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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 can remove fewer than all counters of any type from a permanent.
*<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 can remove all counters from a permanent.
*<c>Vampire Hexmage</c> was the first permanent card that could remove all counters from a permanent.


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==±N/±M counter==
==±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 which produce these counters are [[+1/+1 counter/List of cards|listed here]].
+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 ±N/±M counter===
===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 use +1/+1 counters.
*<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 of of 4 artifacts that were the first to produced 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:
*''[[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 which produce these counters are [[Charge counter/List of cards|listed here]].
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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[[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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*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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*<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==
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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==
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*<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.
*<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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{{Main|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}}
{{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==
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*<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.


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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.


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==Hack counter==
==Hack counter==
{{Main|Hack counter}}
*<c>Truss, Chief Engineer</c> from ''Unfinity'' is the first creature to use hack counters.
*<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.


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*<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.


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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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*<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 counters.
*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.
 
Currently, there is no card that uses incubation counters.


==Infection counter==
==Infection counter==
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*<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''.
*<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==
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==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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==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==
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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]].


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*<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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==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".


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==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.
 
Currently, there is no card that makes use of or references mask counters.


==Matrix counter==
==Matrix counter==
{{Main|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==
==Midway counter==
*<c>Myra the Magnificent</c> from ''Unfinity'' is the first creature to use midway counters,
{{Main|Midway counter}}
*<c>Myra the Magnificent</c> from ''Unfinity'' is the first creature to use midway counters.


==Mine counter==
==Mine counter==
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==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.


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==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==
==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.
*<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}}
{{Main|Omen counter}}
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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}}
{{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==
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==Phyresis counter==
==Phyresis counter==
{{Main|Phyresis counter}}
*<c>Weatherlight Compleated</c> from ''Dominaria United'' is the first vehicle to use phyresis counters
*<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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==Plot counter==
==Plot counter==
{{Main|Plot counter}}
{{Main|Plot counter}}
*<c>Deadly Design</c> from ''[[Conspiracy: Take the Crown]]'' is the first enchantment to use Plot counters.
*<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]]
[[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 which produce these counters are [[Poison counter/List of cards|listed here]].
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==
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==Pupa counter==
==Pupa counter==
{{Main|Pupa counter}}
{{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 undergoing a transformation.
*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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{{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>Frayed Rope</c> from ''Baldur's Gate'' is the first artifact to use rope counters.  
{{Main|Rope counter}}
*<c>Fraying Line</c> from ''Baldur's Gate'' is the first artifact to use rope counters.


==Rust counter==
==Rust counter==
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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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==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]].


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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 Counter==
==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==
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[[File:Icon Stun-Counter.png|thumb|right|Stun|64px]]
[[File:Icon Stun-Counter.png|thumb|right|Stun|64px]]
{{main|Stun counter}}
{{main|Stun counter}}
When a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, a stun counter is removed from it instead.
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.


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{{Main|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==
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==Time counter==
==Time counter==
{{main|Time counter}}
{{main|Time counter}}
Time counters are used to track [[upkeep]]. The cards which produce these counters are [[Time counter/List of cards|listed here]].
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.


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==Unity counter==
==Unity counter==
{{Main|Unity counter}}
{{Main|Unity counter}}
<c>Call for Unity</c> from ''Aether Revolt'' is the first enchantment to use Unity counters.
*<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 Valor Counters.
{{Main|Valor counter}}
*<c>Intrepid Adversary</c> from ''Innistrad: Midnight Hunt'' is the first to use valor Counters.


==Velocity counter==
==Velocity counter==
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==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==
==Vortex counter==
{{Main|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 were introduced in Kaladesh.
*<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}}
{{Main|Wage counter}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{DailyRef|magic-online/counter-development-2018-09-05|Counter Development|Christopher Bellach|September 5, 2018}}
*{{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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Counter
 
Full List
 

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.
Contents

± A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z – References • External links

±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

Main article: +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

Main article: -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

Uneven plus

+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

+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

-0/-1 counter

Uneven minus

-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

-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

Main article: Acorn counter

Aegis counter

Main article: Aegis counter

Age counter

Main article: Age counter

Age counters are exclusively used by cards with cumulative upkeep.

Aim counter

Main article: Aim counter

Arrow counter

Arrow
Main article: Arrow counter
  • Archery Training from Urza's Destiny is the first enchantment Aura to use arrow counters.

