Hit counter

Hit counters are a type of counter introduced in Guilds of Ravnica. They have been related to Assassins marking cards that get exiled and which can be counted for a future effect.
==Description==
Hit counters first appeared on <c>Etrata, the Silencer</c> in Guilds of Ravnica. Whenever she dealt damage to a player, she would exile one of their creatures with a Hit counter on it. The player would then lose the game if they had 3 or more exiled cards with Hit counters on them. This represented the assassin killing the player.
The counters returned in New Capenna Commander on <c>Mari, the Killing Quill</c> which would exile and put a Hit counter on any opponent creature that dies. It then gave Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues the ability to remove a Hit counter whenever they dealt damage to the player and gain a card and two Treasure tokens. <c>Ravenloft Adventurer</c> from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate had a similar effect of exiling an opponent's creatures with a Hit counter when they died. In this, the player needs to complete a Dungeon which would cause the opponent to lose 1 life for each exiled card with a Hit counter whenever the creature attacks.
==Trivia==
* In Magic Online, the counter is colored orange as its considered a negative effect and shares its icon with Bounty, Coin, Credit, Theft and Wage counters.
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