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Main article: Counter (marker)

Note: This list is up-to-date through Born of the Gods. Cards are listed by their first printing only.
The following is an alphabetical list of counters used in all core sets and expansions and the cards that produce them:

Vorel of the Hull Clade is the first card to double the amount of counters on any artifact, creature or land.
Thrull Parasite is the first card that can remove any counter from a non-land permanent.

+0/+1 counter

The Dark

Originally, Living Armor put a +0/+X counter on a creature. It was given errata to place X +0/+1 counters on instead.
Necropolis received X +0/+1 counters where X is the converted mana cost of a creature exiled from its controller's graveyard.

Fallen Empires

Dwarven Armorer was the first creature to produce a +0/+1 or a +1/+0 counter.

Ice Age

Sacred Boon was the first instant to create +0/+1 counters.

Homelands

Coral Reef is the first enchantment to produce +0/+1 counters. It also uses polyp counters.
Scars of the Veteran from Alliances is like Sacred Boon from Ice Age except Scars of the Veteran can put up to seven +0/+1 counters on a creature for each point of damage prevented.

Mirage

Wall of Resistance

+0/+2 counter

The Dark

Frankenstein's Monster is the first and only creature to come into play with +2/+0, +1/+1 and/or +0/+2 counters.

+1/+0 counter

Alpha

Clockwork Beast was the first card to use +1/+0 counters.

Antiquities

Clockwork Avian like Clockwork Beast also used +1/+0 counters.

Fallen Empires

Dwarven Armorer is the first creature to produce a +0/+1 or a +1/+0 counter.
Ebon Praetor is the first creature that could receive a -2/-2 counter for not doing something. If you did do it, instead it received a +1/+0 counter.

Mirage

Consuming Ferocity is the first enchantment - aura to produce +1/+0 counters.

Ice Age

Balduvian Hydra is the first Hydra to use +1/+0 counters. Most Hydras since use +1/+1 counters.

Homelands

Clockwork Steed and Clockwork Swarm like Clockwork Avian and Clockwork Beast before them, also use +1/+0 counters.

Coldsnap

Lightning Serpent

+1/+1 counter

Alpha

Fungusaur, Rock Hydra and Sengir Vampire from Alpha were the first cards to use +1/+1 counters. Of all cards that use +1/+1 counters, Sengir Vampire has been printed in the most sets (13). Rock Hydra was the first creature to come onto the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. ^[1]

Arabian Nights

Khabal Ghoul

Antiquities

Ashnod’s Transmogrant is the first artifact to produce a +1/+1 counter.
Citanul Druid is the first creature that gained +1/+1 counters whenever you cast an artifact.
Dwarven Weaponsmith
Tetravus and Triskelion are the first creatures that could sacrifice their +1/+1 counters.

Legends

Infinite Authority is the first enchantment - aura to put +1/+1 counters on creatures.
Primordial Ooze
Whirling Dervish

The Dark

Frankenstein's Monster is the first and only creature to come into play with +2/+0, +1/+1 and/or +0/+2 counters.

Ice Age

Mountain Titan is the first creature with an activated ability that put +1/+1 counters on itself whenever you cast a black spell.
Spoils of War is the first sorcery to produce +1/+1 counters.
Wiitigo is the first creature to come onto the battlefield with 6 +1/+1 counters on it.

Homelands

Sengir Bats

Alliances

Misfortune is the first sorcery to produce +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters.
Nature's Blessing is the first enchantment non-aura to produce +1/+1 counters.
Phantasmal Sphere
Phyrexian Devourer is the first artifact to produce X +1/+1 counters.

Mirage

Afiya Grove is the first enchantment to come into play with +1/+1 counters on it.
Asmira, Holy Avenger is the first legendary creature to produce +1/+1 counters.
Cycle of Life
Discordant Spirit
Mire Shade is the first creature that gave itself +1/+1 counters with the sacrifice of a swamp and
Purraj of Urborg
Ravenous Vampire
Sand Golem is the first creature that if a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard it (Sand Golem), it is instead put into play with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Shauku, Endbringer
Warping Wurm is the first multicolored creature that produces +1/+1 counters.
Zombie Mob

Visions

Aku Djinn is the first creature to put a +1/+1 counter on each creature each opponent controls
Miraculous Recovery
Phyrexian Marauder

Tempest

Chaotic Goo is the first creature that can produce +1/+1 counters with the win of a coin flip.
Dauthi Ghoul is the first creature that gained +1/+1 counters whenever a creature with shadow was placed in a graveyard.
Dirtcowl Wurm is the first creature that gained +1/+1 counters whenever an opponent played a land.
Energizer
Flowstone Sculpture
Krakilin
Magmasaur
Sadistic Glee
Souldrinker is the first creature that could pay life to gain +1/+1 counters.
Spike Drone, the first of the Spikes, is the first creature that could move its +1/+1 counters to another creature.

Stronghold

Amok is the first enchantment that could produce +1/+1 counters with the cost of discarding a card at random.
Cannibalize is the first sorcery that could produce +1/+1 counters and remove another creature from the game at the same time.
Crovax the Cursed
Elven Rite
Mindwarper is the first creature that could remove its +1/+1 counters to force target player to discard a card.
Shifting Wall
Skeleton Scavengers
Spike Breeder, Spike Colony, Spike Feeder, Spike Soldier and Spike Worker like Spike Drone could all move their +1/+1 counters to another creature. Spike Breeder, Spike Feeder and Spike Soldier all had another ability besides just moving their counters to another creature.
Spitting Hydra
Temper is like Scars of the Veteran from Alliances and Sacred Boon from Ice Age except the former puts +1/+1 counters on a creature for each point of damage prevented, while the latter two put +0/+1 counters.

Exodus

Mind Maggots
Mindless Automaton is the first artifact that could sacrifice its +1/+1 counters to draw a card.
Predatory Hunger
Spike Cannibal is the first creature that when it comes into play, move all +1/+1 counters from all creatures onto it. Cannibal doesn't care who or how the other +1/+1 counters were created - meaning not just spike created counters.
Spike Hatcher, Spike Rogue and Spike Weaver all can move their +1/+1 counters to another creature and have a second ability dealing with their +1/+1 counters.
Thopter Squadron is similar to Anitiquities' Tetravus, but it has a mana cost to move turn its counters into tokens and back into counters.
Workhorse is the first artifact creature that could remove its +1/+1 counters to add to its controller's mana pool.

