Does +1/+1 of Diviner's Wand stay?
Asked by OrangeLantern 7 years ago
Diviner's Wand says the creature it's attached to gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn. Does the +1/+1 last forever or is it only until end of turn like the flying?
nobu_the_bard says... #2
There's a handful of very rare exceptions like Riding the Dilu Horse that are unmarked permanent buffs. Such buffs are obscure, however, because they are very confusing to keep track of. Counters were originally added to the game to aid tracking these effects.
In this case it's as Boza said though, the whole ability is modified by the "until end of turn" clause. If part of the bonus was permanent and part of it wasn't, they would probably template them as separate clauses or sentences for clarity's sake, but I do not think this happens anywhere that does not use counters (also very rare; they don't like to mix temporary and long term buffs on one card).
Other more recent examples of cards with similar wording to Diviner's Wand, just to show you: Aim High, Flamespeaker Adept, Engineered Might.
Boza says... Accepted answer #1
The whole effect's duration is until end of turn. This includes +1/+1 and the flying.
Bonuses that are permanent are worded as "a +1/+1 counter".
November 29, 2016 2:33 a.m.