Deepglow Skate is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
When this creature enters, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents.
Complete guide
Deepglow Skate is a powerful utility creature that can instantly transform your board state by amplifying your existing resources. When this Fish enters the battlefield, it offers a massive multiplier for any permanent currently sporting counters, from loyalty to +1/+1 buffs. Whether you are aiming for an immediate Planeswalker ultimate or a lethal combat swing, this card is a blue staple for synergy-heavy decks.
What It Does
Deepglow Skate features a triggered ability that triggers when it enters the battlefield. It allows you to choose any number of target permanents—yours or your opponents'—and double every type of counter currently on them. This includes common counters like +1/+1 and loyalty, but also less common ones like charge, oil, or divinity counters.
How It Resolves Step by Step
First, the ability is put onto the stack and you choose your targets. Upon resolution, the game checks the number and kind of counters on each target. To 'double' them, the game puts a number of new counters on each permanent equal to the number of counters already there. For example, if a permanent has three +1/+1 counters and one shield counter, Deepglow Skate puts another three +1/+1 counters and one additional shield counter on it.
Common Mistakes
One common misconception is that you can choose which specific counters to double on a permanent. However, the ruling states you must double each kind of counter on the targeted permanent. Additionally, because the doubling process involves 'putting' counters on a permanent, any replacement effects that modify how many counters are placed—such as Hardened Scales—will apply to this process.
When to Play It
The best time to deploy Deepglow Skate is when you have permanents that are just a few counters away from a game-ending effect. Since the ability targets 'any number' of permanents, you can skip targets that would benefit your opponents while supercharging your own board. It is particularly effective in decks that use creatures with +1/+1 counters or Planeswalkers that have reached half their ultimate cost.
Interaction examples
Roaming ThroneIf you control Roaming Throne and chose 'Fish' as its creature type, Deepglow Skate's ability will trigger twice when it enters. The first trigger will double the counters on your targets, and the second trigger will double those new totals again, effectively quadrupling the original number of counters.
Solemn SimulacrumIf you have Solemn Simulacrum on the battlefield alongside Deepglow Skate, the Skate's ability will not affect the Simulacrum unless it already has counters on it (such as from a separate effect). Because Deepglow Skate doubles existing counters rather than adding a base amount, targeting a permanent with zero counters results in no change.
If Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield and you have no permanents with counters, or you simply wish to save your resources, you may choose zero targets. The ability will still trigger and go on the stack, but it will resolve without doing anything.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Deepglow Skate
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
To double the number of each kind of counter on a permanent, put another counter on it for each counter it already has. Effects that interact with counters being put onto permanents apply as appropriate.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You can choose no targets if you don't want to double the counters on any permanents.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
As Deepglow Skate's ability resolves, you must double each kind of counter on the permanents it targets.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Teferi, Master of Time + The Eternal Wanderer + Deepglow Skate
- 1Activate The Eternal Wanderer's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, exiling Deepglow Skate until your end step.
- 2At the beginning of your end step, The Eternal Wanderer triggers, returning Deepglow Skate from exile to the battlefield.
- 3When Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, it triggers, doubling the counters on Teferi.
- 4Activate Teferi's third loyalty ability by removing ten loyalty counters from it, causing you to take two extra turns after this one.
- 5Move to your first extra turn.
- 6Activate The Eternal Wanderer's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, exiling Deepglow Skate until your end step.
- 7Activate Teferi's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, causing you to loot.
- 8At the beginning of your end step, The Eternal Wanderer triggers, returning Deepglow Skate from exile to the battlefield.
Myojin of Cryptic Dreams + Deepglow Skate
- 1Cast Deepglow Skate by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, activate Myojin by removing an indestructible counter from it, copying the Deepglow Skate spell three times.
- 3Resolve the first Deepglow Skate spell.
- 4When the Deepglow Skate token enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting an indestructible counter on Myojin.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Teferi, Master of Time + Deepglow Skate + Venser, the Sojourner
- 1Activate Venser's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, exiling Deepglow Skate until your end step.
- 2At the beginning of your end step, Venser triggers, returning Deepglow Skate to the battlefield from exile.
- 3When Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, it triggers, doubling the number of counters on Teferi.
- 4Activate Teferi's third loyalty ability by removing ten loyalty counters from it, causing you to take two extra turns after this one.
- 5Move to your first extra turn.
- 6Activate Teferi's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, causing you to loot.
- 7Repeat steps 1 through 3 one additional time.
- 8Move to your second extra turn.
Mycosynth Lattice + Saheeli, the Gifted + Deepglow Skate
- 1Cast Deepglow Skate by paying
. - 2Deepglow Skate triggers, doubling the number of counters on Saheeli.
- 3Activate Saheeli's -7 ability to create a token copy all permanents you control.
- 4Put the oldest Saheeli, The Gifted into the graveyard with the legend rule.
- 5The Deepglow Skate token triggers, doubling the number of counters on the remaining Saheeli.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
Deepglow Skate + Deadeye Navigator + Crystalline Crawler
- 1Activate Deepglow Skate by paying
, blinking itself. - 2Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, trigering itself and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability.
- 3Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Deepglow Skate.
- 4Resolve the Deepglow Skate trigger, doubling the number of counters on Crystalline Crawler.
- 5Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability twice by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding .
- 6Repeat.
Saheeli, the Gifted + Deepglow Skate + Encroaching Mycosynth
- 1Cast Deepglow Skate by paying .
- 2When Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, it triggers, doubling the number of loyalty counters on Saheeli.
- 3Activate Saheeli's third loyalty ability by removing seven loyalty counters from it, creating a token copy of each permanent you control.
- 4Put the nontoken Saheeli into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 5When the Deepglow Skate token enters the battlefield, it triggers, doubling the number of loyalty counters on Saheeli.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
Deepglow Skate + Emiel the Blessed + Crystalline Crawler
- 1Activate Emiel by paying
, blinking Deepglow Skate. - 2Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, doubling the number of counters on Crystalline Crawler.
- 3Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability three times by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding .
- 4Repeat.
Deepglow Skate + Eldrazi Displacer + Cryptic Trilobite
- 1Activate Eldrazi Displacer by paying
, blinking Deepglow Skate. - 2Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, doubling the number of counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
- 3Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability twice by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding that can only be spent to activate abilities.
- 4Repeat.
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