Urza's Saga

Dragon Blood
Titania's Boon
Titania's Chosen
Vampiric Embrace is the first enchantment aura that simulates the vampiric ability of getting +1/+1 counters if a creature that was dealt damage by enchanted creature is put into a graveyard.
Vebulid

Urza's Legacy

Anthroplasm is the first creature that could change the number of +1/+1 counters it had on itself by paying X amount, and tapping, which would replace the current number with X +1/+1 counters.
Molten Hydra is the first creature that could add a +1/+1 counter to itself by paying .
Phyrexian Broodlings

Urza's Destiny

Extruder is the first artifact creature that could sacrifice an artifact to put a +1/+1 counter on any creature.
Hunting Moa is the first creature that when it comes into play and is put into a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Mercadian Masques

Blood Hound is the first creature to get +1/+1 counters whenever you're dealt damage.
Erithizon is the first creature to put a +1/+1 counter on a creature of defending player's choice whenever it attacks.
Ferocity is the first enchantment aura to put a +1/+1 counter on the creature it targets whenever it blocks or becomes blocked.
Rushwood Elemental is the first creature that gets a +1/+1 counter during each of its controller's upkeeps.

Nemesis

Mossdog is the first creature that when it is the target of a spell or ability of an opponent, it gets a +1/+1 counter.

Prophecy

Copper-Leaf Angel is the first creature that can sacrifice lands to get +1/+1 counters.
Forgotten Harvest is the first enchantment non-aura that could remove lands from a graveyard to put +1/+1 counters on target creature. (The above two cards are a good combination, sac the land, then remove it from game for 2 +1/+1 counters).
Thrive is the first sorcery that could produce X +1/+1 counters.

Invasion

In Invasion, +1/+1 counters are only generated if the kicker cost was paid on certain creatures.

Ardent Soldier, Kavu Aggressor, Kavu Monarch, Pincer Spider, Prison Barricade and Urborg Skeleton get a +1/+1 counter if the kicker cost was paid.
Benalish Lancer, Duskwalker, Faerie Squadron and Pouncing Kavu get two +1/+1 counters if the kicker cost was paid.
Kavu Titan gets three +1/+1 counters if the kicker cost was paid.
Urborg Skeleton gets four +1/+1 counters if the kicker cost was paid.
Llanowar Elite gets five +1/+1 counters if the kicker cost was paid.

Planeshift

Arctic Merfolk gets a +1/+1 counter if the kicker cost was paid.
Phyrexian Scuta gets two +1/+1 counters if the kicker cost was paid.
Dralnu's Pet gets X +1/+1 counters if the kicker cost was paid where X is equal to the discarded card's converted mana cost.
Quirion Dryad gets a +1/+1 counter whenever its controller plays a white, blue, black or red spell.

Apocalypse

Dodecapod comes into play with two +1/+1 counters if a spell or an ability of an opponent forces you to discard it from your hand.
Emblazoned Golem gets X +1/+1 counters if its kicker cost was paid.
Spiritmonger gets a +1/+1 counter whenever it deals damage to another creature.

Volver Cycle

This cycle of creatures can get one, two or three +1/+1 counters depending upon how much of their kicker cost was paid.

Anavolver gets a +1/+1 counter if its kicker cost was paid and/or it gets two +1/+1 counters if its kicker cost was paid.
Cetavolver gets a +1/+1 counter if its kicker cost was paid and/or it gets two +1/+1 counters if its kicker cost was paid.
Degavolver gets a +1/+1 counter if its kicker cost was paid and/or it gets two +1/+1 counters if its kicker cost was paid.
Necravolver gets a +1/+1 counter if its kicker cost was paid and/or it gets two +1/+1 counters if its kicker cost was paid.
Rakavolver gets a +1/+1 counter if its kicker cost was paid and/or it gets two +1/+1 counters if its kicker cost was paid.

Odyssey

Ivy Elemental
Junk Golem
Repentant Vampire
Savage Firecat is the first creature that loses a +1/+1 counter if you tap a land for mana.
Soulcatcher is the first creature that specifically gets a +1/+1 counter if a creature with flying goes to the graveyard from play.
Vampiric Dragon

Torment

Crazed Firecat is the first creature that gets +1/+1 counters for each successful coin flip upon its coming into play.
Nantuko Cultivator is the first creature that gets +1/+1 counters based on the number of land cards that are discarded when it comes into play.

Judgment

Forcemage Advocate is the first creature that can put a +1/+1 counter on target creature by first tapping and returning target card from an opponent's graveyard to their hand.
Ironshell Beetle puts a +1/+1 counter on target creature when it comes into play.

Phantom creatures

Phantom creatures come into play with a certain amount of +1/+1 counters. When they are dealt damage, prevent it. Remove a +1/+1 counter.

Phantom Centaur, Phantom Nantuko, Phantom Nomad and Phantom Tiger come into play with two +1/+1 counters. Phantom Nantuko is the only phantom creature that can tap to put a +1/+1 counter on itself.
Phantom Flock comes into play with three +1/+1 counters.
Phantom Nishoba comes into play with seven +1/+1 counters.

Onslaught

Elvish Vanguard is the first creature that gets +1/+1 counters when a specific creature type (Elves) come into play.
Entrails Feaster is the first creature that tapped if it didn't remove a creature from the game, if it removed a creature it received a +1/+1 counter.
Invigorating Boon is the first enchantment that put a +1/+1 counter on target creature whenever a card was cycled.
Menacing Ogre comes into play with two +1/+1 counters if when it comes into play each player chooses a number and if you are one of the people with the highest number.
Stag Beetle is the first creature that gets +1/+1 counters based on the number of other creatures in play.

Legions

The following cards have the keyword Amplify X, which gives them X +1/+1 counters for each card revealed from your hand that shares a creature type with that card.

Amplify 1

Amplify 2

Feral Throwback

Amplify 3

Kilnmouth Dragon

Scourge

Aven Farseer is the first creature to get a +1/+1 counter whenever a creature is turned faceup (i.e. morph).
Carrion Feeder gained a +1/+1 counter if a creature was sacrificed.
Consumptive Goo — For target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn and put a +1/+1 counter on Consumptive Goo.
Degree of Savagery puts 4 +1/+1 counters on each creature you own. It is the first instant that when cycled puts 4 +1/+1 counters on a creature.
Forgotten Ancient is the first creature that gets a +1/+1 counter whenever a player plays a spell. At the beginning of the owner’s upkeep, they may move any number of +1/+1 counters from Forgotten Ancient onto other creatures.
Kurgadon is the first creature that received 3 +1/+1 counters whenever its owner plays a spell with converted mana cost of 6 or more (which Scourge had many of).
Unspeakable Symbol is the first enchantment where you pay 3 life to put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Mirrodin

Battlegrowth is the smallest in converted casting cost of an instant that produces a +1/+1 counter.
Clockwork Beetle, Clockwork Condor, Clockwork Dragon, Clockwork Vorrac
Dragon Blood is the first card reprinted that produces +1/+1 counters.
Forge Armor is that first card that produces +1/+1 counters that requires the sacrifice of an artifact.
Myr Prototype
Pentavus
Power Conduit
Slith Ascendant
Slith Bloodletter
Slith Firewalker
Slith Predator
Slith Strider
War Elemental
Wurmskin Forger

