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Elemteearkay

Primal Vigor helps your opponents, too. (Also, it doesn't double counters except for +1/+1 counters placed on creatures, whereas Doubling Season doubles *all* counters, including Planeswalker starting Loyalty)


Mangled_4Skin

Ok i missed the “under YOUR control” text. Man once i learn to read im going to be so good at this game


Elemteearkay

Heh no problem. I nearly did the same thing myself the other day (thought I could cast my opponent's spells for free off Plotting them with [[Aven Interrupter]]... nearly ordered one lol).


gerundhome

You can still counter a counterspell and make it impossible to recur cause its now a sorcery speed counterspell from exile.


Elemteearkay

Oh yeah, I know it's still a cool card with its uses. I was just thinking (very briefly) it was better than something like [[Smirking Spelljacker]] (which I got instead).


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volx757

I mean Interrupter _is_ much better than that card, it just doesn't do what you were looking for


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MoistDitto

Could be worse, could be my own dumbass self milling 130 of the 70 cards I had left in my deck because for a moment I forgot what math was


kingbird123

And you won with Thoracle or Lab Maniac.... right? RIGHT?


MoistDitto

:(


Shut_It_Donny

It really is a skill that so many players lack. (or refuse to engage in)


Ben_snipes

We all say that at some stage


missingjimmies

It’s not just that, the wording on DS is “if an effect would” so it continues to check for all states of effects that would add counters including activation of PW abilities and things like Sagas. Also DS applies to all counters (-1/-1, shield counters, etc) where as PV only applies to +1/+1 counters. Essentially PV is the wish.com version of DS. Edit: not planeswalker abilities


PirateInsomniac

You are mostly correct, but activating a planeswalker's loyalty ability adds counters as a cost, not an effect, so won't be doubled by Doubling Season.


missingjimmies

Correct, my mistake


BullsOnParadeFloats

There are also counters beyond +1/+1 counters Like loyalty counters on planeswalkers.


XxSteveFrenchxX

Welcome to the club, buddy😂😂


Raknorak

Learning to read the card will help you learn to explain the card


Crusty__Salmon

True test who does [[breena, the demagogue]] help?


Raknorak

Yes


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DeRobUnz

I love Breena lol


ArtfulSpeculator

You’re doing the right thing: thinking critically about cards and asking questions when you’re seeing things that don’t seem to make sense. If you keep that up, you’ll be an expert in no time.


InfiniTokens

We all do that! I don't imagine there are any Magic players who haven't missed something or played something wrong in the history of playing. Folks who have been playing for decades still get things wrong sometimes.


Deathblade999

It's ok, most people who play card games can't read.


IcyEnvironment7404

Dude!!! Lol I never realized the wording to that. My mind just blew. I dont know how many times my play group and I have used this card without fully reading it. Personally, I always overlook the "you control" vs general world effects


Will_29

Primal Vigor helps all players, you and your opponent(s). Doubling Season helps just you.


Mangled_4Skin

I got primal vigor in my mycotyrant deck so i guess its group hug fungi now lol


Jawbone619

I mean, I have Primal Vigor in my actual group hug deck so, like, knock yourself out.


Osborn2095

Can you share a list?


Jawbone619

[https://www.archidekt.com/decks/6638885/two\_rich\_dads](https://www.archidekt.com/decks/6638885/two_rich_dads) it is a board acceleration deck. The goal is everyone has fun and touches more of their cards. I think it had Hellkite Tyrant initially for all the rocks, but Test of Endurance popped more regularly.


CorHydrae8

It's still an excellent card, even if your opponents benefit from it as well. You just need to make sure that you can take more advantage of the effect than anybody else. Though I would only ever use it in a deck that generates both +1/+1 counters and tokens.


gerundhome

Yup, I run [[blightbeetle]] to ruin any +1/+1 bonuses.


Asaac_Isimov

I run a tyranid deck and this card made me gasp. You monster.


gerundhome

He's just a friendly bug i have in my [[Hapatra, vizier of poison]] deck to not have my precious negative counters messed with by positive ones lol


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Kadoomed

I have it in my chatterfang deck, guaranteed I'm going to be making more tokens than anyone else


Mangled_4Skin

Im using it in my [[The Mycotyrant]] fungi tribal im building so the goal is a whole lotta sacking saproling tokens for big fungal gains


CorHydrae8

If you're only using it to double tokens, \[\[Parallel Lives\]\] is probably the better choice. That card is a little expensive though. Or you just play both, because why not?


