<p>Yes, you keep the experience counters if Mizzix leaves the battlefield.</p>

<p>Mizzix's ability says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell with converted mana cost greater than the number of experience counters you have, <strong>you get an experience counter</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The counters go on you, the player, rather than on any other object. When creatures die that has no effect on counters on players.</p>

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murgatroid99
<p>For example, my <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMizzix%20of%20the%20Izmagnus%5d">Mizzix of the Izmagnus</a> created two experience counters but then gets destroyed. What happens to the counters? Do they leave as well, or stay?</p>

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Do experience counters remain when the card creating them leaves the battlefield?
Lainathiel
# Do experience counters remain when the card creating them leaves the battlefield?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-03)

For example, my [Mizzix of the Izmagnus](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMizzix%20of%20the%20Izmagnus%5d) created two experience counters but then gets destroyed. What happens to the counters? Do they leave as well, or stay?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-03. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Yes, you keep the experience counters if Mizzix leaves the battlefield.

Mizzix's ability says

> Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell with converted mana cost greater than the number of experience counters you have, **you get an experience counter**.

The counters go on you, the player, rather than on any other object. When creatures die that has no effect on counters on players.


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