use elixir counters. | *<c>Essence Bottle</c> from ''Tempest'' is the first artifact to use elixir counters. | ||
==Ember counter== | ==Ember counter== | ||
{{Main|Ember counter}} | |||
*<c>Smoldering Egg</c> from ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'' is the first creature to use ember counters. | *<c>Smoldering Egg</c> from ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'' is the first creature to use ember counters. | ||
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{{Main|Energy counter}} | {{Main|Energy counter}} | ||
[[File:Vortex.svg|right|thumb|Vortex|75px]] | [[File:Vortex.svg|right|thumb|Vortex|75px]] | ||
* | *As of Kaladesh, players can receive Energy Counters. Energy Counters are placed on players and can be generated in multiple different ways, being spent to activate the abilities or effects of certain cards (analogous to a seventh mana type). | ||
As of Kaladesh, players can receive Energy Counters. Energy Counters are placed on players and can be generated in multiple different ways, being spent to activate the abilities or effects of certain cards (analogous to a seventh mana type). | |||
==Enlightened counter== | ==Enlightened counter== | ||
{{Main|Enlightened counter}} | |||
*<c>The Book of Exalted Deeds</c> from ''Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' is the first artifact to use enlightened counters. | *<c>The Book of Exalted Deeds</c> from ''Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' is the first artifact to use enlightened counters. | ||
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{{Main|Eon counter}} | {{Main|Eon counter}} | ||
*<c>Magosi, the Waterveil</c> from ''Zendikar'' is the first land to use eon counters. | *<c>Magosi, the Waterveil</c> from ''Zendikar'' is the first land to use eon counters. | ||
*<c>Out of the Tombs</c> from ''[[Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks]]'' is the first enchantment to use eon counters. | |||
==Eruption counter== | |||
{{Main|Eruption counter}} | |||
*<c>Pompeii</c> from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is the first plane to use eruption counters. | |||
==Everything counter== | |||
{{Main|Everything counter}} | |||
*<c>Omo, Queen of Vesuva</c> from ''[[Modern Horizons 3]]'' is the first creature to use everything counters. | |||
==Experience counter== | ==Experience counter== | ||
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==Eyestalk counter== | ==Eyestalk counter== | ||
{{Main|Eyestalk counter}} | |||
*The [[test card]] <c>Underdark Beholder</c> from the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set is the first creature to use eyestalk counters. | *The [[test card]] <c>Underdark Beholder</c> from the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set is the first creature to use eyestalk counters. | ||
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==Fade counter== | ==Fade counter== | ||
{{main|Fade counter}} | {{main|Fade counter}} | ||
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==Feather counter== | ==Feather counter== | ||
{{Main|Feather counter}} | |||
*<c>Aven Mimeomancer</c> from ''Alara Reborn'' | *<c>Aven Mimeomancer</c> from ''Alara Reborn'' | ||
*<c>Kangee, Aerie Keeper</c> from ''Invasion'' is the first creature to use feather counters. | *<c>Kangee, Aerie Keeper</c> from ''Invasion'' is the first creature to use feather counters. | ||
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==Fetch counter== | ==Fetch counter== | ||
{{Main|Fetch counter}} | |||
*<c>Pako, Arcane Retriever</c> from ''Commander 2020'' is the first creature to use fetch counters. | *<c>Pako, Arcane Retriever</c> from ''Commander 2020'' is the first creature to use fetch counters. | ||
*<c>Hex, Kellan's Companion</c> from ''[[Alchemy: Eldraine]]''. | |||
==Filibuster counter== | ==Filibuster counter== | ||
{{Main|Filibuster counter}} | |||
*<c>Azor's Elocutors</c> from ''Return to Ravnica'' is the first creature to use Filibuster counters. | *<c>Azor's Elocutors</c> from ''Return to Ravnica'' is the first creature to use Filibuster counters. | ||
==Finality counter== | |||
[[File:Icon Finality-Counter.png|thumb|right|Finality|64px]] | |||
{{main|Finality counter}} | |||
If a permanent with a finality counter would go to a graveyard, exile it instead. | |||
==Flame counter== | ==Flame counter== | ||
{{Main|Flame counter}} | |||
[[File:Flame.svg|thumb|right|Flame|75px]] | [[File:Flame.svg|thumb|right|Flame|75px]] | ||
*<c>Embodiment of Flame</c> from ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]''. | *<c>Embodiment of Flame</c> from ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]''. | ||
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==Flood counter== | ==Flood counter== | ||
{{Main|Flood counter}} | |||
[[File:Flood.svg|thumb|right|Flood|75px]] | [[File:Flood.svg|thumb|right|Flood|75px]] | ||
*<c>Aquitect's Will</c> from ''Lorwyn'' is the first sorcery to produce flood counters. | *<c>Aquitect's Will</c> from ''Lorwyn'' is the first sorcery to produce flood counters. | ||
*<c>Bounty of the Luxa</c> from ''Amonkhet'' is the first enchantment to use flood counters. | *<c>Bounty of the Luxa</c> from ''Amonkhet'' is the first enchantment to use flood counters. | ||
*<c>The Flood of Mars</c> from ''Doctor Who'' is the first creature to use flood counters. | |||
*<c>Quicksilver Fountain</c> from ''Mirrodin'' is the first artifact to use flood counters. | *<c>Quicksilver Fountain</c> from ''Mirrodin'' is the first artifact to use flood counters. | ||
==Foreshadow counter== | ==Foreshadow counter== | ||
{{Main|Foreshadow counter}} | |||
*<c>Ominous Seas</c> from ''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths'' is the first enchantment to use foreshadow counters. | *<c>Ominous Seas</c> from ''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths'' is the first enchantment to use foreshadow counters. | ||
==Fungus counter== | ==Fungus counter== | ||
{{Main|Fungus counter}} | |||
[[File:Fungus.svg|thumb|right|Fungus|75px]] | [[File:Fungus.svg|thumb|right|Fungus|75px]] | ||
*<c>Mindbender Spores</c> from ''Mirage'' is the first creature to produce fungus counters. | *<c>Mindbender Spores</c> from ''Mirage'' is the first creature to produce fungus counters. | ||
*<c>Sporogenesis</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first enchantment to produce fungus counters. | *<c>Sporogenesis</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first enchantment to produce fungus counters. | ||
==Fury counter== | |||
{{Main|Fury counter}} | |||
*<c>Charging Cinderhorn</c> from ''Commander 2016'' is the first creature to produce fury counters. | |||
==Fuse counter== | ==Fuse counter== | ||
{{Main|Fuse counter}} | |||
*<c>Bomb Squad</c> from ''Odyssey'' is the first creature to produce fuse counters. | *<c>Bomb Squad</c> from ''Odyssey'' is the first creature to produce fuse counters. | ||
*<c>Goblin Bomb</c> from ''Weatherlight'' is the first enchantment non-Aura to use fuse counters. | *<c>Goblin Bomb</c> from ''Weatherlight'' is the first enchantment non-Aura to use fuse counters. | ||
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==Gem counter== | ==Gem counter== | ||
{{Main|Gem counter}} | {{Main|Gem counter}} | ||
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==Ghostform counter== | ==Ghostform counter== | ||
{{Main|Ghostform counter}} | |||
*<c>Kaya the Inexorable</c> from ''Kaldheim'' is the first planeswalker to use ghostform counters. | *<c>Kaya the Inexorable</c> from ''Kaldheim'' is the first planeswalker to use ghostform counters. | ||
==Glyph counter== | ==Glyph counter== | ||
{{Main|Glyph counter}} | |||
*Originally, <c>Glyph of Delusion</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use glyph counters. | *Originally, <c>Glyph of Delusion</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use glyph counters. | ||
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==Growth counter== | ==Growth counter== | ||
{{Main|Growth counter}} | |||
*<c>Malignant Growth</c> from ''Mirage'' is the first enchantment non-Aura to use growth counters. | *<c>Malignant Growth</c> from ''Mirage'' is the first enchantment non-Aura to use growth counters. | ||
*<c>Momentum</c> from ''Urza's Destiny'' is the first enchantment Aura to produce growth counters. | *<c>Momentum</c> from ''Urza's Destiny'' is the first enchantment Aura to produce growth counters. | ||
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==Hack counter== | |||
{{Main|Hack counter}} | |||
*<c>Truss, Chief Engineer</c> from ''Unfinity'' is the first creature to use hack counters. | |||
==Harmony counter== | ==Harmony counter== | ||
{{Main|Harmony counter}} | |||
*<c>Instrument of the Bards</c> from ''Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' is the first artifact to use harmony counters. | *<c>Instrument of the Bards</c> from ''Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' is the first artifact to use harmony counters. | ||
==Hatching counter== | ==Hatching counter== | ||
{{Main|Hatching counter}} | |||
*<c>The Dragon-Kami Reborn</c> from ''Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty'' is the first enchantment to use hatching counters. | *<c>The Dragon-Kami Reborn</c> from ''Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty'' is the first enchantment to use hatching counters. | ||
==Hatchling counter== | ==Hatchling counter== | ||
{{Main|Hatchling counter}} | |||
*<c>Ludevic's Test Subject</c> from ''Innistrad'' is the first creature to use hatchling counters. | *<c>Ludevic's Test Subject</c> from ''Innistrad'' is the first creature to use hatchling counters. | ||
*The unnamed counters for <c>Triassic Egg</c> from ''Legends'', were changed to hatchling counters for ''[[Masters Edition IV]]''. | *The unnamed counters for <c>Triassic Egg</c> from ''Legends'', were changed to hatchling counters for ''[[Masters Edition IV]]''. | ||
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==Hit counter== | ==Hit counter== | ||
{{Main|Hit counter}} | |||
*<c>Etrata, the Silencer</c> from ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]'' is the first creature to use hit counters. | *<c>Etrata, the Silencer</c> from ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]'' is the first creature to use hit counters. | ||
*<c>Mari, the Killing Quill</c> from ''[[Streets of New Capenna/Commander decks]]''. | *<c>Mari, the Killing Quill</c> from ''[[Streets of New Capenna/Commander decks]]''. | ||
*<c>Ravenloft Adventurer</c> from ''[[Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate]]''. | *<c>Ravenloft Adventurer</c> from ''[[Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate]]''. | ||
==Hope counter== | |||
{{Main|Hope counter}} | |||
*<c>Dawn of a New Age</c> from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth]]'' is the first enchantment to use hope counters. | |||
==Hone counter== | ==Hone counter== | ||
{{Main|Hone counter}} | |||
*<c>Uvilda, Dean of Perfection</c> from ''Strixhaven: School of Mages'' is the first creature to use hone counters. | *<c>Uvilda, Dean of Perfection</c> from ''Strixhaven: School of Mages'' is the first creature to use hone counters. | ||
