if I have two Gleam of Authority can I have infinite power and toughness?
Asked by themeeksheep 5 years ago
So I have a Expedition Envoy with Gleam of Authority on it and I play another Expedition Envoy and then play Gleam of Authority on the one I just played. Then play Shoulder to Shoulder targeting on of the creatures. Will they both get infinite power. because one gets a counter which causes the other to a get a counter. so on and so forth.
shinobigarth says... #2
always link cards Expedition Envoy, Gleam of Authority, Shoulder to Shoulder
all that happens is StS puts 2 counters on up to 2 of your creatures and Gleam gives another +2/+2 to enchanted creature as a result. nothing infinite about it.
May 29, 2018 11:23 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #3
Small correction to Fancy Tuesday's answer. Support 2 puts a single counter on up to 2 creatures. So you could put a counter on each of the creatures and the Gleam of Authority on each would give them an additional +1/+1.
May 30, 2018 12:53 a.m.
FancyTuesday says... #4
D'oh! Gidgetimer is right, of course. Reading keyword reminder text for abilities you've never actually encountered before while playing is hard.
May 30, 2018 1:05 a.m.
Support or bolster doesn't matter here what matters is the text of Gleam of Authority which states "gets +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on other creatures you control" and NOT "whenever you put a +1/+1 counter on another creature you control put +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature". So in short no you won't get infinite counters and you'll simply end up with 2 Expedition Envoy with 4 power and 3 toughness.
FancyTuesday says... #1
In the future please link to cards you're asking about using the card linking syntax. For instructions on how to do that see the comment tutorial.
Expedition Envoy
Gleam of Authority
Shoulder to Shoulder
Gleam of Authority has no triggered ability that adds +1/+1 counters to the creature, it simply gives it +1/+1 for each counter on other creatures you control. Casting Shoulder to Shoulder adds 2 counters to each of 2 targets, for a total of 4 +1/+1 counters. But Gleam of Authority says other creatures you control, so it gives +2/+2 on top of the two +1/+1 counters on each Expedition Envoy, making them 6/5s.
May 29, 2018 11:02 p.m. Edited.