What can Bounty Hunter destroy?
Asked by MESS1802 5 years ago
I want to know if Bounty Hunter would have ANY use in an EDH deck commanded by Mathas, Fiend Seeker . Because I know the rulings for Mathas say only specifically his bounty counters give creatures the triggered ability. But can Bounty Hunter at least destroy creatures that are given bounty counters from Mathas, or are his bounty counters unique like those given by Mathas, Fiend Seeker ?
Just to build a little bit off what Kogarashi said, notice how Mathas, Fiend Seeker says "for as long as that creature has a bounty counter on it" (emphasis added).
The issue is not Mathas' bounty counters being "unique", but rather that the death trigger is tied to "that" particular creature. It's one of those instances where a single word in an ability makes a drastic difference in its effect.
Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1
The bounty counters placed by Mathas, Fiend Seeker are identical to those placed by Bounty Hunter , in the same way that +1/+1 counters placed by two different sources are the same as each other. If Mathas, Fiend Seeker places a bounty counter on a creature, Bounty Hunter can destroy that creature (assuming it isn't indestructible or otherwise has some form of protection).
February 24, 2019 1:30 a.m.