the only time toughness is taken away is when a spell or ability says it does
There is no best card. It all depends on how you play and your preferences. In terms of power and toughness, it's the 13/13 Krosan Cloudscraper.
Toughness, yes, Power, no. If a creature's Toughness ever goes to zero or below, it is put into the graveyard. However reducing a creature's Power to zero or below, will do nothing, apart from make it unable to deal damage.
The number that appears to the left of the "/" is the creature's power, aka it's attack.The number to the right is it's toughness, aka it's defense.For example, for a 5/3 monster, 5 is it's power and 3 is it's toughness.
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Magic the Gathering is not a cult. It is a collectible card game.
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If ever a creature's toughness is reduced to zero (or less), it will be destroyed as a state-based effect. If a 1/1 creature gets a -1/-1 counter, then effectively it has a toughness of zero, and will be destroyed. Edit: Note that a creature having 0 toughness is not a destroy effect. As per the state based actions, it will be put into its owner's graveyard. This does trigger "Dying" effects. This is an important distinction as having 0 toughness is one of the ways to get rid of indestructible creatures.
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They will always count the modified Power/Toughness, including the bonus or penalty from any counters or other external effects like Auras or Enchantments. I don't think any card looks at only the printed P/T on a creature in the Battlefield.
in most trading card games like MTG or yugioh cards have effects that weaken your opponent, aid your creatures etc.
The first release of Magic the Gathering cards was on August 5, 1993.
Magic the Gathering is a TCG, or Trading Card Game. There is a show about it, though.