Exemplar of Strength — ruling 1

If Exemplar of Strength leaves the battlefield in response to its second triggered ability, you won’t be able to remove a counter from it, and you won’t gain 1 life.

Exemplar of Strength : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Exemplar of Strength 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, put three -1/-1 counters on target creature you control. Whenever this creature attacks, remove a -1/-1 counter from it. If you do, you gain 1 life.

How it works : Exemplar of Strength

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1April 18, 2017· Wizards of the Coast
If Exemplar of Strength leaves the battlefield in response to its second triggered ability, you won’t be able to remove a counter from it, and you won’t gain 1 life.
No other card is named in this ruling.