<p>To an extent, you have to use your own judgment when evaluating what counts as the same or separate events. The most relevant rule is <a href="https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Additional_rules" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rule 700.1</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Anything that happens in a game is an event. Multiple events may take place during the resolution of a spell or ability. The text of triggered abilities and replacement effects defines the event they’re looking for. <strong>One “happening” may be treated as a single event by one ability and as multiple events by another.</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>For an event like &quot;you would create one or more tokens&quot; as on Esix, the general rule is that a single instruction in a single sentence is one event, and multiple instructions are separate events. Line breaks within a spell don't matter here. They can make cards easier to read but they have no mechanical effect.</p>
<p>So, based on that rule, the cards you listed that create tokens in a single event are:</p>
<ul>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Saproling%20Migration">Saproling Migration</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stolen%20by%20the%20Fae">Stolen by the Fae</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nest%20Intruder">Nest Intruder</a> (which only creates one token anyway)</li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Somberwald%20Beastmaster">Somberwald Beastmaster</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Specimen%20Collector">Specimen Collector</a></li>
</ul>
<p>The others have multiple separate events that create tokens. In particular, if an activated or triggered ability creates a token, then even if multiple instances of that ability can be on the stack at the same time, they resolve as entirely separate events.</p>
<p>One relevant ruling on <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tempt%20with%20Reflections">Tempt with Reflections</a> says</p>
<blockquote>
<p>After each opponent has decided, the effect happens simultaneously for each one who accepted the offer. Then, the effect happens again for you a number of times equal to the number of opponents who accepted.</p>
</blockquote>

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2022-03-16T01:00:53.107Z
So by that ruling Tempt with Reflections works right? If 3 opponents take the offer they all create their token first then I create 4 tokens which could enter as copies of anything on the board (assuming I haven't created any tokens yet this turn).
ToxicGLaDOS
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2022-03-16T01:07:28.373Z
No, the card has three separate instructions. First you create one token. Then, each opponent may create a token. Finally, you might be able to create more tokens.
murgatroid99
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2022-03-16T00:23:39.037Z
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murgatroid99
<p>There are a few different forms of templating that cards that generate multiple tokens use and I'm not sure how each works with <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=518316" rel="noreferrer">Esix, Fractal Bloom</a>.</p>
<ol>
<li><em>Generate <code>n</code> tokens</em>. Examples: <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=443066" rel="noreferrer">Saproling Migration</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=473028" rel="noreferrer">Stolen by the Fae</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=423494" rel="noreferrer">Nest Invader</a>. Surely all of these effects work to create <code>n</code> copies of a permanent where <code>n</code> is the how many tokens they create.</li>
<li><em>Generate <code>n</code> tokens then generate <code>m</code> tokens (same line of text)</em>. Examples: <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=539139" rel="noreferrer">Somberwald Beastmaster</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=522140" rel="noreferrer">Specimen Collector</a> <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=376545" rel="noreferrer">Tempt with Reflections</a>. The question here is; are the tokens that are created separate instances of creating a token as far as Esix is concerned, or do I get to copy for each of these tokens?</li>
<li><em>Generate <code>n</code> tokens then generate <code>m</code> tokens (different lines of text)</em>. Example: <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=430369" rel="noreferrer">Sylvan Offering</a>. I'm not sure if this would be any different than #2 because it's on separate lines, so I figured I should check.</li>
<li><em>Generate <code>n</code> tokens (as separate activations of the same ability)</em>. Examples: <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=369047" rel="noreferrer">Blaze Commando</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=534836" rel="noreferrer">Poppet Stitcher</a>. Surely these only allow you to make copies only on their <em>first</em> activation, even if multiple activations are on the stack at once.</li>
</ol>
<p>There might be more ways to generate tokens that I haven't seen yet, but I think this covers most of it. I'm pretty confident about #1 and #4, but I'm not so sure about #2 and #3. The crux of the problem is what counts as a &quot;time&quot;, so a link to the rules that govern what counts as a &quot;time&quot; for Esix (and other cards worded this way) would be helpful.</p>

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What cards work with Esix, Fractal Bloom?
ToxicGLaDOS
# What cards work with Esix, Fractal Bloom?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-15)

There are a few different forms of templating that cards that generate multiple tokens use and I'm not sure how each works with [Esix, Fractal Bloom](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=518316).

1. *Generate `n` tokens*. Examples: [Saproling Migration](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=443066), [Stolen by the Fae](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=473028), [Nest Invader](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=423494). Surely all of these effects work to create `n` copies of a permanent where `n` is the how many tokens they create.
2. *Generate `n` tokens then generate `m` tokens (same line of text)*. Examples: [Somberwald Beastmaster](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=539139), [Specimen Collector](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=522140) [Tempt with Reflections](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=376545). The question here is; are the tokens that are created separate instances of creating a token as far as Esix is concerned, or do I get to copy for each of these tokens?
3. *Generate `n` tokens then generate `m` tokens (different lines of text)*. Example: [Sylvan Offering](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=430369). I'm not sure if this would be any different than #2 because it's on separate lines, so I figured I should check.
4. *Generate `n` tokens (as separate activations of the same ability)*. Examples: [Blaze Commando](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=369047), [Poppet Stitcher](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=534836). Surely these only allow you to make copies only on their *first* activation, even if multiple activations are on the stack at once.

There might be more ways to generate tokens that I haven't seen yet, but I think this covers most of it. I'm pretty confident about #1 and #4, but I'm not so sure about #2 and #3. The crux of the problem is what counts as a "time", so a link to the rules that govern what counts as a "time" for Esix (and other cards worded this way) would be helpful.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-16. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

To an extent, you have to use your own judgment when evaluating what counts as the same or separate events. The most relevant rule is [rule 700.1](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Additional_rules):

> Anything that happens in a game is an event. Multiple events may take place during the resolution of a spell or ability. The text of triggered abilities and replacement effects defines the event they’re looking for. **One “happening” may be treated as a single event by one ability and as multiple events by another.**

For an event like "you would create one or more tokens" as on Esix, the general rule is that a single instruction in a single sentence is one event, and multiple instructions are separate events. Line breaks within a spell don't matter here. They can make cards easier to read but they have no mechanical effect.

So, based on that rule, the cards you listed that create tokens in a single event are:

* [Saproling Migration](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Saproling%20Migration)
* [Stolen by the Fae](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stolen%20by%20the%20Fae)
* [Nest Intruder](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nest%20Intruder) (which only creates one token anyway)
* [Somberwald Beastmaster](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Somberwald%20Beastmaster)
* [Specimen Collector](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Specimen%20Collector)

The others have multiple separate events that create tokens. In particular, if an activated or triggered ability creates a token, then even if multiple instances of that ability can be on the stack at the same time, they resolve as entirely separate events.

One relevant ruling on [Tempt with Reflections](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tempt%20with%20Reflections) says

> After each opponent has decided, the effect happens simultaneously for each one who accepted the offer. Then, the effect happens again for you a number of times equal to the number of opponents who accepted.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So by that ruling Tempt with Reflections works right? If 3 opponents take the offer they all create their token first then I create 4 tokens which could enter as copies of anything on the board (assuming I haven't created any tokens yet this turn).  
> **username_1**: No, the card has three separate instructions. First you create one token. Then, each opponent may create a token. Finally, you might be able to create more tokens.  

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