Darksteel

Modular

The following cards have the keyword Modular X, which gives them X +1/+1 counters as they enter the battlefield. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature:

Arcbound Bruiser - 3
Arcbound Crusher - 1, also gained another +1/+1 counter when another artifact entered the battlefield
Arcbound Fiend - 3
Arcbound Hybrid - 2
Arcbound Lancer - 4
Arcbound Overseer - 6, also put another +1/+1 counter on each creature with modular you control at the beginning of your upkeep
Arcbound Ravager - 1
Arcbound Reclaimer - 2
Arcbound Slith - 1, also gained a +1/+1 counter whenever it dealt combat damage to a player
Arcbound Stinger - 1
Arcbound Worker - cheapest Modular creature at a casting cost of

Fifth Dawn

The Sunburst mechanic put counters on an item equal to the number of colors used to pay its casting cost. The following cards used the Sunburst mechanic to gain +1/+1 counters: Arcbound Wanderer, Etched Oracle, Lunar Avenger, Sawtooth Thresher, Skyreach Manta, Solarion, Spinal Parasite, Suncrusher, Suntouched Myr

Arcbound Wanderer - Modular Sunburst, first and only creature printed with both Modular and Sunburst
Energy Chamber
Mephidross Vampire - granted all creatures you control "Whenever this creature deals damage to a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature."
Moriok Rigger
Rite of Passage

Champions of Kamigawa

Betrayers of Kamigawa

Indebted Samurai

Saviors of Kamigawa

Ravnica: City of Guilds

Guildpact

Bloodthirst

Creatures with bloodthirst came into play with a certain number of +1/+1 counters if opponent was dealt damage that turn.

Dissension

Graft

Creatures with graft came into play with a certain number of +1/+1 counters on them and can move them onto another creature that comes into play later. Most creatures with graft have an activated ability that can help creatures with +1/+1 counters on them.

Aquastrand Spider - 2 - Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains reach until end of turn.
Cytoplast Manipulator - 2 - , Gain control of target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it for as long as Cytoplast Manipulator remains on the battlefield.
Cytoplast Root-Kin - 4 - Move a +1/+1 counter from target creature you control onto Cytoplast Root-Kin.
Cytospawn Shambler - 6 - Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains trample until end of turn.
Helium Squirter - 3 - Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains flying until end of turn.
Novijen Sages - 4 - , Remove two +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Draw a card.
Plaxcaster Frogling - 3 - Target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains shroud until end of turn.
Simic Basilisk - 3 - Until end of turn, target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat."
Simic Initiate - 1
Sporeback Troll - 2 - Regenerate target creature with +1/+1 counter.
Vigean Graftmage - 2 - Untap target creature with +1/+1 counter.
Vigean Hydropon - 5 - The only graft creature with defender.

Coldsnap

Time Spiral

Planar Chaos

Future Sight

Bogardan Lancer - Bloodthirst 1
Epochrasite also uses time counters.
Kavu Primarch
Llanowar Reborn is the first land to come onto the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.
Storm Entity

Lorwyn

Ajani Goldmane is the first planeswalker to produce +1/+1 counters.
Ashling the Pilgrim
Elvish Handservant is the first creature to gain a +1/+1 counter for each giant spell cast.
Hamletback Goliath
Hunter of Eyeblights is the first creature that could destroy a creature that had any kind of counter on it.
Immaculate Magistrate
Incremental Growth
Knucklebone Witch is the first creature that gained a +1/+1 counter for each goblin you control died.
Veteran of the Depths
Vigor

Clash

Creatures with clash commonly came into play with a +1/+1 counter if you won the clash.

Morningtide

Reinforce

Cards with reinforce could be discarded to put X +1/+1 counters on target creature.

Shards of Alara

Devour

Creatures with devour came into play with +1/+1 counters on them depending on how many creatures were sacrificed when it came into play.

Conflux

Devour

Creatures with devour came into play with +1/+1 counters on them depending on how many creatures were sacrificed when it came into play.

Alara Reborn

Devour

Gorger Wurm - 1
Marrow Chomper - 2

Zendikar

Ally

Zendikar has an Ally theme, the following ally get a +1/+1 counter whenever another ally comes into play:

Worldwake

Ally

Multikicker

There was a theme of creatures coming into play with multiple +1/+1 counters on them depending how many times they were kicked.

Common Multikicker creatures: A cycle of common creatures come with the ability "Multikicker C: This card enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter for each time it was kicked". — Apex Hawks, Enclave Elite, Quag Vampires, Skitter of Lizards, Gnarlid Pack.
Joraga Warcaller
Strength of the Tajuru

Rise of the Eldrazi

Magic 2010

Magic 2011

Magic: The Gathering - Commander

Animar, Soul of Elements is the first creature to reduce the cost of spells by the number of counters on it.
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Scavenging Ooze
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave, which is also the first creature to retain counters when face-up in a zone other than the battlefield.
The Mimeoplasm
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter

Magic 2012

Bloodthirst

Innistrad

Bloodcrazed Neonate
Champion of the Parish is the first creature to get a counter whenever another Human enters the battlefield under your control.
Curse of Stalked Prey is the first Aura - Curse that produces +1/+1 counters.
Dearly Departed is the first creature that when it is in your graveyard, each Human enters the battlefield under your control with an additional +1/+1 counter.
Elder Cathar is the first creature that when it dies put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. If that creature is a Human, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead.
Falkenrath Marauders
Festerhide Boar
Gavony Township
Grimgrin Corpse-born
Lumberknot
Mikaeus, the Lunarch is the first creature that can remove a +1/+1 counter from itself to put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
Olivia Voldaren
Rakish Heir
Somberwald Spider
Stromkirk Noble
Stromkirk Patrol
Travel Preparations
Unbreathing Horde is the first creature that comes into play with a +1/+1 counter on it for each other Zombie you control and each Zombie card in your graveyard.
Unruly Mob is the first creature that whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Unruly Mob.
Village Cannibals is the first creature that whenever another Human creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Village Cannibals.

Dark Ascension

<c>Falkenrath Torturer
Gravetiller Wurm
Havengul Runebinder is the first creature to put +1/+1 counters specifically on zombie creatures.
Hunger of the Howlpack
Increasing Savagery
Markov Blademaster
Predator Ooze
Ulvenwald Bear
Withengar Unbound

Undying

Creatures with undying, if they had no +1/+1 counters on them when killed, return to the battlefield under their owner's control with a +1/+1 counter.

