<p>Yes, it will trigger every time it returns.</p>

<p>Let's start when the Cackler is on the stack, when you originally cast it.</p>

<p>If no one has a response, it resolves. When it is resolving, you choose whether or not to have it enter with a counter. Assuming you do, it enter with a counter on it, as a 0/0, because of the <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNight%5d%2b%5bof%5d%2b%5bSouls%27%5d%2b%5bBetrayal%5d">Night of Souls&#39; Betrayal</a>s.</p>

<p>At this point, state based actions are checked. The Cackler dies, but Marchesa will see it with a +1/+1 on it, and this process will repeat every end step.</p>

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[mtg:] card links don't work if there's an apostrophe in the card name.
GendoIkari
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@GendoIkari They actually do, as of a recent site update. Or at least they did, very recently.
murgatroid99
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@murgatroid99 They aren't working for me...
GendoIkari
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@diego Thanks, I see. Great to see that's finally been fixed!
GendoIkari
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It might be useful to point out that Unleash is a replacement effect, which is why the Cackler enters the battlefield with a counter, and that this is different from a triggered ability, like on [mtg: Bond Beetle].
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xornob
<p>I have a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNight%5d%2b%5bof%5d%2b%5bSouls%27%5d%2b%5bBetrayal%5d">Night of Souls&#39; Betrayal</a>, and so does my opponent. Creatures get -2/-2.</p>

<p>I have a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMarchesa%2c%20the%20Black%20Rose%5d">Marchesa, the Black Rose</a>, relevant text:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I play a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bRakdos%20Cackler%5d">Rakdos Cackler</a>, a 1/1 with Unleash.</p>

<p>If I choose to have Rakdos Cackler enter with a counter, will it have a +1/+1 counter on it when it dies? Will Marchesa's ability return Rakdos Cackler to the battlefield at the next end step?</p>

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What part of this interaction are you unsure about? Do you want to know whether the Cackler has a counter when it dies, or whether it dies at all, or something else?
murgatroid99
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If it will be reanimated when it dies
xornob
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As in, will it have a +1/+1 counter when it dies
xornob
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OK, I tried editing your question to make sure that point is emphasized.
murgatroid99
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Night of Soul's Betrayel is Legendary. How can there be two copies in play?
steenbergh
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@steenbergh As of M14, each player can have his or her own copy of a legendary permanent.
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Instantaneous creature death and checking conditions
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# Instantaneous creature death and checking conditions

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-07)

I have a [Night of Souls' Betrayal](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNight%5d%2b%5bof%5d%2b%5bSouls%27%5d%2b%5bBetrayal%5d), and so does my opponent. Creatures get -2/-2.

I have a [Marchesa, the Black Rose](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMarchesa%2c%20the%20Black%20Rose%5d), relevant text:

> Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.

I play a [Rakdos Cackler](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bRakdos%20Cackler%5d), a 1/1 with Unleash.

If I choose to have Rakdos Cackler enter with a counter, will it have a +1/+1 counter on it when it dies? Will Marchesa's ability return Rakdos Cackler to the battlefield at the next end step?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What part of this interaction are you unsure about? Do you want to know whether the Cackler has a counter when it dies, or whether it dies at all, or something else?  
> **username_0**: If it will be reanimated when it dies  
> **username_0**: As in, will it have a +1/+1 counter when it dies  
> **username_1**: OK, I tried editing your question to make sure that point is emphasized.  
> **username_2**: Night of Soul's Betrayel is Legendary. How can there be two copies in play?  
> **username_0**: @username_2 As of M14, each player can have his or her own copy of a legendary permanent.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2016-09-07. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes, it will trigger every time it returns.

Let's start when the Cackler is on the stack, when you originally cast it.

If no one has a response, it resolves. When it is resolving, you choose whether or not to have it enter with a counter. Assuming you do, it enter with a counter on it, as a 0/0, because of the [Night of Souls' Betrayal](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNight%5d%2b%5bof%5d%2b%5bSouls%27%5d%2b%5bBetrayal%5d)s.

At this point, state based actions are checked. The Cackler dies, but Marchesa will see it with a +1/+1 on it, and this process will repeat every end step.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: [mtg:] card links don't work if there's an apostrophe in the card name.  
> **username_1**: @username_3 They actually do, as of a recent site update. Or at least they did, very recently.  
> **username_3**: @username_1 They aren't working for me...  
> **username_3**: @diego Thanks, I see. Great to see that's finally been fixed!  
> **username_4**: It might be useful to point out that Unleash is a replacement effect, which is why the Cackler enters the battlefield with a counter, and that this is different from a triggered ability, like on [mtg: Bond Beetle].  

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