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Backup

Backup N puts N +1/+1 counters on a target creature when the card enters; if that creature is another one, it gains the card's other abilities until end of turn.

Backup N puts N +1/+1 counters on a target creature when the card enters; if that creature is another one, it gains the card's other abilities until end of turn. The counters stay on the creature; the borrowed abilities last a turn.

This is a short paraphrase of the keyword from the Comprehensive Rules, not a ruling on a particular card; read the card's own text and the official rules for a tricky case.

Cards that give Backup to other permanents are listed too.

26 cards with Backup

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