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Auntie Ool, Cursewretch

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Moonshadow

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AI DraftSep 7, 2026

Auntie Ool, Cursewretch + Moonshadow

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Overview

When Moonshadow enters the battlefield it enters with six -1/-1 counters and those counters are placed on it as it enters; that placement is an event that will cause Auntie Ool, Cursewretch’s triggered ability to trigger (see and ). If you control both Auntie Ool and Moonshadow, you draw a card from Auntie Ool’s trigger; if an opponent controls Moonshadow, that creature’s controller loses 1 life. Auntie Ool’s Ward—Blight 2 does not apply just because Moonshadow entered (Ward only applies when Auntie Ool is targeted). Also note the ruling that all of the -1/-1 counters from a blight effect must be put on a single creature .

Step 1

As Moonshadow is put onto the battlefield, its static "enters with six -1/-1 counters on it" effect is applied so those six -1/-1 counters are placed on Moonshadow as it enters the battlefield (see ).

Step 2

The placement of those counters is an event: one or more -1/-1 counters are put on a creature. Auntie Ool’s triggered ability watches for that event and will trigger when the counters are put on Moonshadow (see ).

Step 3

After the object(s) finish entering and state-based actions are checked, any triggered abilities waiting to be put on the stack (including Auntie Ool’s) are put on the stack and then players get priority (see ).

Step 4

When Auntie Ool’s trigger resolves, it checks whether you control the creature that had counters put on it: if you control Moonshadow you draw a card; if you don’t control Moonshadow, that creature’s controller loses 1 life.

Step 5

Auntie Ool’s Ward—Blight 2 is only relevant if Auntie Ool is targeted by a spell or ability (it doesn’t interact with a different creature simply entering the battlefield), so it does not affect this sequence.

Step 6

If Moonshadow’s six -1/-1 counters cause its toughness to be 0 or less as it enters, it will be put into its owner’s graveyard as a state-based action; the counters were still put on it and Auntie Ool’s trigger still sees that event (see and ).

Resolution

As Moonshadow enters with six -1/-1 counters, Auntie Ool sees those counters being put on a creature and triggers. If Auntie Ool’s controller controls Moonshadow they draw a card; otherwise the controller of Moonshadow loses 1 life. Auntie Ool’s Ward—Blight 2 is irrelevant unless Auntie Ool itself is targeted. See , , and .

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