How does regeneration work with clone like cards?
Asked by Chris1018 6 years ago
Specifically If I have The Mimeoplasm come in as a copy of Golgari Grave-Troll with counters from Death's Shadow and I regenerate him. Does he come back as The Mimeoplasm or Golgari Grave-Troll and would he keep the counters from Death's Shadow.
JerichoDarkstar says... #2
My bad. I completely forgot that The Mimeoplasm gets +1/+1 counters from a second exiled creature. I am the goof :P
Anyway, to answer that part, yes it would retain the counters it received by exiling Death's Shadow because it didn't leave the battlefield when it regenerated.
May 22, 2017 10:24 a.m.
Also, as The Mimeoplasm enters as a copy of Golgari Grave-Troll, it does get counters equal to the number of cards in your graveyard (after the two cards are exiled) plus the 13 counters from Death's Shadow, so it will have plenty of counters to regenerate with.
JerichoDarkstar says... Accepted answer #1
I'm not sure what you mean by "counters from Death's Shadow," because that card doesn't give any counters.
To answer your question about Regeneration, The Mimeoplasm will remain a copy of Golgari Grave-Troll if you Regenerate it from lethal damage or when it is destroyed. Regeneration is basically like a "shield" that protects your creature from dying. It's a replacement effect for a permanent that states:
The Mimeoplasm would only stop being a copy of Golgari Grave-Troll if it left the battlefield, which Regeneration doesn't do.
May 22, 2017 10:17 a.m.