The +1/+1 counters are put onto the creature at the same time the damage is prevented. If a 1/1 creature would be dealt 6 damage, 3 damage is prevented and three +1/+1 counters are put on the creature. The creature ends up as a 4/4 creature with 3 damage marked on it.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TD2 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #29 of *Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2011 Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia release.
Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #26,414 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Vance Kovacs. Rarix catalogs 253 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Vance Kovacs
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