Flayer of the Hatebound
Geralf’s Messenger
Geralf’s Mindcrusher
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed grants other non-human creatures you control undying.
Nearheath Stalker
Pyreheart Wolf
Relentless Skaabs
Sightless Ghoul
Stormbound Geist
Strangleroot Geist
Undying Evil grants undying to target creature until end of turn.
Vengeful Vampire
Vorapede
Young Wolf

Avacyn Restored

Undying

Magic 2012

Magic 2013

Ajani, Caller of the Pride

Return to Ravnica

Unleash

When creatures with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.

Gatecrash

Evolve

Creatures with evolve get +1/+1 counters whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature.

Dragon’s Maze

Evolve

Creatures with evolve get +1/+1 counters whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature.

Unleash

When creatures with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.

Magic 2014

Theros

Monstrous

When a creature becomes Monstrous, it gains +1/+1 counters.

Born of the Gods

Tribute

If a tribute was paid, the creature entering the battlefield gains X +1/+1 counters.

+1/+2 counter

Fallen Empires

Armor Thrull is the first creature when sacrificed produced a +1/+2 counter.

+2/+0 counter

The Dark

Frankenstein's Monster from is the first and only creature to come into play with +2/+0, +1/+1 and/or +0/+2 counters.

+2/+2 counter

Fallen Empires

Soul Exchange is the first sorcery to produce +2/+2 counters.

Ice Age

Dwarven Armory is the first enchantment to produce +2/+2 counters.

Homelands

Baron Sengir is the first creature to produce +2/+2 counters.

Visions

There are 4 chimeras that when sacrificed produce +2/+2 counters (on target chimera); Brass-Talon Chimera, Iron-heart Chimera, Lead-Belly Chimera and Tin-Wing Chimera.

Weatherlight

Fungus Elemental is the first creature to produce +2/+2 counters only on the turn it comes into play.

-0/-1 counter

Legends

Takklemaggot is the first enchantment aura to produce -0/-1 counters.
Lesser Werewolf is the first creature to produce -0/-1 counters.

Ice Age

Essence Flare

Alliances

Kjeldoran Home Guard is the first creature to produce -0/-1 counters.
Shield Sphere is the first artifact to produce -0/-1 counters.

Mirage

Wall of Roots

-0/-2 counter

Legends

Spirit Shackle is the first enchantment aura to use -0/-2 counters.

Homelands

Greater Werewolf is the first creature to produce -0/-2 counters.

-1/-0 counter

Mirage

Jabari's Influence is the first instant to produce -1/-0 counters.

-1/-1 counter

Arabian Nights

Unstable Mutation is the first enchantment aura to use -1/-1 counters.

Fallen Empires

Thelon's Chant and Tourach's Chant are the first enchantments non-aura to use -1/-1 counters.

Ice Age

Skeleton Ship is the first creature to produce -1/-1 counters, also the first multicolored and first legendary creature that could. It is also the first creature that could tap to produce -1/-1 counters.

Homelands

Giant Oyster
Retribution is the first sorcery to produce -1/-1 counters.
Serrated Arrows is the first artifact to produce -1/-1 counters. It also uses Arrowhead counters.
Torture

Alliances

Misfortune is the first sorcery to produce +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters.
Wandering Mage is the first creature that could produce -1/-1 counters for a mana cost.

Mirage

Harbinger of Night is the first creature to put a -1/-1 counter on all creatures.

Visions

Lichenthrope is the first creature to receive -1/-1 counters in place of damage which is similar to wither but is for all damage not just combat damage.
Matopi Golem is the first artifact creature to receive a -1/-1 counter as part of payment to regenerate itself.

Weatherlight

Aboroth is the first creature to produce -1/-1 and age counters.
Serrated Biskelion is the first artifact creature to produce -1/-1 counters.

Tempest

Fevered Convulsions
Segmented Wurm is the first creature and first multicolored creature that gained -1/-1 counters when it is the target of a spell or ability.

Mercadian Masques

Quagmire Lamprey is the first creature to put -1/-1 counters on creatures blocked by it.

Torment

Shambling Swarm is the first creature that distributed -1/-1 counters upon its death.

Shadowmoor

-1/-1 counters were a big theme in the set. ^[3] ^[4]

Barrenton Medic
Biting Tether
Blowfly Infestation
Chainbreaker
Cinderhaze Wretch
Cultbrand Cinder
Devoted Druid
Dusk Urchins
Flourishing Defenses
Gnarled Effigy
Grief Tyrant
Grim Poppet
Heartmender removed -1/-1 counters from every creature you control during your upkeep, also has persist.
Incremental Blight
Leech Bonder
Morselhoarder
Puncture Bolt
Scar
Scarscale Ritual
Sinking Feeling
Wicker Warcrawler
Woeleecher

Persist

Creatures with persist, if they had no -1/-1 counters on them when they died, they were returned to the battlefield under it's owners control with a -1/-1 counter on them.

Cauldron of Souls is the first artifact that granted persist until end of turn.
Furystoke Giant
Gravelgill Axeshark
Kitchen Finks
Murderous Redcap
Puppeteer Clique
Rattleblaze Scarecrow has persist as long as you control a black creature.
River Kelpie
Safehold Elite
Scuzzback Marauders
Twilight Shepherd
Wingrattle Scarecrow has persist as long as you control a black creature.
Woodfall Primus

Wither

Creatures with wither dealt damage in the form of -1/-1 counters.

Blazethorn Scarecrow
Blight Sickle is the first equipment to grant wither.
Boggart Ram-Gang
Cinderbones
Corrosive Mentor also granted wither to all black creatures you control.
Everlasting Torment
Fists of the Demigod
Inescapable Brute
Juvenile Gloomwidow
Kulrath Knight
Lockjaw Snapper
Midnight Banshee
Oona's Gatewarden
Rustrazor Butcher
Scuzzback Scrapper
Sickle Ripper
Slinking Giant
Thornwatch Scarecrow has wither as long as you control a green creature.
Tower Above is the first sorcery to grant wither.
Wildslayer Elves
Witherscale Wurm

Eventide

A cycle of uncommon 6/6 Elemental creatures with a cost of C come into play with four -1/-1 counters on it — Voracious Hatchling, Belligerent Hatchling, Shrewd Hatchling, Sturdy Hatchling, and Noxious Hatchling.
Bloodied Ghost
Canker Abomination
Crumbling Ashes is the first enchantment that destroys a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it.
Deity of Scars
Gwyllion Hedge-Mage
Hatchet Bully
Hotheaded Giant
Pyrrhic Revival
Quillspike
Soul Snuffers
Wickerbough Elder

Persist

Creatures with persist, if they had no -1/-1 counters on them when they died, they were returned to the battlefield under it's owners control with a -1/-1 counter on them.

