How does Bad Moon and similar cards interact with Infect?
Asked by shel1shock 1 year ago
Bad Moon gives black creatures +1/+1 counters, cards like Plague Myr deal damage in -1/-1 counters, since positive and negative counters cancel out, would cards like Bad Moon nullify infect?
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Caerwyn says... Accepted answer #1
Bad Moon does not give creatures counters - it has what is called a “static ability” which merely confers +1/+1 to all Black creatures without counters. If it used counters, it would say the word “counter” on the card and be templates differently (it would have to be some kind of triggered ability or replacement effect, not a static ability).
As it does not put counters on the creature, it does not cancel out the -1/-1 counters by infect. The creature will have a static +1/+1 boost but will have a -1/-1 counters on it.
Just as a note, strictly speaking only +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters cancel out. Other counters - only found on really old cards, will not cancel out. So a Dwarven Armory’s +2/+2 counters do not cancel either two -1/-1 counters or an Ebon Praetor’s -2/-2 counters. This will probably never come up in an actual game, but is mentioned just to make sure the rules statements are clear.
January 8, 2023 2:58 p.m.