<p>Yes, Young Wolf would get 2 +1/+1 counters. The reminder text for Undying says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, <strong>return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>A ruling on the Hardened Scales Gatherer page says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>“Placed on a creature you control” includes that creature entering the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on it. <strong>If a creature would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it while you control Hardened Scales, it enters with that many counters plus one</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>When Young Wolf returns to the battlefield from the graveyard, it enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter, so Hardened Scales makes it enter with 2 instead.</p>

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<p>Would a creature with undying (like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Young%20Wolf">Young Wolf</a>) get 2 +1/+1 counters instead of 1 when it dies if I had <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hardened%20Scales">Hardened Scales</a> out?</p>

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Does Hardened Scales interact with the undying mechanic?
Evan
# Does Hardened Scales interact with the undying mechanic?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-21)

Would a creature with undying (like [Young Wolf](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Young%20Wolf)) get 2 +1/+1 counters instead of 1 when it dies if I had [Hardened Scales](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hardened%20Scales) out?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-21. Score: 6

Yes, Young Wolf would get 2 +1/+1 counters. The reminder text for Undying says

> When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, **return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it**.

A ruling on the Hardened Scales Gatherer page says

> “Placed on a creature you control” includes that creature entering the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on it. **If a creature would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it while you control Hardened Scales, it enters with that many counters plus one**.

When Young Wolf returns to the battlefield from the graveyard, it enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter, so Hardened Scales makes it enter with 2 instead.


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