==Hoofprint counter== | ==Hoofprint counter== | ||
{{Main|Hoofprint counter}} | |||
[[File:Paw.svg|thumb|right|Paw|75px]] | [[File:Paw.svg|thumb|right|Paw|75px]] | ||
*<c>Hoofprints of the Stag</c> from ''Lorwyn'' is the first enchantment to use hoofprint counters. | *<c>Hoofprints of the Stag</c> from ''Lorwyn'' is the first enchantment to use hoofprint counters. | ||
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*<c>Midnight Clock</c> from ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' is the first [[artifact]] to create hour counters. | *<c>Midnight Clock</c> from ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' is the first [[artifact]] to create hour counters. | ||
*<c>Midnight Oil</c> from ''Kaladesh'' is the first enchantment to use hour counters. | *<c>Midnight Oil</c> from ''Kaladesh'' is the first enchantment to use hour counters. | ||
*<c>Rusko, Clockmaker</c> from ''Alchemy: The Brothers' War'' is the first creature to use hour counters. | |||
==Hourglass counter== | ==Hourglass counter== | ||
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==Ice counter== | ==Ice counter== | ||
{{Main|Ice counter}} | |||
*<c>Dark Depths</c> from ''Coldsnap'' is the first land to use ice counters. | *<c>Dark Depths</c> from ''Coldsnap'' is the first land to use ice counters. | ||
*<c>Draugr Necromancer</c> from ''Kaldheim''. | *<c>Draugr Necromancer</c> from ''Kaldheim''. | ||
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*<c>Thing in the Ice</c> from ''Shadows over Innistrad''. | *<c>Thing in the Ice</c> from ''Shadows over Innistrad''. | ||
*<c>Woolly Razorback</c> from ''Coldsnap''. | *<c>Woolly Razorback</c> from ''Coldsnap''. | ||
==Impostor counter== | |||
{{main|Impostor counter}} | |||
*<c>Illicit Masquerade</c> from ''Murders at Karlov Manor'' is the first enchantment to use impostor counters. | |||
==Incarnation counter== | ==Incarnation counter== | ||
{{Main|Incarnation counter}} | |||
*<c>Nine Lives</c> from ''Magic 2021'' is the first enchantment to use incarnation counters. | *<c>Nine Lives</c> from ''Magic 2021'' is the first enchantment to use incarnation counters. | ||
==Incubation counter== | ==Incubation counter== | ||
*Originally, <c>Triassic Egg</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use incubation counters. It is the first artifact to use incubation counters. It was later given errata to use hatchling | *Originally, <c>Triassic Egg</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use incubation counters. It is the first artifact to use incubation counters. It was later given errata to use [[hatchling counter]]s. Thus currently, there are no cards that use incubation counters. | ||
==Infection counter== | ==Infection counter== | ||
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*<c>Diseased Vermin</c> from ''Alliances'' is the first creature to use infection counters. | *<c>Diseased Vermin</c> from ''Alliances'' is the first creature to use infection counters. | ||
*<c>Festering Wound</c> from ''Urza's Destiny'' is the first enchantment Aura to use infection counters. | *<c>Festering Wound</c> from ''Urza's Destiny'' is the first enchantment Aura to use infection counters. | ||
*<c>Genestealer Patriarch</c> from ''Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks''. | |||
==Influence counter== | |||
{{Main|Influence counter}} | |||
*<c>Palantír of Orthanc</c> from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth]]'' is the first artifact to use influence counters. | |||
==Ingenuity counter== | ==Ingenuity counter== | ||
{{Main|Ingenuity counter}} | |||
*{{card|Jhoira, Ageless Innovator}} from ''Dominaria United'' is the first creature to use ingenuity counters. | *{{card|Jhoira, Ageless Innovator}} from ''Dominaria United'' is the first creature to use ingenuity counters. | ||
==Intel counter== | |||
{{Main|Intel counter}} | |||
*{{card|Flamewar, Brash Veteran}}//{{card|Flamewar, Streetwise Operative}} from ''Transformers'' is the first creature to use intel counters. | |||
==Intervention counter== | ==Intervention counter== | ||
{{Main|Intervention counter}} | |||
*Originally, <c>Divine Intervention</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use intervention counters. It is the first enchantment to use intervention counters. | *Originally, <c>Divine Intervention</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use intervention counters. It is the first enchantment to use intervention counters. | ||
==Invitation counter== | ==Invitation counter== | ||
{{Main|Invitation counter}} | |||
*<c>Wedding Announcement</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first enchantment to produce invitation counters. | *<c>Wedding Announcement</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first enchantment to produce invitation counters. | ||
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==Javelin counter== | ==Javelin counter== | ||
{{Main|Javelin counter}} | |||
*<c>Icatian Javelineers</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first creature to use javelin counters. | *<c>Icatian Javelineers</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first creature to use javelin counters. | ||
==Judgment counter== | ==Judgment counter== | ||
{{Main|Judgment counter}} | |||
*<c>Faithbound Judge</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first creature to produce judgment counters. | *<c>Faithbound Judge</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first creature to produce judgment counters. | ||
*<c>Sinner's Judgment</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first enchantment to produce judgment counters. | *<c>Sinner's Judgment</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first enchantment to produce judgment counters. | ||
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==Keyword counter== | ==Keyword counter== | ||
{{main|Keyword counter}} | {{main|Keyword counter}} | ||
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''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' was the first standard legal set to use the mechanic.<ref name="Mechanics">{{DailyRef|feature/ikoria-lair-behemoths-mechanics-2020-04-02|''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths'' Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|April 2, 2020}}</ref> | ''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' was the first standard legal set to use the mechanic.<ref name="Mechanics">{{DailyRef|feature/ikoria-lair-behemoths-mechanics-2020-04-02|''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths'' Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|April 2, 2020}}</ref> | ||
The [[evergreen]] [[Keyword ability|keyword]] abilities [[deathtouch]], [[double strike]], [[first strike]], [[flying]], [[hexproof]], [[indestructible]], [[lifelink]], [[menace]], [[reach]], [[trample]], and [[vigilance]] each have their own counter. Permanents with a keyword counter on them, typically creatures, gain that counter's respective ability. | The [[evergreen]] [[Keyword ability|keyword]] abilities [[deathtouch]], [[double strike]], [[first strike]], [[flying]], [[haste]], [[hexproof]], [[indestructible]], [[lifelink]], [[menace]], [[reach]], [[trample]], and [[vigilance]] each have their own counter. [[Shadow]] is the only non-evergreen ability to have a keyword counter. Permanents with a keyword counter on them, typically creatures, gain that counter's respective ability. | ||
==Ki counter== | ==Ki counter== | ||
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==Kick counter== | ==Kick counter== | ||
{{Main|Kick counter}} | |||
*<c>Chun-Li, Countless Kicks</c> from ''[[Secret Lair]]'' is the first creature to use kick counters. | *<c>Chun-Li, Countless Kicks</c> from ''[[Secret Lair]]'' is the first creature to use kick counters. | ||
==Knickknack counter== | |||
{{Main|Knickknack counter}} | |||
*<c>Tchotchke Elemental</c> from ''[[Unfinity]]'' is the first creature to use knickknack counters. | |||
==Knowledge counter== | ==Knowledge counter== | ||
{{Main|Knowledge counter}} | |||
*<c>The Magic Mirror</c> from ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' is the first [[artifact]] to create knowledge counters. | *<c>The Magic Mirror</c> from ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' is the first [[artifact]] to create knowledge counters. | ||
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==Landmark Counter== | ==Landmark Counter== | ||
{{Main|Landmark counter}} | |||
*<c>Treasure Map</c> from ''Ixalan'' is the first artifact to produce landmark counters. | *<c>Treasure Map</c> from ''Ixalan'' is the first artifact to produce landmark counters. | ||
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{{main|Level counter}} | {{main|Level counter}} | ||
Level counters are exclusively used by the [[Level up]] mechanic. | Level counters are exclusively used by the [[Level up]] mechanic. | ||
==Loot counter== | |||
{{main|Loot counter}} | |||
*<c>Bandit's Haul</c> from ''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]'' is the first artifact to produce loot counters. | |||
==Lore counter== | ==Lore counter== | ||
{{Main|Lore counter}} | |||
[[File:Lore.svg|thumb|right|75px|Lore]] | [[File:Lore.svg|thumb|right|75px|Lore]] | ||
*<c>Keldon Warcaller</c> from ''Dominaria'' is the first creature to interact with lore counters. | *<c>Keldon Warcaller</c> from ''Dominaria'' is the first creature to interact with lore counters. | ||
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==Loyalty counter== | ==Loyalty counter== | ||
{{main|Loyalty counter}} | {{main|Loyalty counter}} | ||
[[File:Loyalty.svg|thumb|right|75px|Loyalty]] | |||
[[Planeswalker#Card type|Planeswalkers]], first introduced in ''[[Lorwyn]]'', use loyalty counters as a substitute for [[life]] and for paying the costs of their [[Loyalty Ability|abilities]]. | [[Planeswalker#Card type|Planeswalkers]], first introduced in ''[[Lorwyn]]'', use loyalty counters as a substitute for [[life]] and for paying the costs of their [[Loyalty Ability|abilities]]. | ||
==Luck counter== | ==Luck counter== | ||
{{Main|Luck counter}} | |||
*<c>As Luck Would Have It</c> from ''Unstable''. | *<c>As Luck Would Have It</c> from ''Unstable''. | ||
*<c>Chance Encounter</c> from ''Odyssey'' is the first enchantment to use luck counters. | *<c>Chance Encounter</c> from ''Odyssey'' is the first enchantment to use luck counters. | ||
*<c>Gemstone Caverns</c> from ''Time Spiral'' is the first land to use luck counters. | *<c>Gemstone Caverns</c> from ''Time Spiral'' is the first land to use luck counters. | ||
*<c>Pick-a-Beeble</c> from ''Unfinity'' is the first artifact to use luck counters. | |||
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==Magnet counter== | ==Magnet counter== | ||
{{Main|Magnet counter}} | |||
*<c>Magnetic Web</c> from ''Tempest'' is the first artifact to use magnet counters. | *<c>Magnetic Web</c> from ''Tempest'' is the first artifact to use magnet counters. | ||
==Manabond counter== | ==Manabond counter== | ||
{{Main|Manabond counter}} | |||
