When a creature with undying is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, it is returned to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Undying first appeared in Dark Ascension. This keyword is very similar to persist. Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_keywords#Typecycl