<p>Four tokens will enter the battlefield. This is actually spelled out in a Ruling on Doubling Season:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>10/1/2005: If there are two Doubling Seasons on the battlefield, then the number of tokens or counters is four times the original number. If there are three on the battlefield, then the number of tokens or counters is eight times the original number, and so on.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>For reference, the token ability says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If an effect would put one or more tokens onto the battlefield under your control, it puts twice that many of those tokens onto the battlefield instead.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This is a replacement effect, so rather than merely responding to the effect that places a 1/1 creature token onto the battlefield (and adding one more), it completely replaces that effect with a new one that places twice as many tokens onto the battlefield. So it works out like this:</p>

<ol>
<li>The first Doubling Season will replace the original effect, which places 1 token, with one that places 2 tokens instead.</li>
<li>The second Doubling Season will then replace <em>that</em> effect with one that places 4 tokens.</li>
<li>When your effect finally puts tokens on the battlefield, you get 4 1/1 tokens.</li>
</ol>

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2014-02-06T18:52:25.493Z
A slight nitpick, but I wouldn't use the word "resolve" in this context because it could cause confusion with spells and abilities resolving.
David Z
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2014-02-06T21:48:31.980Z
That's the exact kind of resolve I mean though: the effect that provides the tokens does so. Is there a better way to put it?
doppelgreener
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2014-02-06T21:57:25.273Z
My point was that effects don't resolve, e.g. they don't go on the stack. I'd use "happens" or "takes effect" or "finishes" or something of that nature.
David Z
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2014-02-06T23:08:27.787Z
@David How does that look to you?
doppelgreener
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2014-02-07T00:28:54.430Z
Very nice now :-)
David Z
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2014-02-06T22:22:19.943Z
2014-02-06T22:22:19.943Z
doppelgreener
<p>If an effect would put one 1/1 creature token onto the battlefield, and I control two <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Doubling%20Season">Doubling Season</a>s, how many tokens would be put into play? 3 or 4?</p>

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2014-02-06T15:14:23.793Z
related: http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/5746/interactions-of-multiple-parallel-lives
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How do two Doubling Seasons affect each other?
Jacob Lund
# How do two Doubling Seasons affect each other?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-06)

If an effect would put one 1/1 creature token onto the battlefield, and I control two [Doubling Season](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Doubling%20Season)s, how many tokens would be put into play? 3 or 4?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: related: http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/5746/interactions-of-multiple-parallel-lives  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-02-06. Score: 15 | Accepted answer

Four tokens will enter the battlefield. This is actually spelled out in a Ruling on Doubling Season:

> 10/1/2005: If there are two Doubling Seasons on the battlefield, then the number of tokens or counters is four times the original number. If there are three on the battlefield, then the number of tokens or counters is eight times the original number, and so on.

For reference, the token ability says:

> If an effect would put one or more tokens onto the battlefield under your control, it puts twice that many of those tokens onto the battlefield instead.

This is a replacement effect, so rather than merely responding to the effect that places a 1/1 creature token onto the battlefield (and adding one more), it completely replaces that effect with a new one that places twice as many tokens onto the battlefield. So it works out like this:

1. The first Doubling Season will replace the original effect, which places 1 token, with one that places 2 tokens instead.
2. The second Doubling Season will then replace *that* effect with one that places 4 tokens.
3. When your effect finally puts tokens on the battlefield, you get 4 1/1 tokens.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: A slight nitpick, but I wouldn't use the word "resolve" in this context because it could cause confusion with spells and abilities resolving.  
> **username_2**: That's the exact kind of resolve I mean though: the effect that provides the tokens does so. Is there a better way to put it?  
> **username_3**: My point was that effects don't resolve, e.g. they don't go on the stack. I'd use "happens" or "takes effect" or "finishes" or something of that nature.  
> **username_2**: @username_3 How does that look to you?  
> **username_3**: Very nice now :-)  

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