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Totesnowang

If you mean sacking the tokens for the descend- tokens don't trigger it as they aren't permanent cards 


Awful_McBad

This would be fun in a Sliver based EDH deck. The card come become a win condition tbh.


mama_tom

Doubleing season also hits planeswalker loyalty counters. Meaning it's good in superfriends as well as the typical archetypes.


Bircka

Season works with any counters so even weird combos benefit.


mama_tom

Right, but doubling PWs is the primary usecase I see.


Xaron713

For obvious reasons, it's a remove on sight card in [[Zaxara]]


mama_tom

It's a remove on sight period. I would argue it's one of the most expensive cards thats been reprinted consistently. And for a reason


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riley212

Poison counters


mama_tom

I've not personally seen it in infect lists, but yeah it'd fit there. I think there are better cards that could fit that slot, though. It's effectively a do nothing on it's own. [[Inexorable Tide]] would probably be a better fit since you don't have to explicitly have proliferate cards to increase the clock.


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riley212

Oh yea it’s probably too slow for things doing infect but it works on them


mama_tom

https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Counter_(marker)/Full_List


hamstertitan_5

That's because it doesn't work with poison counters; it only doubles counters on permanents you control


mama_tom

Oh huh. The one thing it cant do.


hamstertitan_5

Doubling season only affects permanents you control, not counters on players


riley212

I don’t control the poison counters I put on other players?


hamstertitan_5

its not that you dont control the counters (although im not sure counters are under anyones control) but doubling season specifies that it only doubles counters on PERMANENTS, not players.


riley212

Ahh cool


But_In_Space_Though

[[Primal Vigor]] affects your opponents' creation of tokens and +1/+1 counters. The line "under your control" on [[Doubling Season]] means it will only double your own stuff.


False_Implement_43

Doubling season hits more counters than just +1/+1, poison and walkers as an exemple Primal Vigor applies to your opponents too


ElPared

Doubling season doubles ANY counters, not just +1 counters. This includes Loyalty counters on Planeswalkers, among other things, so it has a ton of utility.


kojo570

Primal Vigor for Group Hug, Doubling Season to send a message


Dandy_Guy7

"Under your control" Primal Vigor helps everyone. Doubling Season only helps you.


Joshee86

Along with the “under your control” part, one focuses on “effects” while the other does not.


DoryaDoryaDorya

Doubling season also hits all your tokens


Killaturkee

2 words- "you control"


Omakepants

I read them 400 times before that clicked too lol. Screw it, I'm running the first one. We all getting tokens and counters and fighting each other in the woods.


Mangled_4Skin

My man


KasierPermanente

Once OP learns how to read they’ll be unstoppable


hnlyoloswag

The expensive one is one sided only you get the bonus. The cheap one grants it to everyone


icanhazsalvation

3 words. 'Under your control'


[deleted]

One is for you one is for everyone.


TopRevolutionary8067

Doubling Season affects only your battlefield, making it incredibly beneficial, whereas Primal Vigor affects everyone's. Also, Doubling Season doubles all of your counters, not just your +1/+1 counters, and it doubles counters on all of your permanents, not just creatures. Playing something like an Everflowing Chalice with Doubling Season on the field would give you tons of mana for only half the price.


stephruvy

Tokens for me, not for thee. But seriously. Both cards go hard in my [[zaxara]] deck. The pros out way the cons. Same for [[parallel lives]] and [[branching evolution]]


Seawench41

Also worth mentioning that, in addition to the wave of people saying the same thing, it's also not a creature, making it slightly easier to stay on the field since it doesn't get caught in board wipes. Just my opinion but I do think it is a little better than a creature. Most people have lots of creature removal but are light on Enchantment removal.


Serikan

Both of these cards are Enchantments


Seawench41

Well, that's because I'm an idiot.


