This creature enters with five reprieve
countersTo counter a spell or ability is to cancel it: remove it from the stack without resolving it. A counter on an object or player is instead a marker that changes characteristics or interacts with rules or abilities; for example, a +1/+1 counter modifies a creature’s power and toughness. (CR 701.6; 122.1) on it.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control
diesIs put into a graveyard from the battlefield. (CR 700.4), if its mana value was 1 or greater, you may remove that many reprieve
countersTo counter a spell or ability is to cancel it: remove it from the stack without resolving it. A counter on an object or player is instead a marker that changes characteristics or interacts with rules or abilities; for example, a +1/+1 counter modifies a creature’s power and toughness. (CR 701.6; 122.1) from this creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.