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UncommonColour IDMV 2
Instant
Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
Card capabilities
Instant
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This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc4 Oct 2004
You can make X be larger than the amount of damage, but you only get one counter for each actual point of damage prevented.
wotc4 Oct 2004
The +1/+1 counters do show up at the same time as any unprevented damage, which means they are there before you check for lethal damage.
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