<p>Yes it does. See the rulings on <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bioshift">Bioshift</a>:</p>
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<p>To move a counter from one creature to another, the counter is removed from the first creature and placed on the second. <strong>Any abilities that care about a counter being removed or placed on a creature will apply.</strong></p>
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<p>The ruling stems from the following rule:</p>
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<p>121.5. If an effect says to “move” a counter, it means to take that counter from the object it’s currently on and put it onto a second object. If the first and second objects are the same object, nothing happens. If the first object has no counters, nothing happens; the second object doesn’t get a counter put on it. If the second object (or any possible second objects) is no longer in the correct zone when the effect would move the counter, nothing happens; a counter isn’t removed from the first object.</p>
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<p>I just want to know if <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bioshift">Bioshift</a> is affected by <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Doubling%20Season">Doubling Season</a>. The text states that <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bioshift">Bioshift</a> moves counters from a target to another, but is that the same as &quot;putting them on&quot; a target?</p>

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Actually, I made a deck last year that was based on this.
RBarryYoung
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I am working on a Hydra Deck at the moment, where bioshift is going to play a vital part, after I had this issue clarified!
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Is Bioshift affected by Doubling Season?
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# Is Bioshift affected by Doubling Season?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-08)

I just want to know if [Bioshift](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bioshift) is affected by [Doubling Season](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Doubling%20Season). The text states that [Bioshift](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bioshift) moves counters from a target to another, but is that the same as "putting them on" a target?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Actually, I made a deck last year that was based on this.  
> **username_0**: I am working on a Hydra Deck at the moment, where bioshift is going to play a vital part, after I had this issue clarified!  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-05-08. Score: 13 | Accepted answer

Yes it does. See the rulings on [Bioshift](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bioshift):

> To move a counter from one creature to another, the counter is removed from the first creature and placed on the second. **Any abilities that care about a counter being removed or placed on a creature will apply.**

The ruling stems from the following rule:

> 121.5. If an effect says to “move” a counter, it means to take that counter from the object it’s currently on and put it onto a second object. If the first and second objects are the same object, nothing happens. If the first object has no counters, nothing happens; the second object doesn’t get a counter put on it. If the second object (or any possible second objects) is no longer in the correct zone when the effect would move the counter, nothing happens; a counter isn’t removed from the first object.


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