Malefic Scythe
{1}{B}
Artifact — Equipment
Oracle Text
This Equipment enters with a soul counter on it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each soul counter on this Equipment.
Whenever equipped creature dies, put a soul counter on this Equipment.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Watch Out
Exile prevents dies triggersRules Note
'Dies' means 'put into a graveyard from the battlefield.' If a creature is exiled instead of dying (Swords to Plowshares, Rest in Peace), dies triggers won't fire. Tokens do trigger 'dies' abilities briefly before ceasing to exist.