Wither

Creatures with wither dealt damage in the form of -1/-1 counters.

Scars of Mirrodin

Infect

Creatures with infect deal damage in the form of -1/-1 counters and poison counters.

Blackcleave Goblin
Blight Mamba
Carrion Call
Contagious Nim
Corpse Cur
Cystbearer
Grafted Exoskeleton
Hand of the Praetors
Ichor Rats - also produces poison counters when it comes into the battlefield.
Ichorclaw Myr
Necropede
Plague Stinger
Putrefax
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Tainted Strike
Tangle Angler
Tel-Jilad Fallen
Vector Asp

Mirrodin Besieged

Infect

New Phyrexia

Infect

-2/-1 counter

Alliances

Contagion is the first instant to produce -2/-1 counters.

-2/-2 counter

Fallen Empires

Ebon Praetor is the first creature that could receive a -2/-2 counter for not doing something. If you did do it instead it received a +1/+0 counter.

Age counter

Cards with cumulative upkeep use Age counters. ^[5]

Ice Age

Arnjlot's Ascent, Balduvian Shaman, Blizzard, Brand of Ill Omen, Breath of Dreams, Cold Snap, Energy Storm, Flow of Maggots, Fyndhorn Pollen, Glacial Chasm, Halls of Mist, Illusionary Presence, Illusionary Terrain, Infernal Darkness, Maddening Wind, Mesmeric Trance, Musician, Mystic Might, Naked Singularity, Reality Twist, Ritual of Subdual, Snowfall and Soldevi Simulacrum.

Alliances

Royal Decree, Sustaining Spirit, Thought Lash, Tidal Control and Tornado. Tornado is the first enchantment with cumulative upkeep that also uses velocity counters.

Mirage

Malignant Growth, Mind Harness and Prismatic Circle.

Visions

Corrosion, Elephant Grass, Firestorm Hellkite, Heat Wave, Juju Bubble. Corrosion is the first enchantment with cumulative upkeep that also uses rust counters.

Weatherlight

Aboroth, Arctic Wolves, Gallowbraid, Heart of Bogardan, Inner Sanctum, Morinfen, Mwonvuli Ooze, Psychic Vortex, Revered Unicorn, Uktabi Efreet, Volunteer Reserves and Wave of Terror. Aboroth is the first creature with cumulative upkeep that also uses -1/-1 counters.

Coldsnap

Arctic Nishoba, Balduvian Fallen, Braid of Fire, Cover of Winter, Earthen Goo, Freyalise's Radiance, Glacial Plating, Herald of Leshrac, Hibernation's End, Jötun Grunt, Jötun Owl Keeper, Karplusan Minotaur, Kjeldoran Javelineer, Krovikan Whispers, Magmatic Core, Phobian Phantasm, Phyrexian Etchings, Phyrexian Soulgorger, Ronom Hulk, Sheltering Ancient (also uses +1/+1 counters), Survivor of the Unseen, Vexing Sphinx, Wall of Shards.

Aim counter

Champions of Kamigawa

Hankyu is the first artifact equipment to use aim counters.

Arrow counter

Urza's Destiny

Archery Training is the first enchantment aura to use arrow counters.

Arrowhead counter

Homelands

Serrated Arrows is the first artifact to use arrowhead counters. It also produces -1/-1 counters.

Awakening counter

Scars of Mirrodin

Liege of the Tangle is the first creature to produce awakening counters.

Blaze counter

Zendikar

Obsidian Fireheart is the first creature to produce blaze counters.

Gatecrash

Five-Alarm Fire is the first enchantment to produce blaze counters.

Blood counter

Ravnica: City of Guilds

Bloodletter Quill is the first artifact to use blood counters.

Dissension

Rakdos Riteknife is the first equipment to use blood counters.

Bounty counter

Tempest

Bounty Hunter is the first creature to produce bounty counters.

Bribery counter

Conflux

Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer is the first creature to produce bribery counters.

Carrion counter

Legends

Originally, Osai Vultures used counters. It was given errata to use Carrion counters. It is the first creature to use carrion counters.

Charge counter

Legends

Originally, the Mana Battery cycle used just counters. They were given errata to call them Charge counters. They are the first artifacts to use charge counters. — Black Mana Battery, Blue Mana Battery, Green Mana Battery, Red Mana Battery and White Mana Battery.

Ice Age

Mirage

Ventifact Bottle

Mercadian Masques

Black Market is the first enchantment non-aura to produce charge counters.
Kyren Toy
Magistrate's Scepter is the first artifact to use charge counters (3 at a time) for extra turns.

Nemesis

Mana Cache

Onslaught

Riptide Replicator

Mirrodin

Mirrodin block is an artifact-heavy block and one of the themes was charge counters. The following cards use charge counters: Altar of Shadows, Banshee’s Blade (the first equipment to use charge counters), Chalice of the Void, Jinxed Choker, Lightning Coils, Serum Tank, Sun Droplet

Darksteel

Mirrodin block is an artifact-heavy block and one of the themes was charge counters. The following cards use charge counters: Aether Vial, Arcane Spyglass, Chimeric Egg, Coretapper, Darksteel Reactor, Spawning Pit, Talon of Pain

Fifth Dawn

The Sunburst mechanic put counters on an item equal to the number of colors used to pay its casting cost. The following cards used the Sunburst mechanic to gain charge counters: Arcbound Wanderer, Baton of Courage, Clearwater Goblet, Engineered Explosives, Heliophial, Infused Arrows, Opaline Bracers, Pentad Prism

Champions of Kamigawa

Betrayers of Kamigawa

Alara Reborn

Lightning Reaver - first non-artifact creature to use charge counters.

Zendikar

Eternity Vessel

Worldwake

Everflowing Chalice

Rise of the Eldrazi

Scars of Mirrodin

Trigons: A cycle of artifacts which enter the battlefield with three charge counters on them, have an ability which costs two colored mana and tapping the artifact to add another charge counter, and an ability related to that color which can be used with a colorless activation of , and removing a counter. — Trigon of Mending, Trigon of Thought, Trigon of Corruption, Trigon of Rage, Trigon of Infestation.
Chimeric Mass
Culling Dais
Golden Urn
Golem Foundry
Grindclock
Lux Cannon
Necrogen Censer
Ratchet Bomb
Tumble Magnet

Mirrodin Besieged

New Phyrexia

Shrines: A cycle of uncommon artifacts that gain a charge counter at the beginning of its controllers upkeep, and whenever they cast a spell of a specified color, and can be sacrificed for an effect that scales with the number of charge counters. — Shrine of Loyal Legions, Shrine of Piercing Vision, Shrine of Limitless Power, Shrine of Burning Rage, and Shrine of Boundless Growth.
Conversion Chamber
Gremlin Mine
Surge Node

Avacyn Restored

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Astral Cornucopia

Credit counter

Fallen Empires

Icatian Moneychanger was the first creature to use credit counters.

