<p>Yes. By copying Dark Depths, it acquires the ability &quot;Dark Depths enters the battlefield with ten ice counters on it.&quot;, and thus gets the ice counters.</p>
<p>(In contrast, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thespian%27s%20Stage">Thespian&#39;s Stage</a> works as a combo with Dark Depths because it can turn into a copy <em>after</em> it has entered the battlefield, and thus without getting the ice counters.)</p>
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<p>707.5. [...] If the text that's being copied includes any abilities that replace the enters-the-battlefield event (such as &quot;enters the battlefield with&quot; or &quot;as [this] enters the battlefield&quot; abilities), those abilities will take effect. [...]</p>
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m90
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Moritte%20of%20the%20Frost">Moritte of the Frost</a> may enter the battlefield as a copy of a permanent you control.  <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dark%20Depths">Dark Depths</a> enters the battlefield with 10 ice counters on it.  If I have Moritte enter as a copy of my Dark Depths, does it have 10 ice counters on it?</p>

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Dark Depths is legendary though,
Neil Meyer
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2023-11-14T17:11:24.147Z
@NeilMeyer the combos that use it don't care, the point is to cheat out Marit Lage as fast as you can by either removing all the counters at once ([Vampire Hexmage](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/112/vampire-hexmage)) or having never had them there in the first place ([Solemnity](https://scryfall.com/card/hou/22/solemnity) or [Thespian's Stage](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/327/thespians-stage)) Having to sacrifice the original due to legend rule in the versions of the combo that copy the card doesn't bother the deck.
Andrew
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Morritte of the Frost copying Dark Depths
Matt Mc
# Morritte of the Frost copying Dark Depths

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-21)

[Moritte of the Frost](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Moritte%20of%20the%20Frost) may enter the battlefield as a copy of a permanent you control. [Dark Depths](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dark%20Depths) enters the battlefield with 10 ice counters on it. If I have Moritte enter as a copy of my Dark Depths, does it have 10 ice counters on it?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Dark Depths is legendary though,  
> **username_2**: @NeilMeyer the combos that use it don't care, the point is to cheat out Marit Lage as fast as you can by either removing all the counters at once ([Vampire Hexmage](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/112/vampire-hexmage)) or having never had them there in the first place ([Solemnity](https://scryfall.com/card/hou/22/solemnity) or [Thespian's Stage](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/327/thespians-stage)) Having to sacrifice the original due to legend rule in the versions of the combo that copy the card doesn't bother the deck.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2023-10-21. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Yes. By copying Dark Depths, it acquires the ability "Dark Depths enters the battlefield with ten ice counters on it.", and thus gets the ice counters.

(In contrast, [Thespian's Stage](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thespian%27s%20Stage) works as a combo with Dark Depths because it can turn into a copy *after* it has entered the battlefield, and thus without getting the ice counters.)

> 707.5. [...] If the text that's being copied includes any abilities that replace the enters-the-battlefield event (such as "enters the battlefield with" or "as [this] enters the battlefield" abilities), those abilities will take effect. [...]


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