Today my friend asked me following:
"A player casts Ever After targeting Diregraf Colossus and another non-Zombie creature in GY. Which P/T will have Colossus after entering BF? There are no other Zombies in GY.“

I was sure that Colossus will count itself and enter with 1 +1/+1 counter, so it will be 3/3. I discussed it with other judges, they had the same opinion.

I answered to my friend that Colossus will be 3/3. He said ”I thought same. But MODO doesn't agree" And send me this picture:


So is it a MODO bug or creatures become Zombies before entering BF?

The Colossus has a replacement effect that applies before it would enter the battlefield. This is before Ever After sets up the continuous effect that makes them into black zombies. Since the Hound is not a zombie card in the graveyard, it will not count for the Colossus' effect (but the Colossus itself will count, since it's still in the graveyard when we're evaluating the number of counters it should enter with). Assuming the Colossus is the only zombie card in your graveyard, it would only return with one +1/+1 counter.

Nathan Long
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