Corpse counter

Alpha

Originally, Scavenging Ghoul just used counters. It was given errata to call them corpse counters. It is the first creature to use corpse counters.

Cube counter

Fallen Empires

Delif's Cube is the first artifact to use cube counters.

Currency counter

Homelands

Trade Caravan is the first creature to use currency counters.

Death counter

Bogardan Phoenix from Visions is the first creature to use death counters.

Delay counter

Tempest

Ertai's Meddling is the first instant to use delay counters.

Odyssey

Delaying Shield is the first enchantment to use delay counters.

Depletion counter

Ice Age

A cycle of lands uses depletion counters — Land Cap, Lava Tubes, River Delta, Timberline Ridge and Veldt. They are the first lands to use depletion counters.

Mercadian Masques

A cycle of lands use depletion counters — Hickory Woodlot, Peat Bog, Remote Farm, Sandstone Needle and Saprazzan Skerry.

Scourge

Decree of Silence and Force Bubble are the first enchantments to use depletion counters.

Despair counter

Avacyn Restored

Descent into Madness is the first enchantment to use despair counters.

Devotion counter

Champions of Kamigawa

Bloodthirsty Ogre and Pious Kitsune are the first creatures to use devotion counters.

Divinity counter

After Betrayers of Kamigawa, Divinity counters have become synonymous with indestructible.

Champions of Kamigawa

The cycle of Legendary Spirits are the first creatures to use divinity counters, they are; Myojin of Cleansing Fire, Myojin of Infinite Rage, Myojin of Life's Web, Myojin of Night's Reach and Myojin of Seeing Winds.

Betrayers of Kamigawa

That Which Was Taken

Doom counter

Antiquities

Originally, Armageddon Clock just used counters. It was given errata to call them doom counters.

Dream counter

Legends

Originally, Rasputin Dreamweaver used counters. It was given errata to use dream counters.

Echo counter

Mirage

Soul Echo is the first enchantment to use echo counters.

Elixir counter

Essence Bottle from Tempest is the first artifact to use elixir counters.

Energy counter

Mirage

Energy Vortex is the first enchantment to use energy counters.

Eon counter

Zendikar

Magosi, the Waterveil is the first land to use eon counters.

Eyeball counter

Dark Ascension

Jar of Eyeballs is the first artifact to use eyeball counters.

Fade counter

Fade counters are representative of the Fading mechanic.

Nemesis

The following had fading and consequently used fade counters —Ancient Hydra, Blastoderm, Cloudskate, Defender en-Vec, Jolting Merfolk, Parallax Dementia, Parallax Inhibitor, Parallax Nexus, Parallax Tide, Parallax Wave, Phyrexian Prowler, Rejuvenation Chamber, Rusting Golem, Saproling Burst, Skyshroud Behemoth, Skyshroud Ridgeback, Tangle Wire and Woodripper.

Fate counter

Mirrodin

Oblivion Stone is the first artifact to use fate counters.

Theros

Triad of Fates is the first creature to use fate counters.

Feather counter

Invasion

Kangee, Aerie Keeper is the first creature to use feather counters.

Judgment

Soulcatchers' Aerie is the first enchantment to use feather counters.

Alara Reborn

Aven Mimeomancer

Filibuster counter

Return to Ravnica

Azor's Elocutors is the first creature to use Filibuster counters.

Flood counter

Mirrodin

Quicksilver Fountain is the first artifact to use flood counters.

Lorwyn

Aquitect's Will is the first sorcery to produce flood counters.

Fungus counter

Mirage

Mindbender Spores is the first creature to produce fungus counters.

Urza's Saga

Sporogenesis is the first enchantment to produce fungus counters.

Fuse counter

Weatherlight

Goblin Bomb is the first enchantment non-aura to use fuse counters.

Urza's Destiny

Incendiary is the first enchantment aura to use fuse counters.
Powder Keg is the first artifact to produce fuse counters.

Odyssey

Bomb Squad is the first creature to produce fuse counters.

Glyph counter

Originally, Glyph of Delusion from Legends used counters. It was given errata to use glyph counters.

Gold counters

Aurification from Onslaught is the first enchantment to produce gold counters.

Growth counter

Mirage

Malignant Growth is the first enchantment non-aura to use growth counters.

Urza's Destiny

Momentum is the first enchantment aura to produce growth counters.

Hatchling counter

Innistrad

Ludevic's Test Subject is the first creature to use hatchling counters.

Healing counter

Ice Age

Fylgja is the first enchantment aura to use healing counters.

Cold Snap

Ursine Fylgja is the first creature to use healing counters.

Hoofprint counter

Lorwyn

Hoofprints of the Stag is the first enchantment to use hoofprint counters.

Hourglass counter

Invasion

Temporal Distortion is the first enchantment to use hourglass counters.

Hunger counter

The Dark

Originally, Fasting from used counters. It was given errata to use hunger counters. It is the first enchantment to use hunger counters.

Ice counter

Ice Age

Iceberg is the first enchantment to use ice counters.

Coldsnap

Dark Depths is the first land to use ice counters.
Rimefeather Owl is the first creature to put ice counters on any permanent.
Rimescale Dragon
Woolly Razorback

Incubation counter

Legends

Originally, Triassic Egg used counters. It was given errata to use incubation counters. It is the first artifact to use incubation counters.

Infection counter

Alliances

Diseased Vermin is the first creature to use infection counters.

Urza's Destiny

Festering Wound is the first enchantment aura to use infection counters.

Intervention counter

Legends

Originally, Divine Intervention used counters. It was given errata to use intervention counters. It is the first enchantment to use intervention counters.

Javelin counter

Icatian Javelineer from Fallen Empires is the first creature to use javelin counters.

Ki counter

Betrayers of Kamigawa

Ki counters are made whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell and had any of the following cards on the battlefield: Baku Altar, Blademane Baku, Budoka Pupil, Callow Jushi, Cunning Bandit, Faithful Squire, Hired Muscle, Petalmane Baku, Quillmane Baku, Skullmane Baku, Waxmane Baku.

Level counter

The Level up mechanic uses Level counters:

Rise of the Eldrazi

Rare Levellers — A cycle of rare Levelling creatures, each with the Level Up cost of NC — Hedron-Field Purists, Echo Mage, Guul Draz Assassin, Lord of Shatterskull Pass, Kazandu Tuskcaller.
Beastbreaker of Bala Ged
Brimstone Mage
Caravan Escort
Champion's Drake
Coralhelm Commander
Enclave Cryptologist
Hada Spy Patrol
Halimar Wavewatch
Ikiral Outrider
Joraga Treespeaker
Kabira Vindicator
Kargan Dragonlord
Knight of Cliffhaven
Lighthouse Chronologist
Nirkana Cutthroat
Null Champion
Skywatcher Adept
Student of Warfare
Time of Heroes
Transcendent Master
Venerated Teacher

Lore counter

Magic 2012

Mind Unbound is the first enchantment to produce lore counters.

