-0/-1 and +1/+1 counter on a creature

Asked by davidrico 6 years ago

Would they be removed as is the case in: 704.5q

"If a permanent has both a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter on it, N +1/+1 and N -1/-1 counters are removed from it, where N is the smaller of the number of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on it."

Thanks!

Caerwyn says... Accepted answer #1

Nope - +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters only cancel one another out because Rule 704.5q explicitly says they do. In the absence of that rule, they would not.

For example, if Ebon Praetor has a -2/-2 counter on it, and you put a +2/+2 counter on it with Dwarven Armory , it would have both a +2/+2 counter and -2/-2 counter on it because no operation of rule would allow these two unusual counter types to cancel one another out.

August 13, 2019 2:44 p.m.