Does support trigger twice if i play a card with the same name?
Asked by EmrakulsDinner 7 years ago
The other day I was playing Magic with one of my friends and he played a Relief Captain triggering it's support 3 ability. Then a few turns later he played another Relief Captain while the other Relief Captain was still on the field. He argued that the support 3 ability of the Relief Captain already on the field and the Relief Captain coming into play would both trigger because Relief Captains text states that the support 3 ability triggers when Relief Captain enters the battlefield and does not specify a specific relief captain. I told him that the support 3 ability triggers when that specific Relief Captain entered but he disagreed with me. I'm sorry if this is a little confusing. I know I am correct but I need to prove to my friend that I am correct.
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Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
Please link all cards in your question using double brackets.
Relief Captain
The support ability only triggers when the one it is printed on enters. If it cared about all cards with the name it would say "cards named..." like Powerstone Shard and Accumulated Knowledge do.
201.4. Text that refers to the object it’s on by name means just that particular object and not any other objects with that name, regardless of any name changes caused by game effects.
September 2, 2019 12:50 p.m.