Loyalty counter

Planeswalkers, first introduced in Lorwyn, use loyalty counters as a substitute for life and for paying the costs of their abilities.

Lorwyn

Shards of Alara

Conflux

Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Zendikar

Worldwake

Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Rise of the Eldrazi

Scars of Mirrodin

Mirrodin Besieged

Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas

New Phyrexia

Karn Liberated

Magic 2012

Innistrad

Dark Ascension

Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Avacyn Restored

Magic 2013

Ajani, Caller of the Pride also produces +1/+1 counters.
Liliana of the Dark Realms

Gatecrash

Gideon, Champion of Justice is the first planeswalker that could produce additional loyalty counters.

Magic 2014

Luck counter

Odyssey

Chance Encounter is the first enchantment to use luck counters.

Time Spiral

Gemstone Caverns is the first land to use luck counters.

Magnet counter

Tempest

Magnetic Web is the first artifact to use magnet counters.

Manifestation counter

Born of the Gods

Arbiter of the Ideal is the first creature to use manifestation counters.

Mannequin counter

Lorwyn

Makeshift Mannequin is the first creature to use mannequin counters.

Mask counter

Originally, Illusionary Mask from Alpha didn’t use any counters. It was given errata to use mask counters to mark the face-down creature.

Matrix counter

Originally, Life Matrix from Legends used counters. It was given errata to use matrix counters.

Mine counter

Mine Layer from Odyssey is the first creature to use mine counters.

Mining counter

Gemstone Mine from Weatherlight is the first land to use mining counters.

Mire counter

Originally, Cyclopean Tomb from Alpha used tokens to mark lands it turned into swamps. It was given errata to use mire counters to keep track.

Muster counter

Assemble the Legion from Gatecrash is the first enchantment to use muster counters.

Net counter

Merseine from Fallen Empires is the first enchantment to use net counters.

Omen counter

Celestial Convergence from Prophecy is the first enchantment non-aura to produce omen counters. Celestial Convergence is an alternate win condition card.

Ore counter

Orcish Mine from Homelands is the first enchantment aura to use ore counters.

Page counter

Urza's Saga

Barrin's Codex is the first artifact to use page counters.

Urza's Destiny

Private Research is the first enchantment aura to produce page counters.

Pain counter

Tempest

Torture Chamber is the first artifact to use pain counters.

Paralyzation counter

Ice Age

Dread Wight is the first creature to use paralyzation counters.

Petal counter

Urza's Saga

Lotus Blossom is the first artifact to produce petal counters.

Petrification Counter

Magic 2013

Xathrid Gorgon is the first creature to produce petrification counters.

Phylactery Counter

Magic 2010

Phylactery Lich is the first creature to produce phylactery counters.

Pin counter

Originally, Voodoo Doll from Legends used counters. It was given errata to use pin counters. It is the first artifact to use pin counters.

Plague counter

Odyssey

Traveling Plague is the first enchantment to use plague counters. It produces plague counters automatically at the beginning of your upkeep.

Onslaught

Withering Hex produces plague counters whenever a player cycles a card.

Ravnica: City of Guilds

Plague Boiler is the first artifact that produces plague counters. It produces plague counters automatically at the beginning of your upkeep.

Poison counter

Main article: Poison counter

A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.

Legends

Pit Scorpion and Serpent Generator are the first to use poison counters.

The Dark

Marsh Viper is the first creature that when it deals damage to an opponent, that player gets two poison counters.

Homelands

Leeches is the first sorcery to deal with poison counters. It is also the only card to remove poison counters.

Alliances

Swamp Mosquito is the first flying creature that produces poison counters.

Mirage

Visions

Suq'Ata Assassin is the first creature with fear that produces poison counters.

Future Sight

Scars of Mirrodin

Relic Putrescence

Infect

Creatures with infect deal damage in the form of -1/-1 counters and poison counters.

Blackcleave Goblin
Blight Mamba
Carrion Call
Contagious Nim
Corpse Cur
Cystbearer
Grafted Exoskeleton
Hand of the Praetors
Ichor Rats - also produces poison counters when it comes into the battlefield.
Ichorclaw Myr
Necropede
Plague Stinger
Putrefax
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Tainted Strike
Tangle Angler
Tel-Jilad Fallen
Vector Asp

Mirrodin Besieged

Infect

New Phyrexia

Caress of Phyrexia

Infect

Polyp counter

Homelands

Coral Reef is the first enchantment to use polyp counters. It also produces +0/+1 counters.

Pressure counter

Visions

Magma Mine is the first artifact to use pressure counters.

Magic 2013

Hellion Crucible is the first land to use pressure counters.

Pupa counter

Legends

Originally, Cocoon used counters. It was given errata to use pupa counters. Pupa by definition is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation.

Quest counter

Zendikar

Expeditions: A cycle of common enchantments gains a quest counter from Landfall — Sunspring Expedition, Ior Ruin Expedition, Soul Stair Expedition, Zektar Shrine Expedition, and Khalni Heart Expedition.
Quests: A cycle of uncommon enchantments gain quest counters from specific events and a certain number of counters can be removed and the enchantment can be sacrificed for an effect. — Quest for the Holy Relic, Quest for Ancient Secrets, Quest for the Gravelord, Quest for Pure Flame and Quest for the Gemblades.
Ascension: A cycle of rare enchantments gain quest counters should specific events occur and another ability is enabled after a threshold of counters is reached — Luminarch Ascension, Archmage Ascension, Bloodchief Ascension Pyromancer Ascension, and Beastmaster Ascension.

Worldwake

Rust counter

Corrosion from Visions is the first enchantment to use rust counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep.

Scream counter

Legends

Originally, All Hallow's Eve used counters. It was given errata to use scream counters. It is the first sorcery to use scream counters. The card's ability is very much like Suspend.

Tempest

Endless Scream is the first Aura enchantment to use scream counters.

Shell counter

Roc Hatchling from Weatherlight is the first creature to use shell counters.

Shield counter

Dissension

Palliation Accord is the first enchantment to use shield counters.

Shred counter

Cephalid Vandal from Torment is the first creature to use shred counters.

Sleep counter

Originally, Venarian Gold from Legends used counters. It was given errata to use sleep counters.

Sleight counter

Ice Age

Chromatic Armor is the first enchantment aura to use sleight counters.

Slime counter

Innistrad

Gutter Grime is the first creature to produce slime counters.

