Modified

Modified is a batching term introduced in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. It is a way to collectively refer to creatures that are equipped, enchanted by their controller's aura, or have counters on them. Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are called modifications.
==History== 
The Mystery Booster test card <c>Louvaq, the Aberrant</c> defined modified creatures as having a power, toughness, or ability different than their printed versions. For Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty this was reworked as "Creatures that are equipped, enchanted, or have counters are modified". This definition was slated to debut in Kaldheim, but when usage was reduced down to three cards, it was un-keyworded and the "counter" text was also removed. It was mainly used in red and green, with some black and blue representatives.
The current version is a functional change, as a creature such as with Delirium would count under the Mystery Booster definition but not under the Neon Dynasty definition, while a creature equipped by would be the opposite.
Modified also made cameo appearances in Fallout and March of the Machine/Commander decks. It then made a full appearance in Modern Horizons 3, where it was given a greater lean towards green, black and white. 
===Variations===
While most cards refer to other modified creatures through batching, refers to itself being modified. does not specify modified, but clearly requires "super-modified", or have all three conditions of a modified creature simultaneously. rewards modified, but with a different reward for each condition.
The original Mystery Booster definition got another rework with : it compares their current power to their base power. Given the engine capacity, it only uses one of the five checks (higher/lower toughness, higher/lower power, ability) as to keep the gameplay clear and encouraging; the "ability" check is not yet manageable in normal rules.
==Rules==
==Rulings==
*Only creatures can be modified. If a modified creature stops being a creature, it is no longer considered modified.
*Auras controlled by other players (e.g. <c>Pacifism</c>) don't cause creatures you control to become modified. 
*A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
*For counters, it doesn't matter how the counter got onto the creature, nor does it matter what kind of counter it is. +1/+1 counters modify just as effectively as -1/-1 counters or stun counters. A creature with a keyword counter is considered modified.Mark Rosewater (February 11, 2022), "With the fairly recent innovation of keyword counters, was there consideration given to including them in the Modified batch?" Blogatog. Wizards of the Coast
==References==
Category:Miscellaneous mechanics