*The [[test card]] <c>Wrath of Sod</c> from the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set is the first spell to use manabond counters. Cards with a manabond counter lose all other abilities, and become [[land]]s with "{{T}}: Add one mana of this card's color". | *The [[test card]] <c>Wrath of Sod</c> from the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set is the first spell to use manabond counters. Cards with a manabond counter lose all other abilities, and become [[land]]s with "{{T}}: Add one mana of this card's color". | ||
==Manifestation counter== | ==Manifestation counter== | ||
{{Main|Manifestation counter}} | |||
*<c>Arbiter of the Ideal</c> from ''Born of the Gods'' is the first creature to use manifestation counters. | *<c>Arbiter of the Ideal</c> from ''Born of the Gods'' is the first creature to use manifestation counters. | ||
==Mannequin counter== | ==Mannequin counter== | ||
{{Main|Mannequin counter}} | |||
*<c>Makeshift Mannequin</c> from ''Lorwyn'' is the first instant to use mannequin counters. | *<c>Makeshift Mannequin</c> from ''Lorwyn'' is the first instant to use mannequin counters. | ||
==Mask counter== | ==Mask counter== | ||
*Originally, <c>Illusionary Mask</c> from ''Alpha'' didn’t use any counters. It was given errata to use mask counters to mark the face-down creature. Another errata removed the mention of said counters later so that Illusionary Mask doesn't use counters at all. | *Originally, <c>Illusionary Mask</c> from ''Alpha'' didn’t use any counters. It was given errata to use mask counters to mark the face-down creature. Another errata removed the mention of said counters later so that Illusionary Mask doesn't use counters at all. Currently, no card makes use of or references mask counters. | ||
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==Matrix counter== | ==Matrix counter== | ||
{{Main|Matrix counter}} | |||
*Originally, <c>Life Matrix</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use matrix counters. | *Originally, <c>Life Matrix</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use matrix counters. | ||
==Memory counter== | |||
{{Main|Memory counter}} | |||
*<c>Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad</c> from ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' is the first creature to produce memory counters. | |||
*<c>The Animus</c>, also from ''Assassin's Creed'', is the first artifact to produce memory counters. | |||
==Midway counter== | |||
{{Main|Midway counter}} | |||
*<c>Myra the Magnificent</c> from ''Unfinity'' is the first creature to use midway counters. | |||
==Mine counter== | ==Mine counter== | ||
{{Main|Mine counter}} | |||
*<c>Mine Layer</c> from ''Odyssey'' is the first creature to use mine counters. | *<c>Mine Layer</c> from ''Odyssey'' is the first creature to use mine counters. | ||
==Mining counter== | ==Mining counter== | ||
{{Main|Mining counter}} | |||
*<c>Gemstone Mine</c> from ''Weatherlight'' is the first land to use mining counters. | *<c>Gemstone Mine</c> from ''Weatherlight'' is the first land to use mining counters. | ||
==Mire counter== | ==Mire counter== | ||
{{Main|Mire counter}} | |||
*Originally, <c>Cyclopean Tomb</c> from ''Alpha'' used tokens to mark lands it turned into swamps. It was given errata to use mire counters to keep track. | *Originally, <c>Cyclopean Tomb</c> from ''Alpha'' used tokens to mark lands it turned into swamps. It was given errata to use mire counters to keep track. | ||
==Music counter== | ==Music counter== | ||
{{Main|Music counter}} | |||
*<c>Musician</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first creature to use music counters. It also uses age counters. | *<c>Musician</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first creature to use music counters. It also uses age counters. | ||
==Muster counter== | ==Muster counter== | ||
{{Main|Muster counter}} | |||
[[File:Muster.svg|thumb|right|Muster|75px]] | [[File:Muster.svg|thumb|right|Muster|75px]] | ||
*<c>Assemble the Legion</c> from ''Gatecrash'' is the first enchantment to use muster counters. | *<c>Assemble the Legion</c> from ''Gatecrash'' is the first enchantment to use muster counters. | ||
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==Necrodermis counter== | |||
{{Main|Necrodermis counter}} | |||
*<c>The War in Heaven</c> from ''Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks'' is the first enchantment to use necrodermis counters. | |||
==Nest counter== | |||
{{Main|Nest counter}} | |||
*<c>Twitching Doll</c> from ''Duskmourn: House of Horror'' is the first artifact and creature to use nest counters. | |||
==Net counter== | ==Net counter== | ||
{{Main|Net counter}} | |||
*<c>Merseine</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first enchantment to use net counters. | *<c>Merseine</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first enchantment to use net counters. | ||
*<c>Braided Net</c> from ''The Lost Caverns of Ixalan'' is the first artifact to use net counters. | |||
==Night counter== | ==Night counter== | ||
{{Main|Night counter}} | |||
*<c>Replicating Ring</c> from ''Kaldheim'' is the first artifact to use night counters. | *<c>Replicating Ring</c> from ''Kaldheim'' is the first artifact to use night counters. | ||
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==Oil counter== | |||
{{Main|Oil counter}} | |||
Oil counters are used on many [[Phyrexian]] cards and first printed as part of ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]''. | |||
==Omen counter== | ==Omen counter== | ||
{{Main|Omen counter}} | |||
*<c>Celestial Convergence</c> from ''Prophecy'' is the first enchantment non-Aura to produce omen counters. Celestial Convergence is an [[alternate-win card]]. | *<c>Celestial Convergence</c> from ''Prophecy'' is the first enchantment non-Aura to produce omen counters. Celestial Convergence is an [[alternate-win card]]. | ||
*<c>Foreboding Statue</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow''. | *<c>Foreboding Statue</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow''. | ||
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==Ore counter== | ==Ore counter== | ||
{{Main|Ore counter}} | |||
*<c>Orcish Mine</c> from ''Homelands'' is the first enchantment Aura to use ore counters. | *<c>Orcish Mine</c> from ''Homelands'' is the first enchantment Aura to use ore counters. | ||
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==Page counter== | ==Page counter== | ||
{{Main|Page counter}} | |||
*<c>Barrin's Codex</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first artifact to use page counters. | *<c>Barrin's Codex</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first artifact to use page counters. | ||
*<c>Mazemind Tome</c> from ''Core Set 2021''. | *<c>Mazemind Tome</c> from ''Core Set 2021''. | ||
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==Pain counter== | ==Pain counter== | ||
{{Main|Pain counter}} | |||
*<c>Torture Chamber</c> from ''Tempest'' is the first artifact to use pain counters. | *<c>Torture Chamber</c> from ''Tempest'' is the first artifact to use pain counters. | ||
==Palliation counter== | ==Palliation counter== | ||
*<c>Palliation Accord</c> from ''Dissension'' is the first enchantment to use palliation counters. | {{Main|Palliation counter}} | ||
*<c>Palliation Accord</c> from ''Dissension'' is the first enchantment to use palliation counters. After [[Shield counter]]s were introduced as a mechanic in ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'', the shield counters used by Palliation Accord were retroactively changed to palliation counters so there is no confusion about them.<ref name="Pallation"/> No other cards using either shield or palliation counters had been printed before this change. | |||
After [[Shield counter]]s were introduced as a mechanic in ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'', the shield counters used by Palliation Accord were retroactively changed to palliation counters so there is no confusion about them.<ref name="Pallation"/> No other cards using either shield or palliation counters had been printed before this change. | |||
==Paralyzation counter== | ==Paralyzation counter== | ||
{{Main|Paralyzation counter}} | |||
*<c>Dread Wight</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first creature to use paralyzation counters. | *<c>Dread Wight</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first creature to use paralyzation counters. | ||
==Pause counter== | |||
{{Main|Pause counter}} | |||
*<c>Grand Marshal Macie</c> from ''Unfinity'' is the first creature to use pause counters. | |||
==Petal counter== | ==Petal counter== | ||
{{Main|Petal counter}} | |||
*<c>Lotus Blossom</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first artifact to produce petal counters. | *<c>Lotus Blossom</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first artifact to produce petal counters. | ||
==Petrification counter== | ==Petrification counter== | ||
{{Main|Petrification counter}} | |||
*<c>Xathrid Gorgon</c> from ''Magic 2013'' is the first creature to produce petrification counters. | *<c>Xathrid Gorgon</c> from ''Magic 2013'' is the first creature to produce petrification counters. | ||
==Phyresis counter== | |||
{{Main|Phyresis counter}} | |||
*<c>Weatherlight Compleated</c> from ''Dominaria United'' is the first vehicle to use phyresis counters | |||
==Phylactery counter== | ==Phylactery counter== | ||
{{Main|Phylactery counter}} | |||
*<c>Phylactery Lich</c> from ''Magic 2010'' is the first creature to produce phylactery counters. | *<c>Phylactery Lich</c> from ''Magic 2010'' is the first creature to produce phylactery counters. | ||
==Pin counter== | ==Pin counter== | ||
{{Main|Pin counter}} | |||
[[File:Pin.svg|thumb|right|Pin|75px]] | [[File:Pin.svg|thumb|right|Pin|75px]] | ||
*Originally, <c>Voodoo Doll</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use pin counters. It is the first artifact to use pin counters. | *Originally, <c>Voodoo Doll</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use pin counters. It is the first artifact to use pin counters. | ||
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*<c>Withering Hex</c> from ''Onslaught'' produces plague counters whenever a player cycles a card. | *<c>Withering Hex</c> from ''Onslaught'' produces plague counters whenever a player cycles a card. | ||
*<c>Plague Boiler</c> from ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' is the first artifact that produces plague counters. It produces plague counters automatically at the beginning of your upkeep. | *<c>Plague Boiler</c> from ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' is the first artifact that produces plague counters. It produces plague counters automatically at the beginning of your upkeep. | ||
==Plot counter== | |||
{{Main|Plot counter}} | |||
*<c>Deadly Designs</c> from ''[[Conspiracy: Take the Crown]]'' is the first enchantment to use Plot counters. | |||
==Point counter== | ==Point counter== | ||
{{Main|Point counter}} | |||
*<c>Strixhaven Stadium</c> from ''Strixhaven: School of Mages'' is the first artifact that produces point counters. It does so by tapping it for mana or when a creature you control deals damage to an opponent. | *<c>Strixhaven Stadium</c> from ''Strixhaven: School of Mages'' is the first artifact that produces point counters. It does so by tapping it for mana or when a creature you control deals damage to an opponent. | ||
