Rule evolution
Rule 122.1a
Previously numbered 120.1a, 121.1a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 2 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release120.1aDetails
A +X/+Y counter on a permanent, where X and Y are numbers, adds X to that permanent's power and Y to that permanent's toughness. Similarly, -X/-Y counters subtract from power and toughness. See rule 613.3.
Renumbered
120.1a→ 121.1aDetailsPreviously
1. Game Concepts
120. CountersThen
1. Game Concepts
121. CountersA +X/+Y counter on a permanent, where X and Y are numbers, adds X to that permanent's power and Y to that permanent's toughness. Similarly, -X/-Y counters subtract from power and toughness. See rule 613.3.
Wording changed121.1aDetails
A +X/+Y counter on a
permanentcreature or on a creature card in a zone other than the battlefield, where X and Y are numbers, adds X to thatpermanentobject's power and Y to thatpermanentobject's toughness. Similarly, -X/-Y counters subtract from power and toughness. See rule 613.3.Renumbered
121.1a→ 122.1aDetailsPreviously
1. Game Concepts
121. CountersThen
1. Game Concepts
122. CountersA +X/+Y counter on a creature or on a creature card in a zone other than the battlefield, where X and Y are numbers, adds X to that object’s power and Y to that object’s toughness. Similarly, -X/-Y counters subtract from power and toughness. See rule 613.3.
Wording changed122.1aDetails
A +X/+Y counter on a creature or on a creature card in a zone other than the battlefield, where X and Y are numbers, adds X to that object's power and Y to that object's toughness. Similarly, -X/-Y counters subtract from power and toughness. See rule 613.
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