<p>I’m a new player to MTG and I was wondering what item I should use to keep track of the Power and Toughness in my creatures. Like if I would enchant one of my creatures with a +1/+1 I would need to be able to show it right? I thought I could use dice but I saw many people online discourage it because it can get knocked down easily and other problems. I don’t know if I should use dice or use something more convenient and better.</p>

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2020-04-25T00:22:00.930Z
The question that was marked as a duplicate deals exclusively with counters, this question asks about effects that modify P&T in general, specifically mentioning things like enchantments (likely auras) and is not a duplicate.
Andrew
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2020-04-25T00:23:54.527Z
If an enchantment changes P/T, the enchantment itself keeps track of the change. Using counters to keep track of an aura effect only creates confusion by potentially counting the effect twice
Hackworth
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2020-04-25T00:27:00.870Z
I was using the enchantment thing as an example. I am also wondering that if you are going to use dice as counters can you use one for power and one for toughness? Also thanks for clearing up about the enchantment P/T for me. Another question is that since you said that one “enchantment” card is used to keep track in of the P/T, do you like put the enchantment card under the one it’s modifying or something?
thatonefriend6
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2020-04-25T00:28:38.397Z
@thatonefriend6 Modern card design only uses +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters, so there is no reason to keep track of power and toughness separately.
Hackworth
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2020-04-25T00:31:55.820Z
And just in case it wasn't clear: It's customary to only keep track of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters with physical items placed on cards. The P/T values printed on the card and P/T modifications from other cards on the battlefield are not usually tracked with additional physical items, since those values can already be calculated from cards on the battlefield.
Hackworth
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What item should I use to keep track of my creature’s Power and Toughness?
thatonefriend6
# What item should I use to keep track of my creature’s Power and Toughness?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-24)

I’m a new player to MTG and I was wondering what item I should use to keep track of the Power and Toughness in my creatures. Like if I would enchant one of my creatures with a +1/+1 I would need to be able to show it right? I thought I could use dice but I saw many people online discourage it because it can get knocked down easily and other problems. I don’t know if I should use dice or use something more convenient and better.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The question that was marked as a duplicate deals exclusively with counters, this question asks about effects that modify P&T in general, specifically mentioning things like enchantments (likely auras) and is not a duplicate.  
> **username_2**: If an enchantment changes P/T, the enchantment itself keeps track of the change. Using counters to keep track of an aura effect only creates confusion by potentially counting the effect twice  
> **username_0**: I was using the enchantment thing as an example. I am also wondering that if you are going to use dice as counters can you use one for power and one for toughness? Also thanks for clearing up about the enchantment P/T for me. Another question is that since you said that one “enchantment” card is used to keep track in of the P/T, do you like put the enchantment card under the one it’s modifying or something?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Modern card design only uses +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters, so there is no reason to keep track of power and toughness separately.  
> **username_2**: And just in case it wasn't clear: It's customary to only keep track of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters with physical items placed on cards. The P/T values printed on the card and P/T modifications from other cards on the battlefield are not usually tracked with additional physical items, since those values can already be calculated from cards on the battlefield.  

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