Arrowhead counter

Main article: Arrowhead counter
  • Serrated Arrows from Homelands is the first artifact to use arrowhead counters. It also produces -1/-1 counters.

Awakening counter

Main article: Awakening counter
  • Liege of the Tangle from Scars of Mirrodin is the first creature to produce awakening counters.

Blaze counter

Main article: Blaze counter

Blessing counter

Main article: Blessing counter

Blight counter

Main article: Blight counter

Blood counter

Main article: Blood counter

Bloodline counter

Main article: Bloodline counter

Bloodstain counter

Main article: Bloodstain counter

Book counter

Main article: Book counter

Bounty counter

Main article: Bounty counter

Brain counter

Main article: Brain counter

Bribery counter

Main article: Bribery counter

Brick counter

Main article: Brick counter

Burden counter

Main article: Burden counter

Cage counter

Main article: Cage counter

Carrion counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Charge counter

Charge counters belong to the most common counter types in Magic. The cards that produce these counters are listed here.

Coin counter

Main article: 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

Main article: 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

Main article: Component counter
  • Component Pouch from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first artifact to use component counters.

Contested counter

Main article: Contested counter
  • Turf War from Streets of New Capenna Commander is the first enchantment to produce contested counters.

Corruption counter

Main article: Corruption counter
  • Geyadrone Dihada from Modern Horizons 2 is the first to use corruption counters.

CRANK! counter

Main article: CRANK! counter

The CRANK! counter is exclusively connected to Contraption cards from Unstable.

Credit counter

Main article: Credit counter

Croak counter

Main article: Croak counter

Corpse counter

Main article: Corpse counter
Skeleton
  • 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

Main article: Crystal counter
  • Prism Array from Battle for Zendikar was the first enchantment to use crystal counters.

Cube counter

Main article: Cube counter
  • Delif's Cube from Fallen Empires is the first artifact to use cube counters.

Currency counter

Main article: Currency counter
  • Trade Caravan from Homelands is the first creature to use currency counters.

Death counter

Main article: Death counter

Defense counter

Defense
Main article: Defense counter

Battles, first introduced in March of the Machine, use defense counters to track the progress of the battle.

Delay counter

Main article: Delay counter

Depletion counter

Main article: Depletion counter

Depletion counters are almost exclusively used for depletion lands.

Descent counter

Main article: Descent counter

Despair counter

Main article: Despair counter

Devotion counter

Main article: Devotion counter
Devotion

Discovery counter

Main article: Discovery counter

Divinity counter

Main article: Divinity counter

Divinity counters are used to make permanents indestructible, primarily the Myojin cycle of Champions of Kamigawa.

Doom counter

Main article: Doom counter
Doom

Dream counter

Main article: Dream counter

Duty counter

Main article: Duty counter

Echo counter

Main article: Echo counter
Echo
  • Soul Echo from Mirage is the first enchantment to use echo counters.

Egg counter

Main article: Egg counter

Elixir counter

Main article: Elixir counter
  • Essence Bottle from Tempest is the first artifact to use elixir counters.

Ember counter

Main article: Ember counter

Energy counter

Main article: Energy counter
Vortex
  • 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

Main article: 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

Main article: Eon counter

Eruption counter

Main article: Eruption counter

Everything counter

Main article: Everything counter

Experience counter

Main article: Experience counter

Experience counters are placed on players. They were first generated by the cycle of commanders from Commander 2015.

Eyeball counter

Main article: Eyeball counter
  • Jar of Eyeballs from Dark Ascension is the first artifact to use eyeball counters.

Eyestalk counter

Main article: Eyestalk counter

Fade counter

Main article: Fade counter

Fade counters are exclusively used by the Fading mechanic.

Fate counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Feather counter

Fetch counter

Main article: Fetch counter

Filibuster counter

Main article: Filibuster counter
  • Azor's Elocutors from Return to Ravnica is the first creature to use Filibuster counters.

Finality counter

Finality
Main article: Finality counter

If a permanent with a finality counter would go to a graveyard, exile it instead.

Flame counter

Main article: Flame counter
Flame

Flood counter

Main article: Flood counter
Flood

Foreshadow counter

Main article: Foreshadow counter
  • Ominous Seas from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is the first enchantment to use foreshadow counters.

Fungus counter

Main article: Fungus counter
Fungus
  • 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

Main article: Fury counter

Fuse counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Gem counter
  • Briber's Purse from Khans of Tarkir is the first artifact to use gem counters.