*<c>Contested Game Ball</c> from ''The Lost Caverns of Ixalan''. | |||
==Poison counter== | ==Poison counter== | ||
[[File:MTGA PoisonCounters.png|thumb|right|Poison|75px]] | |||
{{main|Poison counter}} | {{main|Poison counter}} | ||
A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game. The cards | A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game. The cards that produce these counters are [[Poison counter/List of cards|listed here]]. | ||
==Polyp counter== | ==Polyp counter== | ||
{{Main|Polyp counter}} | |||
*<c>Coral Reef</c> from ''Homelands'' is the first enchantment to use polyp counters. It also produces +0/+1 counters. | *<c>Coral Reef</c> from ''Homelands'' is the first enchantment to use polyp counters. It also produces +0/+1 counters. | ||
==Pressure counter== | ==Pressure counter== | ||
{{Main|Pressure counter}} | |||
*<c>Hellion Crucible</c> from ''Magic 2013'' is the first land to use pressure counters. | *<c>Hellion Crucible</c> from ''Magic 2013'' is the first land to use pressure counters. | ||
*<c>Magma Mine</c> from ''Visions'' is the first artifact to use pressure counters. | *<c>Magma Mine</c> from ''Visions'' is the first artifact to use pressure counters. | ||
==Prey counter== | ==Prey counter== | ||
{{Main|Prey counter}} | |||
*<c>Tetzimoc, Primal Death</c> from ''Rivals of Ixalan'' is the first creature to use prey counters. | *<c>Tetzimoc, Primal Death</c> from ''Rivals of Ixalan'' is the first creature to use prey counters. | ||
==Pupa counter== | ==Pupa counter== | ||
*Originally, <c>Cocoon</c> from ''Legends'' used change counters. It was given errata to use pupa counters. Pupa by definition is the life stage of some insects | {{Main|Pupa counter}} | ||
*Originally, <c>Cocoon</c> from ''Legends'' used change counters. It was given errata to use pupa counters. Pupa by definition is the life stage of some insects transforming. | |||
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==Quest counter== | ==Quest counter== | ||
{{main|Quest counter}} | {{main|Quest counter}} | ||
Quest counters are used for the [[Quest]]s printed in ''Zendikar'' and ''Worldwake''. | Quest counters are used for the [[Quest]]s printed in ''Zendikar'' and ''Worldwake''. | ||
*<c>Yes Man, Personal Securitron</c> from ''Fallout'' is the first artifact to use quest counters. | |||
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==Rad counter== | |||
{{Main|Rad counter}} | |||
Rad counters are placed on players and have inherent rules. | |||
*The [[Radiation]] mechanic introduced in ''Fallout'' also introduced rad counters. | |||
==Rejection counter== | |||
{{Main|Rejection counter}} | |||
*<c>Tolarian Contempt</c> from ''March of the Machine: The Aftermath'' is the first enchantment to use rejection counters. | |||
==Reprieve counter== | |||
{{Main|Reprieve counter}} | |||
*<c>Magnanimous Magistrate</c> from ''Jumpstart 2022'' is the first creature to use reprieve counters. | |||
==Rev counter== | |||
{{Main|Rev counter}} | |||
*<c>Chainsaw</c> from ''[[Duskmourn: House of Horror]]'' is the first artifact to use rev counters. | |||
==Revival counter== | |||
{{Main|Revival counter}} | |||
*<c>Nine-Lives Familiar</c> from ''[[Magic: The Gathering Foundations]]'' is the first creature to use revival counters. | |||
==Ribbon counter== | |||
{{Main|Ribbon counter}} | |||
*<c>Prize Pig</c> from ''The Lord of the Rings Commander Decks'' is the first creature to use ribbon counters. | |||
==Ritual counter== | ==Ritual counter== | ||
*<c>Heirloom Mirror</c> from ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' is the first artifact to use ritual counters. | {{Main|Ritual counter}} | ||
*<c>Heirloom Mirror</c> from ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' is the first artifact to use ritual counters. | |||
==Rope counter== | ==Rope counter== | ||
*<c> | {{Main|Rope counter}} | ||
*<c>Fraying Line</c> from ''Baldur's Gate'' is the first artifact to use rope counters. | |||
==Rust counter== | ==Rust counter== | ||
{{Main|Rust counter}} | |||
*<c>Corrosion</c> from ''Visions'' is the first enchantment to use rust counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep. | *<c>Corrosion</c> from ''Visions'' is the first enchantment to use rust counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep. | ||
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==Scream counter== | ==Scream counter== | ||
{{Main|Scream counter}} | |||
[[File:Scream.svg|thumb|right|Scream|75px]] | [[File:Scream.svg|thumb|right|Scream|75px]] | ||
*Originally, <c>All Hallow's Eve</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use scream counters. It is the first sorcery to use scream counters. The card's ability is very much like [[Suspend]]. | *Originally, <c>All Hallow's Eve</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use scream counters. It is the first sorcery to use scream counters. The card's ability is very much like [[Suspend]]. | ||
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==Scroll counter== | ==Scroll counter== | ||
{{Main|Scroll counter}} | |||
*<c>Aretopolis</c>, a Plane card from ''Planechase 2012'' is the first card to use scroll counters. | *<c>Aretopolis</c>, a Plane card from ''Planechase 2012'' is the first card to use scroll counters. | ||
==Shell counter== | ==Shell counter== | ||
{{Main|Shell counter}} | |||
*<c>Roc Hatchling</c> from ''Weatherlight'' is the first creature to use shell counters. | *<c>Roc Hatchling</c> from ''Weatherlight'' is the first creature to use shell counters. | ||
==Shield counter== | ==Shield counter== | ||
[[File:Icon Shield-Counter.png|thumb|right|Shield|64px]] | |||
{{main|Shield counter}} | {{main|Shield counter}} | ||
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==Silver counter== | ==Silver counter== | ||
{{Main|Silver counter}} | |||
*<c>Karn, Scion of Urza</c> from ''Dominaria'' is the first planeswalker to use silver counters. | *<c>Karn, Scion of Urza</c> from ''Dominaria'' is the first planeswalker to use silver counters. | ||
==Shred counter== | ==Shred counter== | ||
{{Main|Shred counter}} | |||
*<c>Cephalid Vandal</c> from ''Torment'' is the first creature to use shred counters. | *<c>Cephalid Vandal</c> from ''Torment'' is the first creature to use shred counters. | ||
==Sleep counter== | ==Sleep counter== | ||
{{Main|Sleep counter}} | |||
*Originally, <c>Venarian Gold</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use sleep counters. | *Originally, <c>Venarian Gold</c> from ''Legends'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use sleep counters. | ||
==Sleight counter== | ==Sleight counter== | ||
{{Main|Sleight counter}} | |||
*<c>Chromatic Armor</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first enchantment Aura to use sleight counters. | *<c>Chromatic Armor</c> from ''Ice Age'' is the first enchantment Aura to use sleight counters. | ||
==Slime counter== | ==Slime counter== | ||
{{Main|Slime counter}} | |||
[[File:Slime.svg|thumb|right|Slime|75px]] | [[File:Slime.svg|thumb|right|Slime|75px]] | ||
*<c>Gutter Grime</c> from ''Innistrad'' is the first enchantment to produce slime counters. | *<c>Gutter Grime</c> from ''Innistrad'' is the first enchantment to produce slime counters. | ||
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==Slumber counter== | ==Slumber counter== | ||
{{Main|Slumber counter}} | |||
*<c>Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle </c> from ''[[Commander 2018]]'' is the first creature to produce slumber counters. | *<c>Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle </c> from ''[[Commander 2018]]'' is the first creature to produce slumber counters. | ||
==Soot counter== | ==Soot counter== | ||
{{Main|Soot counter}} | |||
*<c>Smokestack</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first artifact to produce soot counters. | *<c>Smokestack</c> from ''Urza's Saga'' is the first artifact to produce soot counters. | ||
==Soul counter== | ==Soul counter== | ||
{{Main|Soul counter}} | |||
*<c>Hostile Hostel</c> from ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' is the first land to produce soul counters. | *<c>Hostile Hostel</c> from ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' is the first land to produce soul counters. | ||
*<c>Malefic Scythe</c> from ''[[Core Set 2021]]'' is the first artifact to produce soul counters. | *<c>Malefic Scythe</c> from ''[[Core Set 2021]]'' is the first artifact to produce soul counters. | ||
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==Spark counter== | ==Spark counter== | ||
{{Main|Spark counter}} | |||
*<c>Blood Poet</c>, a [[test card]] from the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set, is the first card to feature the use of Spark counters. They may be used to [[activate]] [[Spark ability|spark abilities]]. | *<c>Blood Poet</c>, a [[test card]] from the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set, is the first card to feature the use of Spark counters. They may be used to [[activate]] [[Spark ability|spark abilities]]. | ||
==Spite Counter== | ==Spite Counter== | ||
{{Main|Spite counter}} | |||
*<c>Curse of Vengeance</c> from ''Commander 2016'' is the first enchantment to use spite counters. | *<c>Curse of Vengeance</c> from ''Commander 2016'' is the first enchantment to use spite counters. | ||
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Spore counter are used as extra [[resource]] to [[create]] [[Saproling]]s. | Spore counter are used as extra [[resource]] to [[create]] [[Saproling]]s. | ||
==Stash | ==Stash counter== | ||
{{Main|Stash counter}} | |||
*<c>Glittering Stockpile</c> from ''Streets of New Capenna'' is the first artifact to use stash counters. | *<c>Glittering Stockpile</c> from ''Streets of New Capenna'' is the first artifact to use stash counters. | ||
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{{main|Storage counter}} | {{main|Storage counter}} | ||
Storage counters are exclusively used by [[storage land]]s. | Storage counters are exclusively used by [[storage land]]s. | ||
==Story counter== | |||
{{main|Story counter}} | |||
*<c>Staff of the Storyteller</c> from ''Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander'' is the first artifact to use story counters. | |||
==Strife counter== | ==Strife counter== | ||
{{Main|Strife counter}} | |||
*<c>Crescendo of War</c> from ''Commander'' is the first enchantment to use strife counters. | *<c>Crescendo of War</c> from ''Commander'' is the first enchantment to use strife counters. | ||
==Study counter== | ==Study counter== | ||
{{Main|Study counter}} | |||
*<c>Grimoire of the Dead</c> from ''Innistrad'' is the first artifact to use study counters. | *<c>Grimoire of the Dead</c> from ''Innistrad'' is the first artifact to use study counters. | ||
*<c>Imbraham, Dean of Theory</c> and <c>Kianne, Dean of Substance</c> from ''Strixhaven: School of Mages'' are the first creatures to use study counters. | *<c>Imbraham, Dean of Theory</c> and <c>Kianne, Dean of Substance</c> from ''Strixhaven: School of Mages'' are the first creatures to use study counters. | ||
