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  <p>I believe I am right but my friend says that Clone comes back as 0/0 as therefore dies. Who is right?</p>
</blockquote>

<h1>You are correct.</h1>

<p>Clone's ability reads</p>

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  <p>You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This ability applies any time Clone enters the battlefield.  The person who controls Clone (in this case you) gets to choose a creature to copy as it enters the battlefield.  It will not die.</p>

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2018-03-09T18:33:48.917Z
More precisely, the ability applies any time Clone *would* enter the battlefield. Assuming that the ability is used and a valid option exists, "Clone" never enters the battlefield, the copy does instead.
Kamil Drakari
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2018-03-08T06:47:20.253Z
2018-03-08T17:21:33.247Z
2018-03-08T17:21:33.247Z
Arcanist Lupus
<p>I had <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNecroskitter%5d">Necroskitter</a> out and my opponent has <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bClone%5d">Clone</a> which cloned some 3/3 monster. I play <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPuncture%20Blast%5d">Puncture Blast</a> to kill it. I believe that I get <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bClone%5d">Clone</a> card because of the following steps</p>

<ol>
<li>Cast puncture bolt</li>
<li>Target Clone creature</li>
<li>Opponent has no response so there for it dies</li>
<li>Because it has -1/-1 counter when it was sent to the graveyard it triggers my Necroskitter</li>
<li>I get to put Clone into my battlefield</li>
</ol>

<p>I believe I am right but my friend says that [Clone][2] comes back as 0/0 as therefore dies. Who is right?</p>

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2018-03-08T06:40:12.767Z
You would be better off separating this into two questions.  Stack Exchange encourages each question to have it's own individual post.
Arcanist Lupus
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2018-03-08T07:10:17.477Z
Oh I didn't know that but I understand the reasoning for it. I'll do my best to remember that for future questions on all boards.
LampPost
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2018-03-08T07:14:32.293Z
A lot of forums encourage question collation in order to save space, but Stack Exchange's primary priority is to provide a searchable database of answers, which is why the "one question per post" rule is preferred.
Arcanist Lupus
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2018-03-08T07:15:09.203Z
So would it be best to do that for this question right now?
LampPost
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2018-03-08T07:22:56.147Z
Edit out the second question, and then repost it as a new question. Or better yet, don't repost it at all, because it would just get closed as a duplicate of [this question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/18269/what-happens-when-a-creature-with-whenever-a-creature-dies-dies-simultaneously)
Arcanist Lupus
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Necroskitter and clone/ board wipe interaction
LampPost
# Necroskitter and clone/ board wipe interaction

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-08)

I had [Necroskitter](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNecroskitter%5d) out and my opponent has [Clone](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bClone%5d) which cloned some 3/3 monster. I play [Puncture Blast](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPuncture%20Blast%5d) to kill it. I believe that I get [Clone](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bClone%5d) card because of the following steps

1. Cast puncture bolt
2. Target Clone creature
3. Opponent has no response so there for it dies
4. Because it has -1/-1 counter when it was sent to the graveyard it triggers my Necroskitter
5. I get to put Clone into my battlefield

I believe I am right but my friend says that [Clone][2] comes back as 0/0 as therefore dies. Who is right?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You would be better off separating this into two questions.  Stack Exchange encourages each question to have it's own individual post.  
> **username_0**: Oh I didn't know that but I understand the reasoning for it. I'll do my best to remember that for future questions on all boards.  
> **username_1**: A lot of forums encourage question collation in order to save space, but Stack Exchange's primary priority is to provide a searchable database of answers, which is why the "one question per post" rule is preferred.  
> **username_0**: So would it be best to do that for this question right now?  
> **username_1**: Edit out the second question, and then repost it as a new question. Or better yet, don't repost it at all, because it would just get closed as a duplicate of [this question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/18269/what-happens-when-a-creature-with-whenever-a-creature-dies-dies-simultaneously)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> I believe I am right but my friend says that Clone comes back as 0/0 as therefore dies. Who is right?

# You are correct.

Clone's ability reads

> You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.

This ability applies any time Clone enters the battlefield. The person who controls Clone (in this case you) gets to choose a creature to copy as it enters the battlefield. It will not die.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: More precisely, the ability applies any time Clone *would* enter the battlefield. Assuming that the ability is used and a valid option exists, "Clone" never enters the battlefield, the copy does instead.  

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