Ghostform counter

Main article: Ghostform counter

Glyph counter

Main article: Glyph counter
  • Originally, Glyph of Delusion from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use glyph counters.

Gold counter

Main article: Gold counter
Gold

Growth counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Hack counter

Harmony counter

Main article: Harmony counter
  • Instrument of the Bards from Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first artifact to use harmony counters.

Hatching counter

Main article: Hatching counter

Hatchling counter

Main article: Hatchling counter

Healing counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Hit counter

Hope counter

Main article: Hope counter

Hone counter

Main article: Hone counter

Hoofprint counter

Main article: Hoofprint counter
Paw

Hour counter

Main article: Hour counter

Hourglass counter

Main article: Hourglass counter

Hunger counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Ice counter

Impostor counter

Main article: Impostor counter
  • Illicit Masquerade from Murders at Karlov Manor is the first enchantment to use impostor counters.

Incarnation counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Infection counter

Influence counter

Main article: Influence counter

Ingenuity counter

Main article: Ingenuity counter

Intel counter

Main article: Intel counter

Intervention counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Invitation counter
  • Wedding Announcement from Innistrad: Crimson Vow is the first enchantment to produce invitation counters.

Isolation counter

Main article: Isolation counter
  • Quarantine Field from Battle for Zendikar is the first enchantment to use isolation counters.

Javelin counter

Main article: Javelin counter

Judgment counter

Main article: 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

Main article: 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

Main article: Ki counter

Ki counters are created by certain permanents, whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell.

Kick counter

Main article: Kick counter

Knickknack counter

Main article: Knickknack counter

Knowledge counter

Main article: Knowledge counter

Landmark Counter

Main article: Landmark counter
  • Treasure Map from Ixalan is the first artifact to produce landmark counters.

Level counter

Main article: Level counter

Level counters are exclusively used by the Level up mechanic.

Loot counter

Main article: Loot counter

Lore counter

Main article: Lore counter
Lore

Loyalty counter

Main article: Loyalty counter
Loyalty

Planeswalkers, first introduced in Lorwyn, use loyalty counters as a substitute for life and for paying the costs of their abilities.

Luck counter

Main article: Luck counter

Magnet counter

Main article: Magnet counter
  • Magnetic Web from Tempest is the first artifact to use magnet counters.

Manabond counter

Main article: 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 "{T}: Add one mana of this card's color".

Manifestation counter

Main article: Manifestation counter

Mannequin counter

Main article: Mannequin counter

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

Main article: Matrix counter
  • Originally, Life Matrix from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use matrix counters.

Memory counter

Main article: Memory counter

Midway counter

Main article: Midway counter

Mine counter

Main article: Mine counter
  • Mine Layer from Odyssey is the first creature to use mine counters.

Mining counter

Main article: Mining counter
  • Gemstone Mine from Weatherlight is the first land to use mining counters.

Mire counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Music counter
  • Musician from Ice Age is the first creature to use music counters. It also uses age counters.

Muster counter

Main article: Muster counter
Muster

Necrodermis counter

Main article: Necrodermis counter
  • The War in Heaven from Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks is the first enchantment to use necrodermis counters.

Nest counter

Main article: Nest counter
  • Twitching Doll from Duskmourn: House of Horror is the first artifact and creature to use nest counters.

Net counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Night counter

Oil counter

Main article: Oil counter

Oil counters are used on many Phyrexian cards and first printed as part of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.

Omen counter

Main article: Omen counter

Ore counter

Main article: Ore counter
  • Orcish Mine from Homelands is the first enchantment Aura to use ore counters.

Page counter

Main article: Page counter

Pain counter

Main article: Pain counter

Palliation counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Paralyzation counter
  • Dread Wight from Ice Age is the first creature to use paralyzation counters.

Pause counter

Main article: Pause counter

Petal counter

Main article: Petal counter
  • Lotus Blossom from Urza's Saga is the first artifact to produce petal counters.

Petrification counter

Main article: Petrification counter
  • Xathrid Gorgon from Magic 2013 is the first creature to produce petrification counters.

Phyresis counter

Main article: Phyresis counter

Phylactery counter

Main article: Phylactery counter
  • Phylactery Lich from Magic 2010 is the first creature to produce phylactery counters.

Pin counter

Main article: Pin counter
Pin
  • 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

Main article: 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

Main article: Plot counter

Point counter

Main article: 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

Poison
Main article: Poison counter

A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game. The cards that produce these counters are listed here.

