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Can a creature have +1 and counters?

Description. A +1/+1 counter on a creature adds one to its power and toughness. Creatures using +1/+1 counters were among the most popular in the early history of the game.
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How do +1 counters work in MTG?

If your undying creature gets a +1/+1 counter on it (say, from Travel Preparations) and then dies, it won't come back, even if that's the first time it died. On the flip side, if you can get that +1/+1 counter off of an undying creature somehow after it comes back, it'll come back yet again the next time it dies.
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Can enchantments have +1 counters?

There is nothing in the rules that disallows counters from being on particular permanents. This means that +1/+1 or -1/-1 counters (or as in your title, 0/-1 counters) can be on artifacts, lands, planeswalkers or enchantments.
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Do plus one and minus one counters cancel?

+1/+1 and -1/-1 counters do cancel out whenever a player would receive priority. However, no other kinds of counters cancel out.
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What is a 1 1 counter MTG?

In MTG, +1/+1 counters are one of the game's ways of making a permanent stat change to a creature. A +1/+1 counter on a creature always gives it a bonus of +1/+1 to its power and toughness. Cards can have several counters at the same time, and the bonuses all stack up.
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Is a 1 1 counter an ability?

+1/+1 counters are a component of many ability words, keyword abilities, and keyword actions. Their ubiquity is largely due to their lack of flavor, and enables a high level of compatibility between thematically unrelated mechanics.
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Can a land have +1 +1 counters?

Lands (any permanent, really) can have +1/+1 counters just fine. In fact, Llanowar Reborn enters the battlefield with one! The counter(s) will not go away just because your blinkmoth stops being a creature.
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Does adding a +1 counter remove a counter?

Accepted answer #1. Yes, the each +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters cancel each other out as a state-based effect and the combo will work as per rule 121.3.
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Do +1 counters stay?

A +1/+1 counter remains on a creature as long as it is still on the board. It is only removed if the card the counters are on is removed from the field or through a card effect.
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Are +1 counters permanent?

Counters aren't permanents. They aren't even objects. 110.1. A permanent is a card or token on the battlefield.
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Can a creature have 2 enchantments?

#1. Yes. There is no stipulation that you can't have multiple enchantments on the battlefield. Those enchantments can be enchanting creatures, or be enchantments like Necropotence or Leyline of Sanctity that have a static effect or provide you with an additional ability or effect.
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Can you put a 1 1 counter on a Planeswalker?

Any permanent can have a +1/+1 counter put on it. Those counters won't have any effect unless that permanent is or becomes a creature.
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Can a weapon have 2 enchantments?

No it's not possible.
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Can you block 2 creatures with 1 in magic?

After your opponent declares their attackers you get the chance to “block” some of them with your untapped creatures. For each attacking creature you can choose one or more of your creatures to block it. A creature can't block more than one attacking creature at a time outside of some very particular circumstances.
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Can two creatures block 1 mtg?

A creature must be untapped in order for it to block. Each creature can only block a single attacker, but multiple defending creatures can block the same attacker. Both players are given a chance to cast instants and activate abilities after blockers have been declared.
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Do minus 1 counters count as damage?

Save this answer. Show activity on this post. No, -1/-1 counters do not themselves count as damage. You can think of them as an effect of damage, when the source dealing the damage has wither (or infect).
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What are +1 counters and persist?

Whenever a creature with Persist dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, it comes back with a -1/-1 counter. Fairly simple- whether it dies from a removal spell, burn, being shrunk by a Nameless Inversion, or regular old combat, it'll come back a little weaker.
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What is Rule 704 in Magic The Gathering?

704.5g If a creature has toughness greater than 0, it has damage marked on it, and the total damage marked on it is greater than or equal to its toughness, that creature has been dealt lethal damage and is destroyed. Regeneration can replace this event.
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Can you counter twice?

First, the answer to the question you actually asked, in the title, "Can you counter a spell twice?" is no. Once a spell is countered, it is removed from the stack.
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Do counters stay on creatures?

Yes, they would stay on. A flipped card is still the same permanent, it hasn't left the battlefield or anything.
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How does counter () work?

Counter is a subclass of dict that's specially designed for counting hashable objects in Python. It's a dictionary that stores objects as keys and counts as values. To count with Counter , you typically provide a sequence or iterable of hashable objects as an argument to the class's constructor.
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Is flying a counter in MTG?

The keywords that a keyword counter can be are flying, first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigilance, as well as any variants of those keywords. See rule 613.1f.
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Do exiled creatures lose counters?

See rule 400.7. rule 704.) In short, the exiled permanent becomes a non-permanent card that is a new object, causing all statuses, counters, equipment, enchantments, etc to detach. Enchantments will go to the graveyard.
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Can a counter spell counter a channel land?

Can You Counter Channel? Since the ability on channel isn't a spell, it can't be countered by normal counterspells like Counterspell or Cancel.
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What does creatures your opponents control get 1 /- 1?

Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1. : Exile target card from an opponent's graveyard. If it was a creature card, you create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying. Festercreep enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
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