wotc
You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #32s
Benthic Biomancer
prna·#32s·rare·foil
Illus. Daarken
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wishlisted
Jan '19
7 yr ago
Value
$2.72$0 (-1.1%)
30 days high $1.74 · low $1.72
Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
USD$1.72EUR€1.13
NM
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #5,133 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
{1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.
"I am my life's work."
1/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.
wotc
You draw a card and discard a card all while Benthic Biomancer's triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
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