Regenerate

Asked by sanixon94 14 years ago

Does regenerate stop -1/-1 counters from creatures with infect? Infect says it deals damage in the form of -1/-1 counters, and regenerate says remove all damage.

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

That means "remove all damage marked on the creature". Marking damage on a creature is the usual result of damage being dealt to it, but infect makes damage have a different result: -1/-1 counters. Regeneration can't remove those.

April 28, 2011 7:12 p.m.

thaimaishuu says... #2

Also, remember that regenerate's replacement effect does not occur unless the creature would be destroyed (by lethal damage or otherwise). Infect kills a creature by reducing it's toughness to 0 and putting it in the graveyard as a state base effect. So in that case, the creature cannot regenerate because it was never really "destroyed"

For reference:

"701.11a If the effect of a resolving spell or ability regenerates a permanent, it creates a replacement effect that protects the permanent the next time it would be destroyed this turn. In this case, Regenerate [permanent] means The next time [permanent] would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage marked on it and tap it. If its an attacking or blocking creature, remove it from combat."

April 28, 2011 9:54 p.m.