Do counters kill regenerate in MTG?
Nope, counters and regenerating in Magic The Gathering are two different things. Think of regenerate as a shield that saves a creature from destruction for that turn. So, if a creature has regeneration activated and it's supposed to be destroyed (let's say in combat or by a spell), it isn’t actually destroyed but instead gets tapped and all damage on it is removed. Counters, on the other hand, are like negative stickers you put on creatures (or sometimes players or other types of cards) that usually weaken them in some way. So, if your creature has a regenerate ability, it can survive things that would normally destroy it, but counters can still stick around and keep weakening it. It's like having a super recovery power but still feeling the effects of the battle.
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Actually, regenerating a creature doesn't remove counters. So if your creature with regeneration gets a bunch of -1/-1 counters and its toughness drops to 0, regeneration can't save it from dying.
Counters don't directly interact with regeneration. If you put a -1/-1 counter on a creature and then later regenerate that creature, the counter stays on it. Regeneration prevents destruction, not the application of counters or their ongoing effects.
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