Creature - Kithkin Cleric 0/4, 4W (5) {T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. Put a -1/-1 counter on Barrenton Medic: Untap Barrenton Medic. His dreams are filled with noxious powders and clinking vials.
Illus. Trevor Hairsine
5/1/2008: You put the -1/-1 counter on Barrenton Medic as a cost. That means it happens when you activate the ability, not when it resolves. If paying the cost causes the creature to have 0 toughness, it's put into the graveyard before you can untap it and before you can even pay the cost again.