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==Stun counter== | ==Stun counter== | ||
[[File:Icon Stun-Counter.png|thumb|right|Stun|64px]] | |||
{{main|Stun counter}} | {{main|Stun counter}} | ||
When a permanent with a stun counter | When a permanent with a stun counter becomes untapped, a stun counter is removed from it instead. | ||
==Supply counter== | |||
{{Main|Supply counter}} | |||
*To be introduced in ''Bloomburrow''. | |||
==Suspect counter== | ==Suspect counter== | ||
{{Main|Suspect counter}} | |||
*<c>Investigator's Journal</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first artifact to produce suspect counters. | *<c>Investigator's Journal</c> from ''Innistrad: Crimson Vow'' is the first artifact to produce suspect counters. | ||
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==Takeover counter== | |||
{{Main|Takeover counter}} | |||
*<c>The Master, Formed Anew</c> from ''Doctor Who'' is the first creature to use takeover counters. | |||
==Task counter== | ==Task counter== | ||
{{Main|Task counter}} | |||
*<c>Heliod's Punishment</c> from ''Theros Beyond Death'' is the first enchantment to use task counters. | *<c>Heliod's Punishment</c> from ''Theros Beyond Death'' is the first enchantment to use task counters. | ||
==Theft counter== | ==Theft counter== | ||
{{Main|Theft counter}} | |||
*<c>Night Dealings</c> from ''Champions of Kamigawa'' is the first enchantment to use theft counters. | *<c>Night Dealings</c> from ''Champions of Kamigawa'' is the first enchantment to use theft counters. | ||
==Ticket counter== | |||
{{main|Ticket counter}} | |||
[[File:Ticket.svg|thumb|right|Ticket|75px]] | |||
Ticket counters are placed on players and can be generated in multiple different ways. They are spent as a cost to put [[sticker]]s onto permanents. | |||
==Tide counter== | ==Tide counter== | ||
{{Main|Tide counter}} | |||
*<c>Homarid</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first creature to use tide counters. | *<c>Homarid</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first creature to use tide counters. | ||
*<c>Tidal Influence</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first enchantment to use tide counters. | *<c>Tidal Influence</c> from ''Fallen Empires'' is the first enchantment to use tide counters. | ||
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==Time counter== | ==Time counter== | ||
{{main|Time counter}} | {{main|Time counter}} | ||
Time counters are used to track [[upkeep]]. The cards | Time counters are used to track [[upkeep]]. The cards that produce these counters are [[Time counter/List of cards|listed here]]. | ||
==Tower counter== | ==Tower counter== | ||
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==Training counter== | ==Training counter== | ||
{{Main|Training counter}} | |||
*<c>Sensei Golden-Tail</c> from ''Champions of Kamigawa'' is the first creature to use training counters. | *<c>Sensei Golden-Tail</c> from ''Champions of Kamigawa'' is the first creature to use training counters. | ||
==Trap counter== | ==Trap counter== | ||
{{Main|Trap counter}} | |||
*<c>Trap Digger</c> from ''Scourge'' is the first creature to use trap counters. | *<c>Trap Digger</c> from ''Scourge'' is the first creature to use trap counters. | ||
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==Unity counter== | |||
{{Main|Unity counter}} | |||
*<c>Call for Unity</c> from ''Aether Revolt'' is the first enchantment to use unity counters. | |||
==Unlock counter== | |||
{{Main|Unlock counter}} | |||
*<c>Cryptex</c> from ''Murders at Karlov Manor'' is the first artifact to use unlock counters. | |||
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==Valor counter== | ==Valor counter== | ||
*<c>Intrepid Adversary</c> from ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' is the first to use | {{Main|Valor counter}} | ||
*<c>Intrepid Adversary</c> from ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' is the first to use valor Counters. | |||
==Velocity counter== | ==Velocity counter== | ||
{{Main|Velocity counter}} | |||
*<c>Daredevil Dragster</c>, a vehicle from ''Aether Revolt'', is the first artifact to use velocity counters. | *<c>Daredevil Dragster</c>, a vehicle from ''Aether Revolt'', is the first artifact to use velocity counters. | ||
*<c>Tornado</c> from ''Alliances'' is the first enchantment to use velocity counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep. | *<c>Tornado</c> from ''Alliances'' is the first enchantment to use velocity counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep. | ||
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==Vitality counter== | ==Vitality counter== | ||
{{Main|Vitality counter}} | |||
*Originally, <c>Living Artifact</c> from ''Alpha'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to call them Vitality counters. It is the first enchantment Aura to use vitality counters. | *Originally, <c>Living Artifact</c> from ''Alpha'' used unnamed counters. It was given errata to call them Vitality counters. It is the first enchantment Aura to use vitality counters. | ||
==Void counter== | ==Void counter== | ||
{{Main|Void counter}} | |||
[[File:Void.svg|thumb|right|Void|75px]] | |||
*<c>Dauthi Voidwalker</c> from ''Modern Horizons 2'' is the first card to use void counters. | *<c>Dauthi Voidwalker</c> from ''Modern Horizons 2'' is the first card to use void counters. | ||
*<c>Sphere of Annihilation</c> from ''Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' is the first artifact to use void counters. | *<c>Sphere of Annihilation</c> from ''Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' is the first artifact to use void counters. | ||
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==Volatile counter== | ==Volatile counter== | ||
{{main|Volatile counter}} | {{main|Volatile counter}} | ||
Volatile counters were an [[List of unreleased mechanics|unreleased mechanic]] considered for ''[[Aether Revolt]]''. The design was for them to be put on permanents, and if the permanent left the battlefield, then the counter triggered and did 2 damage to a target opponent. | *Volatile counters were an [[List of unreleased mechanics|unreleased mechanic]] considered for ''[[Aether Revolt]]''. The design was for them to be put on permanents, and if the permanent left the battlefield, then the counter triggered and did 2 damage to a target opponent. | ||
==Vortex counter== | |||
{{Main|Vortex counter}} | |||
*<c>Energy Vortex</c> from ''Mirage'' was the first enchantment to use vortex counters. It was printed with Energy counters but changed to use vortex counters instead when a new form of energy counters was introduced in Kaladesh. | |||
==Vow counter== | ==Vow counter== | ||
{{Main|Vow counter}} | |||
*<c>Promise of Loyalty</c> from ''Commander 2021'' is the first sorcery to use vow counters. | *<c>Promise of Loyalty</c> from ''Commander 2021'' is the first sorcery to use vow counters. | ||
==Voyage counter== | ==Voyage counter== | ||
{{Main|Voyage counter}} | |||
*<c>Cosima, God of the Voyage</c> from ''Kaldheim'' is the first creature to use voyage counters. | *<c>Cosima, God of the Voyage</c> from ''Kaldheim'' is the first creature to use voyage counters. | ||
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==Wage counter== | ==Wage counter== | ||
{{Main|Wage counter}} | |||
[[File:Skull.svg|thumb|right|Skull|75px]] | [[File:Skull.svg|thumb|right|Skull|75px]] | ||
*<c>Rogue Skycaptain</c> from ''Alliances'' is the first creature to use wage counters. | *<c>Rogue Skycaptain</c> from ''Alliances'' is the first creature to use wage counters. | ||
==Winch counter== | ==Winch counter== | ||
{{Main|Winch counter}} | |||
*<c>Mercadian Lift</c> from ''Mercadian Masques'' is the first artifact to use winch counters. | *<c>Mercadian Lift</c> from ''Mercadian Masques'' is the first artifact to use winch counters. | ||
==Wind counter== | ==Wind counter== | ||
{{Main|Wind counter}} | |||
*Originally, <c>Cyclone</c> from ''Arabian Nights'' used chips. It was given errata to call them wind counters. It is the first enchantment to use wind counters. | *Originally, <c>Cyclone</c> from ''Arabian Nights'' used chips. It was given errata to call them wind counters. It is the first enchantment to use wind counters. | ||
*<c>Freyalise's Winds</c> from ''Ice Age''. | *<c>Freyalise's Winds</c> from ''Ice Age''. | ||
==Wish counter== | ==Wish counter== | ||
{{Main|Wish counter}} | |||
*<c>Djinn of Wishes</c> from ''Magic 2010'' is the first creature to use wish counters. | *<c>Djinn of Wishes</c> from ''Magic 2010'' is the first creature to use wish counters. | ||
*<c>Ring of Three Wishes</c> from ''Magic 2014'' is the first artifact to use wish counters. | *<c>Ring of Three Wishes</c> from ''Magic 2014'' is the first artifact to use wish counters. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{ | *{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/counter-development-2018-09-05|title=Counter Development|author=Christopher Bellach|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=September 5, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011130933/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/counter-development-2018-09-05|archivedate=October 11, 2022}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 3 July 2024
The following is an alphabetical list of counters used in all core sets and expansions and the cards that produce them.
- Aether Snap was the first card to remove all counters on all permanents.
- Gilder Bairn was the first card to double the number of counters on any permanent.
- Hex Parasite was the first card that could remove fewer than all counters of any type from a permanent.
- Vampire Hexmage was the first permanent card that could remove all counters from a permanent.
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±X/±Y counter
These counters modify the power and toughness of a creature. Only the +1/+1 and the -1/-1 counter are still in use and can annihilate each other.
+1/+1 counter
+1/+1 counters are the most common counter type in Magic. The cards that produce these counters are listed here.
-1/-1 counter
-1/-1 counters are the inverse of +1/+1 counter. The cards which produce these counters are listed here.
Deprecated ±X/±Y counter
The rest of these power and toughness counters are deprecated and no longer printed on modern cards.
+0/+1 counter
- Coral Reef from Homelands is the first enchantment to produce +0/+1 counters. It also uses polyp counters.
- Dwarven Armorer from Fallen Empires was the first creature to produce a +0/+1 or a +1/+0 counter.
- Originally, Living Armor from The Dark put a +0/+X counter on a creature. It was given errata to place X +0/+1 counters on instead.
- Necropolis from The Dark received X +0/+1 counters where X is the converted mana cost of a creature exiled from its controller's graveyard.
- Sacred Boon from Ice Age was the first instant to create +0/+1 counters.
- Scars of the Veteran from Alliances is like Sacred Boon from Ice Age except Scars of the Veteran can put up to seven +0/+1 counters on a creature for each point of damage prevented.
- Wall of Resistance from Mirage.