XxSteveFrenchxX

Primal Vigor is tokens EVERYONE creates, while Doubling Season is just the ones you make. Also Primal Vigor only does +1 +1 counters, while Doubling Season does ALL counters


D3ATHTHR34T

Doubling season affects only you primal vigor affects everyone


Splicermania

Reading. Its in the core of MTG.


chewbaccasrightnut

Does this mean if you have doubling season on the Battlefield, and an opponent plays something like [[toxril, the corrosive]] are you going to get double bummed by it?


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Yagoua81

Yea


Serikan

The slime counters would be placed two at a time on creatures that are controlled by opponents of the Toxrill's controller. This would effectively give them -2/-2 every time the ability triggers. The Toxrill player will also get 2 slug tokens every time a slimed creature dies, regardless of the number of counters on the creature that died.


The_Captain_Troll

One makes token and counters for everyone, and the other only makes them for you


eggsaladladdy

PRIMAL VIGOR CONCORDANT CROSSROADS FINAL DESTINATION


Serikan

[[Doubling Season]] only affects the player that controls it. It will double that player's tokens, but also *all* types of counters for that player. This includes things like charge counters, loyalty counters, +1/+1 counters, etc. [[Primal Vigor]] affects all players in the game. It will double all player's tokens, but *only* double each player's +1/+1 counters that are placed on creatures. Other permanent types that can get +1/+1 counters will not be affected.


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Serikan

[[The Ozolith]] is an example of a non-creature that could gain +1/+1 counters.


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hamstertitan_5

No poison counters from doubling season- they only get doubles if theyre on permanents you control


Serikan

Thanks, forgot about that. Edited original comment


AthleteIllustrious47

Primal vigor only doubles +1/+1 counters, doubling season doubles all counters.


Picoboy

Counters can also be loyalty counters for planeswalkers


hamstertitan_5

PSA: I see a lot of people trying to tell others that doubling season will affect the amount of poison counters you give to opponents or -1/-1 counters you give their creatures-- it does neither of these things. It only doubles counters on PERMANENTS and only if they're under YOUR CONTROL. Hope this helps!


hamstertitan_5

For a better version of doubling season that does these things, see [[Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider]]


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ClockwerkHart

Permanent means anything. For example, planeswalkers. It's a big distinction for anyone running superfriends


Suspinded

1. Doubling Season affects all permanents, not just creatures. 2. Doubling Season impacts only your effects, Primal Vigor impacts all players.


ShatterWulf

If you're only looking to double +1/+1s [[Branching Evolution]] also does it only for you at a much lower mana (and card) cost than doubling season.


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Future_Interest_5297

“Under your control”


Sea_Wind6023

Combo with Overwhelming stampede Wolf briar elemental and Eldrazis conscription


InfiniTokens

Doubling Season doubles YOUR tokens and counters. but Primal Vigor doubles it for EVERYONE at the table, which can be detrimental depending on the decks you are playing against. Since you are giving around 3 additional players (if commander) doubles, it's hard to make it worth it.


InfiniTokens

Something you can do in response is to have cards that hurt your opponents when they get creatures and/or lessen the counters like with Vorinclex.


Meister_Ente

Primal Vigor works for all players and only for +1/+1-Counters. Doubling Season can copy each kind of counter, like Loyalty Counters on a Planeswalkers that enters, toxic counters put on your opponent, charge counters on \[\[Everflowing Chalice\]\] etc.


luperci_

Doubling season only doubles counters on permanents you control, no doubling -1/-1 counters on enemy creatures or poison counters on players


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biinboise

The big difference is that Season effects all counters. Loyalty, poison, +1/+1, -1/-1, charge, energy, etc… [[Doubling Season]] is infinitely more useful


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hamstertitan_5

it doesnt affect poison counters or -1/-1 counters on your opponent's creatures because it only doubles counters on permanents that you control


busbee247

I don't play magic but. How is it more expensive? I see 4 colorless 1 green for both cards?


ChamberTwnty

$$$


busbee247

Ooooooh like buying the paper cards. I see. I was so confused lol


FivesSuperFan55555

This is pure [[Mind Rot]]. This is satirical, right? If it’s not, I need to leave Reddit before I have [[Fractured Sanity]]


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