Pridemate counters - with Daxos and Linden
Asked by BluePeter 4 years ago
Scenario 1: I have Daxos, Blessed by the Sun in play. I cast Ajani's Pridemate. Daxos triggers to give me one life (Whenever another creature you control enters the battlefield or dies, you gain 1 life.)
Which triggers the Pridemate (Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Ajani's Pridemate) to get a +1/+1 counter.
So the Pridemate comes in as 2/2 and immediately get a +1/+1 counter. Is this correct?
Scenario 2: I have Linden, the Steadfast Queen in play. I have Ajani's Pridemate in play. I have 2 other arbitrary white creatures in play. I move to combat and declare 4 attackers. Linden's ability triggers (Whenever a white creature you control attacks, you gain 1 life.) There are 4 life gain events, and the Pridemate gets 4 x +1/+1 counters. Again, is this correct?
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Yes, thanks, its a good point. The Pridemate doesn't come in as 3/3. Stuff can go onto the stack, between casting and resolving.
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Scary. Linden, Heliod, and 3 Pridesmates attacking. Pridesmates all get 5 +1/+1 counters, as can Linden. Before blockers!
February 15, 2020 6:38 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
BluePeter: Since it's clear you got a satisfactory answer to your question, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so that this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future.
Boza says... Accepted answer #1
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun, Ajani's Pridemate, Linden, the Steadfast Queen
1/ Almost correct - you do not gain the counter immediately, but only after both the Daxos and the Pridemate abilities resolves. There are a few opportunities where the opponent can cast Shock on your pridemate prior to it receiving the counter.
2/ Yes, that is correct.
February 14, 2020 3:33 a.m.