+0/+2 counter
- Frankenstein's Monster from The Dark is the first and only creature to come into play with +2/+0, +1/+1, and/or +0/+2 counters.
+1/+0 counter
- Balduvian Hydra from Ice Age is the first Hydra to use +1/+0 counters. Most Hydras have since used +1/+1 counters.
- Clockwork Avian from Antiquities used +1/+0 counters, like Clockwork Beast.
- Clockwork Beast from Alpha was the first card to use +1/+0 counters.
- Clockwork Steed and Clockwork Swarm from Homelands like Clockwork Avian and Clockwork Beast before them, also use +1/+0 counters.
- Consuming Ferocity from Mirage is the first enchantment Aura to produce +1/+0 counters.
- Dwarven Armorer from Fallen Empires is the first creature to produce a +0/+1 or a +1/+0 counter.
- Ebon Praetor from Fallen Empires is the first creature that could receive a -2/-2 counter for not doing something. If you did do it, instead it received a +1/+0 counter.
- Lightning Serpent from Coldsnap.
+1/+0 counters are not expected to be used anymore.[1]
+1/+2 counter
- Armor Thrull from Fallen Empires is the first creature to produce a +1/+2 counter when sacrificed.
+2/+0 counter
- Frankenstein's Monster from The Dark is the first and only creature to come into play with +2/+0, +1/+1, and/or +0/+2 counters.
+2/+2 counter
- Baron Sengir from Homelands is the first creature to produce +2/+2 counters.
- There are 4 chimeras from Visions that can be sacrificed to produce +2/+2 counters on a target chimera:
- Dwarven Armory from Ice Age is the first enchantment to produce +2/+2 counters.
- Fungus Elemental from Weatherlight is the first creature to produce +2/+2 counters only on the turn it comes into play.
- Soul Exchange from Fallen Empires is the first sorcery to produce +2/+2 counters.
-0/-1 counter
- Essence Flare from Ice Age.
- Kjeldoran Home Guard from Alliances.
- Lesser Werewolf from Legends is the first creature to produce -0/-1 counters.
- Takklemaggot from Legends is the first enchantment Aura to produce -0/-1 counters.
- Shield Sphere from Alliances is the first artifact to produce -0/-1 counters.
- Wall of Roots from Mirage.
-0/-2 counter
- Greater Werewolf from Homelands is the first creature to produce -0/-2 counters.
- Spirit Shackle from Legends is the first enchantment Aura to use -0/-2 counters.
-1/-0 counter
- Jabari's Influence from Mirage is the first instant to produce -1/-0 counters.
-2/-1 counter
- Contagion from Alliances is the first instant to produce -2/-1 counters.
-2/-2 counter
- Ebon Praetor from Fallen Empires is the first creature that could receive a -2/-2 counter for not doing something. If you did do it instead it received a +1/+0 counter.
Acorn counter
- Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher from Unsanctioned was the first card, creature, and Silver-bordered card to use acorn counters. The counters have their own symbol
and are placed on players, functioning much like Energy counters. - Chitterspitter from Modern Horizons 2 is the first black-border card and the first artifact to use acorn counters. It places the counters on itself.
Aegis counter
- Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel is the first creature to produce aegis counters.
Age counter
Age counters are exclusively used by cards with cumulative upkeep.
Aim counter
- Hankyu from Champions of Kamigawa is the first artifact equipment to use aim counters.
- Haphazard Bombardment from Dominaria is the first enchantment to use aim counters.
Arrow counter
- Archery Training from Urza's Destiny is the first enchantment Aura to use arrow counters.
Arrowhead counter
- Serrated Arrows from Homelands is the first artifact to use arrowhead counters. It also produces -1/-1 counters.
Awakening counter
- Liege of the Tangle from Scars of Mirrodin is the first creature to produce awakening counters.
Blaze counter
- Five-Alarm Fire from Gatecrash is the first enchantment to produce blaze counters.
- Obsidian Fireheart from Zendikar is the first creature to produce blaze counters.
Blessing counter
- Boon of the Spirit Realm from Commander Masters is the first enchantment to produce blessing counters.
Blight counter
- To be introduced in Bloomburrow.
Blood counter
- Bloodletter Quill from Ravnica: City of Guilds is the first artifact to use blood counters.
- Font of Agonies from Ravnica Allegiance is the first enchantment to use blood counters.
- Rakdos Riteknife from Dissension is the first equipment to use blood counters.
- Rayami, First of the Fallen from Commander 2019 is the first creature to use blood counters.
Bloodline counter
- Edgar Markov's Coffin from Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the first artifact to produce bloodline counters.
Bloodstain counter
- Blood Spatter Analysis from Murders at Karlov Manor is the first enchantment to produce bloodstain counters.
Book counter
- Spell Satchel from Strixhaven: School of Mages is the first artifact to use book counters.
- A-Spell Satchel from Rebalanced cards.
Bounty counter
- Bounty Hunter from Tempest is the first creature to produce bounty counters.
- Chevill, Bane of Monsters from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths.
- Mathas, Fiend Seeker from Commander 2017.
- Termination Facilitator from Jumpstart 2022.
- Bounty Board from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander.
Brain counter
- Rex, Cyber-Hound from Fallout is the first creature to produce brain counters.
Bribery counter
- Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer from Conflux is the first creature to produce bribery counters.
Brick counter
- Amonkhet introduced a cycle of 4 artifacts that were the first to produce brick counters. Each had two activations: one that has an effect and puts a brick counter on the artifact, and a second with a stronger version of the effect after having a certain number of brick counters:
- Sunset Pyramid from Hour of Devastation was the first artifact to use brick counters as an expendable resource.
Burden counter
- The One Ring from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is the first artifact to produce burden counters.
Cage counter
- Mairsil, the Pretender from Commander 2017 is the first creature to produce cage counters.
Carrion counter
- Originally, Osai Vultures from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use Carrion counters. It is the first creature to use carrion counters.
Charge counter
Charge counters belong to the most common counter types in Magic. The cards that produce these counters are listed here.
Coin counter
- Athreos, Shroud-Veiled from Theros: Beyond Death is the first to use coin counters.
- Noble's Purse from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate is the first artifact to use coin counters.
Collection counter
- Evelyn, the Covetous from Streets of New Capenna is the first creature to produce collection counters.
- Charitable Levy from Modern Horizons 3 is the first enchantment to produce collection counters.
Component counter
- Component Pouch from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first artifact to use component counters.
Contested counter
- Turf War from Streets of New Capenna Commander is the first enchantment to produce contested counters.
Corruption counter
- Geyadrone Dihada from Modern Horizons 2 is the first to use corruption counters.
CRANK! counter
The CRANK! counter is exclusively connected to Contraption cards from Unstable.
Credit counter
- Icatian Moneychanger from Fallen Empires was the first creature to use credit counters.
Croak counter
- Grolnok, the Omnivore from Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the first creature to produce croak counters.
Corpse counter
- Crowded Crypt from Midnight Hunt Commander is the first artifact to use corpse counters.
- From the Catacombs from Baldur's Gate is the first sorcery to use corpse counters, for the same purpose as Isareth.
- Isareth the Awakener from Core Set 2019 was the first card to use corpse counters as a reminder to exile a creature if it would leave the battlefield.
- Scavenging Ghoul from Alpha originally just used unnamed counters, but was reprinted in Fourth Edition calling them corpse counters. It is the first card and creature to use corpse counters.
Crystal counter
- Prism Array from Battle for Zendikar was the first enchantment to use crystal counters.
Cube counter
- Delif's Cube from Fallen Empires is the first artifact to use cube counters.
Currency counter
- Trade Caravan from Homelands is the first creature to use currency counters.
Death counter
- Bogardan Phoenix from Visions is the first creature to use death counters.
Defense counter
Battles, first introduced in March of the Machine, use defense counters to track the progress of the battle.
Delay counter
- Delaying Shield from Odyssey is the first enchantment to use delay counters.
- Ertai's Meddling from Tempest is the first instant to use delay counters.
Depletion counter
Depletion counters are almost exclusively used for depletion lands.
Descent counter
- Descent into Avernus from Baldur's Gate is the first enchantment to use descent counters.
Despair counter
- Descent into Madness from Avacyn Restored is the first enchantment to use despair counters.
Devotion counter
- Bloodthirsty Ogre and Pious Kitsune from Champions of Kamigawa are the first creatures to use devotion counters.
Discovery counter
- Universes Beyond Lara Croft, Tomb Raider from Secret Lair Drop Series: Tomb Raider is the first creature to use discovery counters.
Divinity counter
Divinity counters are used to make permanents indestructible, primarily the Myojin cycle of Champions of Kamigawa.
Doom counter
- Originally, Armageddon Clock from Antiquities just used unnamed counters. It was given errata to call them doom counters.
- Eye of Doom from Commander 2013.
- Imminent Doom from Hour of Devastation is the first enchantment to use doom counters.
- Lavabrink Floodgates from Commander 2020.
- Your Inescapable Doom from Archenemy.
Dream counter
- Originally, Rasputin Dreamweaver from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use dream counters.
- Rasputin, the Oneiromancer from Dominaria United commander.
Duty counter
- Immortal Obligation from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander is the first card to use duty counters.
Echo counter
- Soul Echo from Mirage is the first enchantment to use echo counters.
Egg counter
- Darigaaz Reincarnated from Dominaria is the first creature to use egg counters.
- Xira, the Golden Sting from Dominaria United commander.
- Darigaaz, Shivan Champion from Alchemy: Dominaria.
Elixir counter
- Essence Bottle from Tempest is the first artifact to use elixir counters.
Ember counter
- Smoldering Egg from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is the first creature to use ember counters.
Energy counter
- As of Kaladesh, players can receive Energy Counters. Energy Counters are placed on players and can be generated in multiple different ways, being spent to activate the abilities or effects of certain cards (analogous to a seventh mana type).
Enlightened counter
- The Book of Exalted Deeds from Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first artifact to use enlightened counters.
Eon counter
- Magosi, the Waterveil from Zendikar is the first land to use eon counters.
- Out of the Tombs from Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks is the first enchantment to use eon counters.
Eruption counter
- Pompeii from Doctor Who is the first plane to use eruption counters.
Everything counter
- Omo, Queen of Vesuva from Modern Horizons 3 is the first creature to use everything counters.
Experience counter
Experience counters are placed on players. They were first generated by the cycle of commanders from Commander 2015.
- Kelsien, the Plague from Commander 2020.
- Minthara, Merciless Soul from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.
Eyeball counter
- Jar of Eyeballs from Dark Ascension is the first artifact to use eyeball counters.
