<p>Soul Warden's ability reads:</p>

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  <p>Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>When Lingering Souls resolves, there are two separate instances of "another creature" entering the battlefield, and so the ability triggers twice, and you gain 1 life twice in two separate events.  Thus, Karlov's ability will trigger twice, and he will gain four +1/+1 counters.  Likewise, using Conqueror's Pledge instead will net you 6 life and twelve counters.</p>

<p>Compare rule 603.2c and its example:</p>

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  <p>603.2c An ability triggers only once each time its trigger event occurs. However, it can trigger repeatedly if one event contains multiple occurrences. See also rule 509.4.</p>
  
  <p>Example: A permanent has an ability whose trigger condition reads, “Whenever a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, . . . .” If someone casts a spell that destroys all lands, the ability will trigger once for each land put into the graveyard during the spell’s resolution.</p>
</blockquote>

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jwodder
<p>When I have <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Karlov%20of%20the%20Ghost%20Council">Karlov of the Ghost Council</a> and <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Warden">Soul Warden</a> on the battlefield and I cast something like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lingering%20Souls">Lingering Souls</a>, does Karlov get two +1/+1 counters twice since two spirits enter the battlefield or only once since I cast Lingering Souls once?</p>
<p>The same thing applies to beautiful cards such as <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Conqueror%27s%20Pledge">Conqueror&#39;s Pledge</a> - does Karlov get two +1/+1 counters six times or only once?</p>

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By the way: there are no +2/+2 counters involved in this situation. Only +1/+1 counters. (+2/+2 counters are only used on a few very old cards.)
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Will Karlov get multiple +1/+1 counters with Soul Warden when multiple tokens are created simultaneously?
Klausi
# Will Karlov get multiple +1/+1 counters with Soul Warden when multiple tokens are created simultaneously?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-12-13)

When I have [Karlov of the Ghost Council](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Karlov%20of%20the%20Ghost%20Council) and [Soul Warden](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Warden) on the battlefield and I cast something like [Lingering Souls](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lingering%20Souls), does Karlov get two +1/+1 counters twice since two spirits enter the battlefield or only once since I cast Lingering Souls once?

The same thing applies to beautiful cards such as [Conqueror's Pledge](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Conqueror%27s%20Pledge) - does Karlov get two +1/+1 counters six times or only once?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: By the way: there are no +2/+2 counters involved in this situation. Only +1/+1 counters. (+2/+2 counters are only used on a few very old cards.)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-12-13. Score: 7

Soul Warden's ability reads:

> Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.

When Lingering Souls resolves, there are two separate instances of "another creature" entering the battlefield, and so the ability triggers twice, and you gain 1 life twice in two separate events. Thus, Karlov's ability will trigger twice, and he will gain four +1/+1 counters. Likewise, using Conqueror's Pledge instead will net you 6 life and twelve counters.

Compare rule 603.2c and its example:

> 603.2c An ability triggers only once each time its trigger event occurs. However, it can trigger repeatedly if one event contains multiple occurrences. See also rule 509.4.
>
> Example: A permanent has an ability whose trigger condition reads, “Whenever a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, . . . .” If someone casts a spell that destroys all lands, the ability will trigger once for each land put into the graveyard during the spell’s resolution.


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