Counter Payoff
Cards that turn the presence of +1/+1 counters into an upside: drawing on placement like Fathom Mage and Benthic Biomancer, paying out tokens when a counter-laden creature dies like Hangarback Walker and Chasm Skulker, removing counters to deal damage or make mana like Walking Ballista, Triskelion, and Crystalline Crawler, or even winning the game like Simic Ascendancy. Inspiring Call and Armorcraft Judge draw a card for each counter-bearing creature. Distinct from Counter Placer, which merely puts counters down without a reward, and from Counter Doubler, which multiplies counters as they land; a payoff here cares that the counters exist and converts them into advantage.
Also known as
- counters matter
- plus one plus one payoff
- counter synergy
- counters reward
- plus one counter payoff
- counter finisher
- remove counters for value