Do Creatures that simultaneously ETB trigger abilities of each other which state "when another creature ETBs..."

Asked by ANINJA 4 years ago

I'm playing Defense of the Heart which allows me to search for 2 creatures from my library and put them on the battlefield. I know they enter at the same time but in a game today I wanted to play Verdant Sun's Avatar and Ghalta, Primal Hunger. Verdant Sun has the triggered ability;

"Whenever Verdant Sun's Avatar or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness."

Would I be able to cash in on the 12 life gain from Ghalta entering at the same time as the Verdant Sun's Avatar? My first thought was no, but then how would VSA's ability trigger in the same way?

SwiftDeath says... Accepted answer #1

Verdant Sun's Avatar is already on the battlefield when it triggers. It sees both Ghalta and itself enter the battlefield simultaneously so you gain life for both creatures.

603.6a Enters-the-battlefield abilities trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield. These are written, "When [this object] enters the battlefield, ..." or "Whenever a [type] enters the battlefield, ..." Each time an event puts one or more permanents onto the battlefield, all permanents on the battlefield (including the newcomers) are checked for any enters-the-battlefield triggers that match the event.

March 27, 2020 8:45 a.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #2

ANINJA: A correct answer to your question has been up for a while. I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so that this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future.

April 1, 2020 11:34 a.m.

Please login to comment