Evolution Witness's ability is not working after the first turn it is on the battlefield
Evolution Witness's ability is not working after the first turn it is on the battlefield. I've tried using it's ability to return a card into hand on following turns after the first time it gets +1/+1 counters on it but it does not activate. Why?
CyberAzn82#91927
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CyberAzn82#91927
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I use Liquimetal Coating and Toph, the First Metalbender to add +1/+1 counters on Evolution Witness. I understand that Adapt is basically a one time use and like I said earthbending doesn't work when it should. I even tried The Origin of Metalbending to add one +1/+1 counter on it and it still will not work.
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Rezzahan#77802
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Adapt will put counters on the creature ONLY if there are none on it yet. You can activate the adapt ability multiple times, but only the activation that puts the first counters on the creature will actually do anything. This is inherrent to the adapt ability. Put some counters on it some other way, and you still get the trigger. Remove all counters, and you can adapt again.
701.46. Adapt
701.46a “Adapt N” means “If this permanent has no +1/+1 counters on it, put N +1/+1 counters on
it.”