Polyp counter

Main article: Polyp counter
  • Coral Reef from Homelands is the first enchantment to use polyp counters. It also produces +0/+1 counters.

Pressure counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Prey counter

Pupa counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Quest counter

Quest counters are used for the Quests printed in Zendikar and Worldwake.

Rad counter

Main article: 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 article: Rejection counter
  • Tolarian Contempt from March of the Machine: The Aftermath is the first enchantment to use rejection counters.

Reprieve counter

Main article: Reprieve counter

Rev counter

Main article: Rev counter

Revival counter

Main article: Revival counter

Ribbon counter

Main article: Ribbon counter
  • Prize Pig from The Lord of the Rings Commander Decks is the first creature to use ribbon counters.

Ritual counter

Main article: Ritual counter
  • Heirloom Mirror from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is the first artifact to use ritual counters.

Rope counter

Main article: Rope counter
  • Fraying Line from Baldur's Gate is the first artifact to use rope counters.

Rust counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Scream counter
Scream
  • 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

Main article: Scroll counter
  • Aretopolis, a Plane card from Planechase 2012 is the first card to use scroll counters.

Shell counter

Main article: Shell counter
  • Roc Hatchling from Weatherlight is the first creature to use shell counters.

Shield counter

Shield
Main article: 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

Main article: Silver counter

Shred counter

Main article: Shred counter

Sleep counter

Main article: Sleep counter
  • Originally, Venarian Gold from Legends used unnamed counters. It was given errata to use sleep counters.

Sleight counter

Main article: Sleight counter
  • Chromatic Armor from Ice Age is the first enchantment Aura to use sleight counters.

Slime counter

Main article: Slime counter
Slime

Slumber counter

Main article: Slumber counter

Soot counter

Main article: Soot counter
  • Smokestack from Urza's Saga is the first artifact to produce soot counters.

Soul counter

Main article: Soul counter

Spark counter

Main article: Spark counter

Spite Counter

Main article: Spite counter

Spore counter

Main article: Spore counter

Spore counter are used as extra resource to create Saprolings.

Stash counter

Main article: Stash counter

Storage counter

Main article: Storage counter

Storage counters are exclusively used by storage lands.

Story counter

Main article: Story counter

Strife counter

Main article: Strife counter
  • Crescendo of War from Commander is the first enchantment to use strife counters.

Study counter

Main article: Study counter

Stun counter

Stun
Main article: Stun counter

When a permanent with a stun counter becomes untapped, a stun counter is removed from it instead.

Supply counter

Main article: Supply counter
  • To be introduced in Bloomburrow.

Suspect counter

Main article: Suspect counter

Takeover counter

Main article: Takeover counter

Task counter

Main article: Task counter

Theft counter

Main article: Theft counter
  • Night Dealings from Champions of Kamigawa is the first enchantment to use theft counters.

Ticket counter

Main article: Ticket counter
Ticket

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

Main article: 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

Main article: Time counter

Time counters are used to track upkeep. The cards that produce these counters are listed here.

Tower counter

Main article: Tower counter
  • Helix Pinnacle from Eventide is the first enchantment to use tower counters.

Training counter

Main article: Training counter
  • Sensei Golden-Tail from Champions of Kamigawa is the first creature to use training counters.

Trap counter

Main article: Trap counter
  • Trap Digger from Scourge is the first creature to use trap counters.

Treasure counter

Main article: Treasure counter
  • Legacy's Allure from Tempest is the first enchantment to use treasure counters.

Unity counter

Main article: Unity counter
  • Call for Unity from Aether Revolt is the first enchantment to use unity counters.

Unlock counter

Main article: Unlock counter
  • Cryptex from Murders at Karlov Manor is the first artifact to use unlock counters.

Valor counter

Main article: Valor counter

Velocity counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Verse counter

Almost all Verse counters are used to track upkeep, primarily in two cycles from Urza's Saga.

Vitality counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Void counter
Void

Volatile counter

Main article: 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

Main article: 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

Main article: Vow counter

Voyage counter

Main article: Voyage counter

Wage counter

Main article: Wage counter
Skull

Winch counter

Main article: Winch counter
  • Mercadian Lift from Mercadian Masques is the first artifact to use winch counters.

Wind counter

Main article: 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

Main article: Wish counter

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 11, 2019). "If / When: A set with +1/+0 counters ?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. ↑ Eli Shiffrin (November 11, 2019). "Mystery Booster Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Matt Tabak (April 2, 2020). "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ 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.

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See also
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