Eyestalk counter
- The test card Underdark Beholder from the Mystery Booster set is the first creature to use eyestalk counters.
Fade counter
Fade counters are exclusively used by the Fading mechanic.
Fate counter
- Oblivion Stone from Mirrodin is the first artifact to use fate counters.
- Triad of Fates from Theros is the first creature to use fate counters.
Feather counter
- Aven Mimeomancer from Alara Reborn
- Kangee, Aerie Keeper from Invasion is the first creature to use feather counters.
- Soulcatchers' Aerie from Judgment is the first enchantment to use feather counters.
Fetch counter
- Pako, Arcane Retriever from Commander 2020 is the first creature to use fetch counters.
- Hex, Kellan's Companion from Alchemy: Eldraine.
Filibuster counter
- Azor's Elocutors from Return to Ravnica is the first creature to use Filibuster counters.
Finality counter
If a permanent with a finality counter would go to a graveyard, exile it instead.
Flame counter
- Embodiment of Flame from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt.
- Kardum, Patron of Flames from Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate.
- Managorger Phoenix from Jumpstart: Historic Horizons is the first creature to use flame counters.
- Naar Isle, the first card to use flame counters, tracking the rising amount of damage per upkeep.
Flood counter
- Aquitect's Will from Lorwyn is the first sorcery to produce flood counters.
- Bounty of the Luxa from Amonkhet is the first enchantment to use flood counters.
- The Flood of Mars from Doctor Who is the first creature to use flood counters.
- Quicksilver Fountain from Mirrodin is the first artifact to use flood counters.
Foreshadow counter
- Ominous Seas from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is the first enchantment to use foreshadow counters.
Fungus counter
- Mindbender Spores from Mirage is the first creature to produce fungus counters.
- Sporogenesis from Urza's Saga is the first enchantment to produce fungus counters.
Fury counter
- Charging Cinderhorn from Commander 2016 is the first creature to produce fury counters.
Fuse counter
- Bomb Squad from Odyssey is the first creature to produce fuse counters.
- Goblin Bomb from Weatherlight is the first enchantment non-Aura to use fuse counters.
- Incendiary from Urza's Destiny is the first enchantment Aura to use fuse counters.
- Powder Keg from Urza's Destiny is the first artifact to produce fuse counters.
Gem counter
- Briber's Purse from Khans of Tarkir is the first artifact to use gem counters.
Ghostform counter
- Kaya the Inexorable from Kaldheim is the first planeswalker to use ghostform counters.
Glyph counter
- Originally, Glyph of Delusion from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use glyph counters.
Gold counter
- Aurification from Onslaught is the first enchantment to produce gold counters.
- Dragon’s Hoard from Core Set 2019 is the first artifact to produce gold counters.
Growth counter
- Malignant Growth from Mirage is the first enchantment non-Aura to use growth counters.
- Momentum from Urza's Destiny is the first enchantment Aura to produce growth counters.
- Paradox Zone from Commander 2021.
- Simic Ascendancy from Ravnica Allegiance is the first multicolor enchantment to use growth counters.
Hack counter
- Truss, Chief Engineer from Unfinity is the first creature to use hack counters.
Harmony counter
- Instrument of the Bards from Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first artifact to use harmony counters.
Hatching counter
- The Dragon-Kami Reborn from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is the first enchantment to use hatching counters.
Hatchling counter
- Ludevic's Test Subject from Innistrad is the first creature to use hatchling counters.
- The unnamed counters for Triassic Egg from Legends, were changed to hatchling counters for Masters Edition IV.
Healing counter
- Fylgja from Ice Age is the first enchantment Aura to use healing counters.
- Ursine Fylgja from Coldsnap is the first creature to use healing counters.
Hit counter
- Etrata, the Silencer from Guilds of Ravnica is the first creature to use hit counters.
- Mari, the Killing Quill from Streets of New Capenna/Commander decks.
- Ravenloft Adventurer from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.
Hope counter
- Dawn of a New Age from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is the first enchantment to use hope counters.
Hone counter
- Uvilda, Dean of Perfection from Strixhaven: School of Mages is the first creature to use hone counters.
Hoofprint counter
- Hoofprints of the Stag from Lorwyn is the first enchantment to use hoofprint counters.
Hour counter
- Midnight Clock from Throne of Eldraine is the first artifact to create hour counters.
- Midnight Oil from Kaladesh is the first enchantment to use hour counters.
- Rusko, Clockmaker from Alchemy: The Brothers' War is the first creature to use hour counters.
Hourglass counter
- Temporal Distortion from Invasion is the first enchantment to use hourglass counters.
Hunger counter
- Originally, Fasting from The Dark used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use hunger counters. It is the first enchantment to use hunger counters.
Ice counter
- Dark Depths from Coldsnap is the first land to use ice counters.
- Draugr Necromancer from Kaldheim.
- Iceberg from Ice Age is the first enchantment to use ice counters.
- Rimefeather Owl from Coldsnap is the first creature to put ice counters on any permanent.
- Rimescale Dragon from Coldsnap.
- Thing in the Ice from Shadows over Innistrad.
- Woolly Razorback from Coldsnap.
Impostor counter
- Illicit Masquerade from Murders at Karlov Manor is the first enchantment to use impostor counters.
Incarnation counter
- Nine Lives from Magic 2021 is the first enchantment to use incarnation counters.
Incubation counter
- Originally, Triassic Egg from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use incubation counters. It is the first artifact to use incubation counters. It was later given errata to use hatchling counters. Thus currently, there are no cards that use incubation counters.
Infection counter
- Diseased Vermin from Alliances is the first creature to use infection counters.
- Festering Wound from Urza's Destiny is the first enchantment Aura to use infection counters.
- Genestealer Patriarch from Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks.
Influence counter
- Palantír of Orthanc from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is the first artifact to use influence counters.
Ingenuity counter
- Jhoira, Ageless Innovator from Dominaria United is the first creature to use ingenuity counters.
Intel counter
- Flamewar, Brash Veteran//Flamewar, Streetwise Operative from Transformers is the first creature to use intel counters.
Intervention counter
- Originally, Divine Intervention from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use intervention counters. It is the first enchantment to use intervention counters.
Invitation counter
- Wedding Announcement from Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the first enchantment to produce invitation counters.
Isolation counter
- Quarantine Field from Battle for Zendikar is the first enchantment to use isolation counters.
Javelin counter
- Icatian Javelineers from Fallen Empires is the first creature to use javelin counters.
Judgment counter
- Faithbound Judge from Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the first creature to produce judgment counters.
- Sinner's Judgment from Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the first enchantment to produce judgment counters.
Keyword counter
The first ability to give keyword counters was printed first introduced in the Mystery Booster set on the test card Recycla-bird.[2] Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths was the first standard legal set to use the mechanic.[3]
The evergreen keyword abilities deathtouch, double strike, first strike, flying, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigilance each have their own counter. Shadow is the only non-evergreen ability to have a keyword counter. Permanents with a keyword counter on them, typically creatures, gain that counter's respective ability.
Ki counter
Ki counters are created by certain permanents, whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell.
Kick counter
- Chun-Li, Countless Kicks from Secret Lair is the first creature to use kick counters.
Knickknack counter
- Tchotchke Elemental from Unfinity is the first creature to use knickknack counters.
Knowledge counter
- The Magic Mirror from Throne of Eldraine is the first artifact to create knowledge counters.
Landmark Counter
- Treasure Map from Ixalan is the first artifact to produce landmark counters.
Level counter
Level counters are exclusively used by the Level up mechanic.
Loot counter
- Bandit's Haul from Outlaws of Thunder Junction is the first artifact to produce loot counters.
Lore counter
- Keldon Warcaller from Dominaria is the first creature to interact with lore counters.
- Mind Unbound from Magic 2012 is the first enchantment to produce lore counters.
- Myth Realized is another enchantment, from Dragons of Tarkir.
- All Sagas, introduced in Dominaria but now deciduous, use lore counters.
- Satsuki, the Living Lore from Neon Dynasty can produce multiple lore counters at once.
- Scroll of the Masters from Fate Reforged is the first artifact to produce lore counters.
- Storyweave from Neon Dynasty is an instant that can put two lore counters on a saga.
Loyalty counter
Planeswalkers, first introduced in Lorwyn, use loyalty counters as a substitute for life and for paying the costs of their abilities.
Luck counter
- As Luck Would Have It from Unstable.
- Chance Encounter from Odyssey is the first enchantment to use luck counters.
- Gemstone Caverns from Time Spiral is the first land to use luck counters.
- Pick-a-Beeble from Unfinity is the first artifact to use luck counters.
Magnet counter
- Magnetic Web from Tempest is the first artifact to use magnet counters.
Manabond counter
- The test card Wrath of Sod from the Mystery Booster set is the first spell to use manabond counters. Cards with a manabond counter lose all other abilities, and become lands with "
: Add one mana of this card's color".
Manifestation counter
- Arbiter of the Ideal from Born of the Gods is the first creature to use manifestation counters.
Mannequin counter
- Makeshift Mannequin from Lorwyn is the first instant to use mannequin counters.
Mask counter
- Originally, Illusionary Mask from Alpha didn’t use any counters. It was given errata to use mask counters to mark the face-down creature. Another errata removed the mention of said counters later so that Illusionary Mask doesn't use counters at all. Currently, no card makes use of or references mask counters.
Matrix counter
- Originally, Life Matrix from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use matrix counters.
Memory counter
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad from Assassin's Creed is the first creature to produce memory counters.
- The Animus, also from Assassin's Creed, is the first artifact to produce memory counters.
Midway counter
- Myra the Magnificent from Unfinity is the first creature to use midway counters.
Mine counter
- Mine Layer from Odyssey is the first creature to use mine counters.
Mining counter
- Gemstone Mine from Weatherlight is the first land to use mining counters.
Mire counter
- Originally, Cyclopean Tomb from Alpha used tokens to mark lands it turned into swamps. It was given errata to use mire counters to keep track.
Music counter
- Musician from Ice Age is the first creature to use music counters. It also uses age counters.
Muster counter
- Assemble the Legion from Gatecrash is the first enchantment to use muster counters.
Necrodermis counter
- The War in Heaven from Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks is the first enchantment to use necrodermis counters.
Nest counter
- Twitching Doll from Duskmourn: House of Horror is the first artifact and creature to use nest counters.
Net counter
- Merseine from Fallen Empires is the first enchantment to use net counters.
- Braided Net from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is the first artifact to use net counters.
Night counter
- Replicating Ring from Kaldheim is the first artifact to use night counters.
