<p>Yes, it would.</p>
<p>Even though no one gets priority in between the instructions &quot;proliferate&quot; and &quot;then proliferate again&quot;; each instruction is still a separate instance, and Sharktocrab's ability will trigger after each of them.</p>
<p>Abilities trigger as soon as the relevant event happens; they don't wait to trigger until an entire ability is done resolving.</p>
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<p>603.2. Whenever a game event or game state matches a triggered ability’s trigger event, that ability automatically triggers. The ability doesn’t do anything at this point.</p>
<p>603.3. Once an ability has triggered, its controller puts it on the stack as an object that’s not a card the next time a player would receive priority.</p>
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GendoIkari
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSharktocrab%5d">Sharktocrab</a> reads </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Sharktocrab, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.</p>
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<p>If I were to put two +1/+1 counters on it <em>at once</em>, by playing <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bVivien%20of%20the%20Arkbow%5d">Vivien of the Arkbow</a>, then its ability would only trigger once.</p>

<p>But what about <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bRoalesk%2c%20Apex%20Hybrid%5d">Roalesk, Apex Hybrid</a>, which reads</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>When Roalesk dies, proliferate, then proliferate again.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The first ability is placing a counter on Sharktocrab, just like when I use Vivien. But the Roalesk then places <em>another</em> counter separately. Would Sharktocrab therefore trigger twice?</p>

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Count the instructions (verbs). Everything an instruction has you do is done simultaneously, but each instruction is performed in turn.
ikegami
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@ikegami though there are exceptions, like drawing multiple cards.
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Will Roalesk, Apex Hybrid, trigger Sharktocrab twice?
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# Will Roalesk, Apex Hybrid, trigger Sharktocrab twice?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-07)

[Sharktocrab](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSharktocrab%5d) reads

> Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Sharktocrab, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

If I were to put two +1/+1 counters on it *at once*, by playing [Vivien of the Arkbow](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bVivien%20of%20the%20Arkbow%5d), then its ability would only trigger once.

But what about [Roalesk, Apex Hybrid](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bRoalesk%2c%20Apex%20Hybrid%5d), which reads

> When Roalesk dies, proliferate, then proliferate again.

The first ability is placing a counter on Sharktocrab, just like when I use Vivien. But the Roalesk then places *another* counter separately. Would Sharktocrab therefore trigger twice?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Count the instructions (verbs). Everything an instruction has you do is done simultaneously, but each instruction is performed in turn.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 though there are exceptions, like drawing multiple cards.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-06-07. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

Yes, it would.

Even though no one gets priority in between the instructions "proliferate" and "then proliferate again"; each instruction is still a separate instance, and Sharktocrab's ability will trigger after each of them.

Abilities trigger as soon as the relevant event happens; they don't wait to trigger until an entire ability is done resolving.

> 603.2. Whenever a game event or game state matches a triggered ability’s trigger event, that ability automatically triggers. The ability doesn’t do anything at this point.
>
> 603.3. Once an ability has triggered, its controller puts it on the stack as an object that’s not a card the next time a player would receive priority.


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