Point counter
| Point counter | |
|---|---|
| Counter | |
| Use | Tracking the "score" of a sport-themed minigame |
| Placed on | Artifacts |
| Introduced | Strixhaven: School of Mages |
| Last used | The Lost Caverns of Ixalan |
| Statistics | |
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2 counter creation cards  100% | |
| Scryfall search | |
| oracle:"Point counter" | |
Point counters are a type of counter introduced in Strixhaven: School of Mages. They act as a tracking mechanism for game related action.
Description
Cards that use point counters thematically represent the back-and-forth of a sports game where points are gained or lost.
Point counters first appeared on the Strixhaven Stadium in Strixhaven: School of Mages. It is an artifact with an activated ability to add 1 colorless mana and a point counter on the artifact. If a creature deals combat damage to the player then a point counter is removed and whenever a creature the player controls deals damage another point counter is added to it. If the artifact reaches 10 or more counters then the player who was dealt damage and caused the last counter to be added loses the game.
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan used point counters on Contested Game Ball; a similarly sport themed card. Rather than being used as an alternate lose condition, it is used to track who "wins" the prize of a Treasure token.