Oil counter
Oil counters are used on many Phyrexian cards and first printed as part of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
Omen counter
- Celestial Convergence from Prophecy is the first enchantment non-Aura to produce omen counters. Celestial Convergence is an alternate-win card.
- Foreboding Statue from Innistrad: Crimson Vow.
- Soulcipher Board from Innistrad: Crimson Vow.
Ore counter
- Orcish Mine from Homelands is the first enchantment Aura to use ore counters.
Page counter
- Barrin's Codex from Urza's Saga is the first artifact to use page counters.
- Mazemind Tome from Core Set 2021.
- Private Research from Urza's Destiny is the first enchantment Aura to produce page counters.
- Tasha, the Witch Queen from Baldur's Gate is the first planeswalker to produce page counters.
- Tome of Legends from Throne of Eldraine.
Pain counter
- Torture Chamber from Tempest is the first artifact to use pain counters.
Palliation counter
- Palliation Accord from Dissension is the first enchantment to use palliation counters. After Shield counters were introduced as a mechanic in Streets of New Capenna, the shield counters used by Palliation Accord were retroactively changed to palliation counters so there is no confusion about them.[4] No other cards using either shield or palliation counters had been printed before this change.
Paralyzation counter
- Dread Wight from Ice Age is the first creature to use paralyzation counters.
Pause counter
- Grand Marshal Macie from Unfinity is the first creature to use pause counters.
Petal counter
- Lotus Blossom from Urza's Saga is the first artifact to produce petal counters.
Petrification counter
- Xathrid Gorgon from Magic 2013 is the first creature to produce petrification counters.
Phyresis counter
- Weatherlight Compleated from Dominaria United is the first vehicle to use phyresis counters
Phylactery counter
- Phylactery Lich from Magic 2010 is the first creature to produce phylactery counters.
Pin counter
- Originally, Voodoo Doll from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use pin counters. It is the first artifact to use pin counters.
Plague counter
- Traveling Plague from Odyssey is the first enchantment to use plague counters. It produces plague counters automatically at the beginning of your upkeep.
- Withering Hex from Onslaught produces plague counters whenever a player cycles a card.
- Plague Boiler from Ravnica: City of Guilds is the first artifact that produces plague counters. It produces plague counters automatically at the beginning of your upkeep.
Plot counter
- Deadly Designs from Conspiracy: Take the Crown is the first enchantment to use Plot counters.
Point counter
- Strixhaven Stadium from Strixhaven: School of Mages is the first artifact that produces point counters. It does so by tapping it for mana or when a creature you control deals damage to an opponent.
- Contested Game Ball from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan.
Poison counter
A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game. The cards that produce these counters are listed here.
Polyp counter
- Coral Reef from Homelands is the first enchantment to use polyp counters. It also produces +0/+1 counters.
Pressure counter
- Hellion Crucible from Magic 2013 is the first land to use pressure counters.
- Magma Mine from Visions is the first artifact to use pressure counters.
Prey counter
- Tetzimoc, Primal Death from Rivals of Ixalan is the first creature to use prey counters.
Pupa counter
- Originally, Cocoon from Legends used change counters. It was given errata to use pupa counters. Pupa by definition is the life stage of some insects transforming.
Quest counter
Quest counters are used for the Quests printed in Zendikar and Worldwake.
- Yes Man, Personal Securitron from Fallout is the first artifact to use quest counters.
Rad counter
Rad counters are placed on players and have inherent rules.
- The Radiation mechanic introduced in Fallout also introduced rad counters.
Rejection counter
- Tolarian Contempt from March of the Machine: The Aftermath is the first enchantment to use rejection counters.
Reprieve counter
- Magnanimous Magistrate from Jumpstart 2022 is the first creature to use reprieve counters.
Rev counter
- Chainsaw from Duskmourn: House of Horror is the first artifact to use rev counters.
Revival counter
- Nine-Lives Familiar from Magic: The Gathering Foundations is the first creature to use revival counters.
Ribbon counter
- Prize Pig from The Lord of the Rings Commander Decks is the first creature to use ribbon counters.
Ritual counter
- Heirloom Mirror from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is the first artifact to use ritual counters.
Rope counter
- Fraying Line from Baldur's Gate is the first artifact to use rope counters.
Rust counter
- Corrosion from Visions is the first enchantment to use rust counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep.
Scream counter
- Originally, All Hallow's Eve from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use scream counters. It is the first sorcery to use scream counters. The card's ability is very much like Suspend.
- Endless Scream from Tempest is the first Aura enchantment to use scream counters.
Scroll counter
- Aretopolis, a Plane card from Planechase 2012 is the first card to use scroll counters.
Shell counter
- Roc Hatchling from Weatherlight is the first creature to use shell counters.
Shield counter
After Shield counters were introduced as a mechanic in Streets of New Capenna, the shield counters on Palliation Accord were changed to palliation counters so there is no confusion about them.[4]
Silver counter
- Karn, Scion of Urza from Dominaria is the first planeswalker to use silver counters.
Shred counter
- Cephalid Vandal from Torment is the first creature to use shred counters.
Sleep counter
- Originally, Venarian Gold from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use sleep counters.
Sleight counter
- Chromatic Armor from Ice Age is the first enchantment Aura to use sleight counters.
Slime counter
- Gutter Grime from Innistrad is the first enchantment to produce slime counters.
- Sludge Monster from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is the first creature to produce slime counters.
- Toxrill, the Corrosive from Innistrad: Crimson Vow.
Slumber counter
- Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle from Commander 2018 is the first creature to produce slumber counters.
Soot counter
- Smokestack from Urza's Saga is the first artifact to produce soot counters.
Soul counter
- Hostile Hostel from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is the first land to produce soul counters.
- Malefic Scythe from Core Set 2021 is the first artifact to produce soul counters.
- Netherborn Altar from Commander 2020 uses soul counters.
- Obscura Ascendancy from Streets of New Capenna is the first enchantment to produce soul counters.
Spark counter
- Blood Poet, a test card from the Mystery Booster set, is the first card to feature the use of Spark counters. They may be used to activate spark abilities.
Spite Counter
- Curse of Vengeance from Commander 2016 is the first enchantment to use spite counters.
Spore counter
Spore counter are used as extra resource to create Saprolings.
Stash counter
- Glittering Stockpile from Streets of New Capenna is the first artifact to use stash counters.
Storage counter
Storage counters are exclusively used by storage lands.
Story counter
- Staff of the Storyteller from Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander is the first artifact to use story counters.
Strife counter
- Crescendo of War from Commander is the first enchantment to use strife counters.
Study counter
- Grimoire of the Dead from Innistrad is the first artifact to use study counters.
- Imbraham, Dean of Theory and Kianne, Dean of Substance from Strixhaven: School of Mages are the first creatures to use study counters.
- Pursuit of Knowledge from Stronghold is the first enchantment to use study counters.
- Vhal, Eager Scholar from Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate.
Stun counter
When a permanent with a stun counter becomes untapped, a stun counter is removed from it instead.
Supply counter
- To be introduced in Bloomburrow.
Suspect counter
- Investigator's Journal from Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the first artifact to produce suspect counters.
Takeover counter
- The Master, Formed Anew from Doctor Who is the first creature to use takeover counters.
Task counter
- Heliod's Punishment from Theros Beyond Death is the first enchantment to use task counters.
Theft counter
- Night Dealings from Champions of Kamigawa is the first enchantment to use theft counters.
Ticket counter
Ticket counters are placed on players and can be generated in multiple different ways. They are spent as a cost to put stickers onto permanents.
Tide counter
- Homarid from Fallen Empires is the first creature to use tide counters.
- Tidal Influence from Fallen Empires is the first enchantment to use tide counters.
Time counter
Time counters are used to track upkeep. The cards that produce these counters are listed here.
Tower counter
- Helix Pinnacle from Eventide is the first enchantment to use tower counters.
Training counter
- Sensei Golden-Tail from Champions of Kamigawa is the first creature to use training counters.
Trap counter
- Trap Digger from Scourge is the first creature to use trap counters.
Treasure counter
- Legacy's Allure from Tempest is the first enchantment to use treasure counters.
Unity counter
- Call for Unity from Aether Revolt is the first enchantment to use unity counters.
Unlock counter
- Cryptex from Murders at Karlov Manor is the first artifact to use unlock counters.
Valor counter
- Intrepid Adversary from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is the first to use valor Counters.
Velocity counter
- Daredevil Dragster, a vehicle from Aether Revolt, is the first artifact to use velocity counters.
- Tornado from Alliances is the first enchantment to use velocity counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep.
Verse counter
Almost all Verse counters are used to track upkeep, primarily in two cycles from Urza's Saga.
Vitality counter
- Originally, Living Artifact from Alpha used unnamed counters. It was given errata to call them Vitality counters. It is the first enchantment Aura to use vitality counters.
Void counter
- Dauthi Voidwalker from Modern Horizons 2 is the first card to use void counters.
- Sphere of Annihilation from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first artifact to use void counters.
Volatile counter
- Volatile counters were an unreleased mechanic considered for Aether Revolt. The design was for them to be put on permanents, and if the permanent left the battlefield, then the counter triggered and did 2 damage to a target opponent.
Vortex counter
- Energy Vortex from Mirage was the first enchantment to use vortex counters. It was printed with Energy counters but changed to use vortex counters instead when a new form of energy counters was introduced in Kaladesh.
Vow counter
- Promise of Loyalty from Commander 2021 is the first sorcery to use vow counters.
Voyage counter
- Cosima, God of the Voyage from Kaldheim is the first creature to use voyage counters.
Wage counter
- Rogue Skycaptain from Alliances is the first creature to use wage counters.
Winch counter
- Mercadian Lift from Mercadian Masques is the first artifact to use winch counters.
Wind counter
- Originally, Cyclone from Arabian Nights used chips. It was given errata to call them wind counters. It is the first enchantment to use wind counters.
- Freyalise's Winds from Ice Age.
Wish counter
- Djinn of Wishes from Magic 2010 is the first creature to use wish counters.
- Ring of Three Wishes from Magic 2014 is the first artifact to use wish counters.
- Wishclaw Talisman from Throne of Eldraine.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 11, 2019). "If / When: A set with +1/+0 counters ?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Eli Shiffrin (November 11, 2019). "Mystery Booster Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (April 2, 2020). "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (April 9, 2022). "Will shield counters moved from Palliation Accord (Dissension) onto a creature interact with the Shield Counter mechanic in New Capenna?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
External links
- Christopher Bellach (September 5, 2018). "Counter Development". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022.