Oracle text
: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Illustrated by Jehan Choo
Released on January 12, 2024
Tags
Legality
- Commander
- Standard
- Modern
- Legacy
- 1v1 Commander
- Alchemy
- Standard Brawl
- Pioneer
- Pauper
- Historic
- Vintage
- Timeless
- Brawl
- Competitivebrawl
- Future
- Gladiator
- Oathbreaker
- Oldschool
- Paupercommander
- Penny
- PreDH
- Premodern
- Tlr
LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown
Rulings
Sharktocrab's triggered ability can target a creature that's already tapped. That creature won't untap during its controller's next untap step.
An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.
You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.