Soot counter

Urza's Saga

Smokestack is the first artifact to produce soot counters.

Spore counter

Fallen Empires

Elvish Farmer, Feral Thallid, Spore Flower, Thallid, Thallid Devourer and Thorn Thallid were the first creatures to use spore counters. Fungal Bloom is the first enchantment to use spore counters.

Time Spiral

Deathspore Thallid is the first black card that uses spore counters.
Savage Thallid
Sporesower Thallid
Thallid Shell-Dweller
Thelon of Havenwood

Planar Chaos

Mycologist and Pallid Mycoderm are the first white cards that uses spore counters.
Psychotrope Thallid
Vitaspore Thallid

Future Sight

Storage counter

The Dark

Originally, City of Shadows used counters. It was given errata to use storage counters. It is the first land to use storage counters.

Fallen Empires

A cycle of lands uses storage counters: Bottomless Vault, Dwarven Hold, Hollow Trees, Icatian Store and Sand Silos.

Mercadian Masques

A cycle of lands uses storage counters: Fountain of Cho, Mercadian Bazaar, Rushwood Grove, Saprazzan Cove and Subterranean Hangar.

Time Spiral

A cycle of lands uses storage counters: Calciform Pools, Dreadship Reef, Fungal Reaches, Molten Slagheap and Saltcrusted Steppe

Strife counter

Magic: the Gathering - Commander

Crescendo of War is the first enchantment to use strife counters.

Study counter

Stronghold

Pursuit of Knowledge is the first enchantment to use study counters.

Innistrad

Grimoire of the Dead is the first artifact to use study counters.

Theft counter

Champions of Kamigawa

Night Dealings is the first enchantment to use theft counters.

Tide counter

Fallen Empires

Homarid is the first creature to use tide counters.
Tidal Influence is the first enchantment to use tide counters.

Time counter

Fallen Empires

Tourach's Gate is the first enchantment aura to use time counters.

Ice Age

Infinite Hourglass is the first artifact to use time counters.
Time Bomb

Time Spiral

Jhoira's Timebug is the first artifact creature that could add or remove time counters from a permanent you control.

Cards with the suspend mechanic came into play with X time counters.

Planar Chaos

With two mechanics that now use time counters, the following 3 cards could interact with time counters:

Fury Charm - remove two time counters from target permanent or suspended card.
Timebender - remove two time counters from target permanent or suspended card; or put two time counters on target permanent with a time counter on it or suspended card.
Timecrafting - remove X time counters from target permanent or suspended card; or put X time counters on target permanent with a time counter on it or suspended card.

Cards with the suspend mechanic came into play with X time counters.

Cards with the vanishing mechanic came into play with X time counters.

Aven Riftwatcher - 3
Benalish Commander - X
Calciderm - 4
Chronozoa - 3
Deadly Grub - 3
Deadwood Treefolk - 3
Dichotomancy - 3
Keldon Marauders - 2
Lavacore Elemental - 1
Reality Acid - 3
Tidewalker - number of islands you control
Waning Wurm - 2

Future Sight

Epochrasite also uses +1/+1 counters.
Jhoira of the Ghitu

With two mechanics that now use time counters, the following 3 cards could interact with time counters:

Dust of Moments - remove two time counters from each permanent and each suspended card; or put two time counters on each permanent with a time counter on it and each suspended card.
Rift Elemental - remove a time counter from a permanent you control or suspended card you own.

Cards with the suspend mechanic came into play with X time counters.

Cards with the vanishing mechanic came into play with X time counters.

Tower counter

Eventide

Helix Pinnacle is the first enchantment to use tower counters.

Training counter

Champions of Kamigawa

Sensei Golden-Tail is the first creature to use training counters.

Trap counter

Scourge

Trap Digger is the first creature to use trap counters.

Treasure counter

Tempest

Legacy's Allure is the first enchantment to use treasure counters.

Velocity counter

Alliances

Tornado is the first enchantment to use velocity counters. It also uses age counters because it has cumulative upkeep.

Verse counter

Urza's Saga

Discordant Dirge, Lifting Refrain, Midsummer Revel, Recantation, Rumbling Crescendo, Serra's Hymn, Serra's Liturgy, Torch Song, Vile Requiem and War Dance are the first enchantments to produce Verse counters. Collectively they are growing enchantments.

Magic 2015

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Vitality counter

Alpha

Originally, Living Artifact used just counters. It was given errata to call them Vitality counters. It is the first enchantment aura to use vitality counters.

Wage counter

Alliances

Rogue Skycaptain is the first creature to use wage counters.

Winch counter

Mercadian Masques

Mercadian Lift is the first artifact to use winch counters.

Wind counter

Arabian Nights

Originally, Cyclone used chips. It was given errata to call them wind counters. It is the first enchantment to use wind counters.

Ice Age

Freyalise's Winds

Wish counter

Magic 2010

Djinn of Wishes is the first creature to use wish counters.

Magic 2014

Ring of Three Wishes is the first artifact to use wish counters.

References

↑ Mark Rosewater (February 11, 2008). "+1/+1 Size Fits All". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Mark Gottlieb (September 20, 2006). "Too Cool for Rules". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Mark Rosewater (April 14, 2008). "Shadowmoor than Meets The Eye, Part III". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Mark Rosewater (May 12, 2008). "-1/-1 Singular Sensation". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Magic Arcana (July 10, 2006). "A New Age of Age Counters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[1] Mark Rosewater (February 11, 2008). "+1/+1 Size Fits All". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[2] Mark Gottlieb (September 20, 2006). "Too Cool for Rules". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[3] Mark Rosewater (April 14, 2008). "Shadowmoor than Meets The Eye, Part III". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[4] Mark Rosewater (May 12, 2008). "-1/-1 Singular Sensation". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[5] Magic Arcana (July 10, 2006). "A New Age of Age Counters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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 === Ice Age ===
 *<c>Arnjlot's Ascent</c>, <c>Balduvian Shaman</c>, <c>Blizzard</c>, <c>Brand of Ill Omen</c>, <c>Breath of Dreams</c>, <c>Cold Snap</c>, <c>Energy Storm</c>, <c>Flow of Maggots</c>, <c>Fyndhorn Pollen</c>, <c>Glacial Chasm</c>, <c>Halls of Mist</c>, <c>Illusionary Presence</c>, <c>Illusionary Terrain</c>, <c>Infernal Darkness</c>, <c>Maddening Wind</c>, <c>Mesmeric Trance</c>, <c>Musician</c>, <c>Mystic Might</c>, <c>Naked Singularity</c>, <c>Reality Twist</c>, <c>Ritual of Subdual</c>, <c>Snowfall</c> and <c>Soldevi Simulacrum</c>.
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 === Ice Age ===
 *<c>Iceberg</c> is the first enchantment to use ice counters.