I dont know how to feel about this . <| sep |> Part of the problem is MTG uses the word counter as both a verb and a noun for two completely different concept . In Smiter ' s case , it means counterspells don ' t work on it you can ' t use any spell that counters target spell to cause the spell to not work . The other use is counters that are placed on other game objects , such as 11 counters . Smiter ' s ability has no relation to those counters . <| sep |> I would love to see Gold split up . That ' d be interesting . <| sep |> I ' ve never seen someone ' s innards cook . I ' ve seen people with nerve issues so they can ' t really feel the damage they ' re doing give themselves very nasty burns that go through the skin and damage the underlying tissue . This is purely anecdotal though .