Can Indestructible Counters be Proliferated?
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The answer to the question Can indestructible counters be proliferated? is yes, as indestructible counters can be put on an object, including by “doubling” or “proliferating“, just like counters of any other kind. This means that indestructible counters can be added to a permanent or player using the proliferate ability, allowing for increased versatility and strategy in gameplay.
Understanding Indestructible Counters and Proliferation
What are Indestructible Counters?
Indestructible counters are a type of counter that can be placed on a permanent or player, making them indestructible and unable to be destroyed by damage or destroy effects.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can you have multiple indestructible counters? Multiple instances of indestructible on the same permanent are redundant, meaning that having more than one indestructible counter does not provide additional benefits.
- Does proliferate work on all counters? While proliferate can technically be used on any type of counter, it can only be used on time counters if the permanent with the time counter is on the battlefield.
- Can indestructible counters be removed? Indestructible counters are not removed by damage, but they can be removed by a card that specifically says “remove counter from target permanent“.
- Can you proliferate +1/+1 counters? If a creature already has +1/+1 counters, proliferate can be used to add more, but if it has no counters, proliferate will not add any.
- Do +1/+1 counters cancel -1/-1 counters? +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters do cancel each other out, as they have opposite effects on a creature’s power and toughness.
- Does Hexproof stop proliferate? Proliferate does not target, so Hexproof does not stop it, allowing proliferate to be used on creatures with Hexproof.
- Does Deathtouch beat indestructible? Indestructible creatures are immune to Deathtouch, as they cannot be destroyed by damage from a creature with Deathtouch.
- Does indestructible prevent 0/0? Indestructible does not prevent a creature from dying if its toughness is reduced to zero, as indescructible only prevents destruction by damage or destroy effects.
- Do board wipes destroy indestructible creatures? It depends on the effect of the board wipe, as indescructible creatures are only immune to destroy effects, not exile or -X/-X effects.
- Can you proliferate toxic? Toxic can be used with proliferate and corrupted to apply pressure and create multiple win conditions.
- Can proliferate target cards in exile? Proliferate can only choose permanents or players, so it cannot target cards in exile.
- Can you proliferate planeswalkers? Proliferate can be used to add counters to planeswalkers, allowing for increased versatility and strategy.
- Can you exile indestructible? Indestructible only protects from destroy effects, not exile effects, so indescructible creatures can be exiled.
- Do counters bypass indestructible? -X/-X effects, including counters, can still kill an indescructible creature, as indescructible only prevents destruction by damage or destroy effects.
- Does infect beat indestructible? Infect can still kill an indescructible creature by giving it -1/-1 counters, which can reduce its toughness to zero, causing it to die.