<p>No, your creature does not get a counter.</p>

<p>The exact meaning of "regenerate" is this (from <a href="http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Regenerate" rel="noreferrer">rule 701.13a</a>):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If the effect of a resolving spell or ability regenerates a permanent, it creates a replacement effect that protects the permanent the next time it would be destroyed this turn. In this case, “Regenerate [permanent]” means “The next time [permanent] would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage marked on it and tap it. If it’s an attacking or blocking creature, remove it from combat.”</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So, in your situation, the 2/2 would be destroyed, but instead, you remove all damage attached to it, tap it, and remove it from combat. This means that it doesn't die, so your creature doesn't get a counter.</p>

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2017-03-08T00:28:31.577Z
Recommend rewording the "would die" portion, referencing 704.5g. Since lethal damage was dealt to the creature, it would be destroyed, leading into 701.7, which then references 701.13.
Drunk Cynic
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murgatroid99
<p>My creature gets a +1/+1 counter whenever another creature I control dies. I block a 3/3 with a 2/2 that I can regenerate. It takes the damage and I regenerate it. Does the other creature still get a +1/+1 counter?</p>

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2017-03-08T00:13:02.540Z
Is the 2/2 creature [Undercity Troll](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=398568)? Is the creature that gets counters either [Gavony Unhallowed](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=414384) or [Rot Shambler](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=402016)?
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Does my creature still get a +1/+1 counter?
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# Does my creature still get a +1/+1 counter?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-07)

My creature gets a +1/+1 counter whenever another creature I control dies. I block a 3/3 with a 2/2 that I can regenerate. It takes the damage and I regenerate it. Does the other creature still get a +1/+1 counter?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering, magic-duels

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is the 2/2 creature [Undercity Troll](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=398568)? Is the creature that gets counters either [Gavony Unhallowed](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=414384) or [Rot Shambler](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=402016)?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-08. Score: 7

No, your creature does not get a counter.

The exact meaning of "regenerate" is this (from [rule 701.13a](http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Regenerate)):

> If the effect of a resolving spell or ability regenerates a permanent, it creates a replacement effect that protects the permanent the next time it would be destroyed this turn. In this case, “Regenerate [permanent]” means “The next time [permanent] would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage marked on it and tap it. If it’s an attacking or blocking creature, remove it from combat.”

So, in your situation, the 2/2 would be destroyed, but instead, you remove all damage attached to it, tap it, and remove it from combat. This means that it doesn't die, so your creature doesn't get a counter.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Recommend rewording the "would die" portion, referencing 704.5g. Since lethal damage was dealt to the creature, it would be destroyed, leading into 701.7, which then references 701.13.  

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