Multiple Veilborn Ghoul returns

Asked by weirdorangething 11 years ago

If i have 2 Veilborn Ghoul 's in my graveyard and play one swamp does only one of them come back, or would both return?

I use him to feed Lotleth Troll

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/feed-the-troll-02-07-13-1/

Absinthman says... Accepted answer #1

Each Veilborn Ghoul 's triggered ability is "watching" the game and "waiting" to see its condition fulilled. When you play a swamp, both Ghouls see it and both abilities will trigger, returning them both to your hand.

This is the basic difference between triggered and activated abilities. Multiple activated abilities that have the same cost (written like "cost: effect") can't be activated by paying the cost only once (for example, you can't sacrifice only one creature and have both Cartel Aristocrat gain protection and Corpse Blockade gain deathtouch). Triggered abilities, however, only watch for specific event to happen and then they all go off.

July 5, 2013 5:04 a.m.

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