Destroy target creature, then proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
You don't have to choose every permanent or player that has a counter, only the ones you want to add another counter to. Since "any number" includes zero, you don't have to choose any permanents at all, and you don't have to choose any players at all.
04-02-2023
wotc
If a permanent ever has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it at the same time, they're removed in pairs as a state-based action so that the permanent has only one of those kinds of counters on it.
04-02-2023
wotc
Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.
04-02-2023
wotc
If a player or permanent has more than one kind of counter on it, and you choose for it to get additional counters, it must get one of each kind of counter it already has. You can't have it get just one kind of counter it already has and not the others.
04-02-2023
wotc
An ability that triggers "Whenever you proliferate" triggers even if you chose no permanents or players while doing so.
04-02-2023
wotc
To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.
01-07-2013
wotc
If the creature regenerates or has indestructible when Spread the Sickness resolves, you'll still proliferate.
01-06-2011
wotc
If the creature is an illegal target when Spread the Sickness tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You won't proliferate.
Random a card of Magic: The Gathering (MTG), but you can also roll the D20 dice, random a Planeswalker, have fun with the random rules and more.
Jaime Jones2011-02-04
