Keeper of the Sands

If Keeper of the Sands would die, if it hasless than 8 guardian counters on it, exile it instead, then return it to the battlefield tapped and put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X was Keeper of the Sand's power before it was exiled.
{3}{b}{u}: Keeper of the sands gets flying, double strike, or deathtouch for the next X turns, where
X is the number of guradian counters on Keeper of the Sands.
"So this is its fourth life. Hang me if it has less than nine." -Errol