wotc
The +1/+1 counters are put on the equipped creature, not Blade of the Bloodchief. If Blade of the Bloodchief is moved to a different creature, the +1/+1 counters will stay where they are.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #196
Blade of the Bloodchief
zen·#196·rare·foil
Illus. Jung Park
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Oct '09
16 yr ago
Value
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Volatility · stable
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Variants
Gameplay
Artifact — Equipment
Whenever a creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature. If equipped creature is a Vampire, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead.
Equip {1}
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 6
wotc
The creature that gets the counters is the one that's equipped by Blade of the Bloodchief at the time the ability resolves. It doesn't matter what creature Blade of the Bloodchief was attached to (if any) when it triggered.
wotc
If the equipped creature itself is put into a graveyard, Blade of the Bloodchief's ability will trigger. However, it won't do anything when it resolves unless a spell or ability has caused it to become attached to another creature by that time. (Remember that you may activate an equip ability only as a sorcery.)
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