<p>Kolaghan's ability triggers for each Dragon attacking, so if you attack with two Dragons, your creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn.</p>
<p><a href="http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Triggered_ability" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rule 603.2c</a> says</p>
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<p>An ability triggers only once each time its trigger event occurs. However, <strong>it can trigger repeatedly if one event contains multiple occurrences</strong>.</p>
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<p>Attacking with two Dragons is two instances of &quot;attack with a Dragon,&quot; so after they are both declared as attackers, the ability triggers once for each.</p>
<p>There is no ruling on Kolaghan specifying this, but <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Beastmaster%20Ascension">Beastmaster Ascension</a> has the same wording, and a ruling that says</p>
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<p>If you attack with multiple creatures, Beastmaster Ascension's first ability triggers multiple times.</p>
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<p>This contrasts with abilities like the one on <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lightmine%20Field">Lightmine Field</a>, which triggers when &quot;one or more creatures attack.&quot; Lightmine Field's ability would only trigger once when two Dragons attack, because that is a single instance of &quot;one or more creatures&quot; attacking.</p>

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2015-04-03T18:02:11.947Z
The wording can also be contrasted with the "one or more" phrasing such as on Lightmine Field.
Hao Ye
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2015-04-03T18:06:02.663Z
Good point. I've added a mention of that.
murgatroid99
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2015-04-03T18:06:50.123Z
That was my interpretation as well, contrasted against the usage of "any X" I'd seen elsewhere. Fortunately it didn't alter the final outcome.
Robert Wertz
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2015-04-03T18:10:29.350Z
I added an example of a ruling on an ability with that wording.
murgatroid99
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2015-04-03T23:41:50.090Z
Also, if you somehow wind up with two copies of Kolaghan in play on your side (say, via Mirror Gallery) then each one's ability will trigger for each attacking dragon, and so (assuming no other dragons are attacking) your creatures will get +4/+0 until EOT.
Steven Stadnicki
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murgatroid99
<p>Does <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kolaghan%2C%20the%20storm%27s%20Fury" rel="nofollow">Kolaghan, The Storm's Fury</a>'s ability trigger for <em>every</em> dragon attacking or <em>any</em> dragons attacking? For reference it says "Whenever a dragon you control attacks, creatures you control gain +1/+0 until end of turn". If I attack with two dragons, do my creatures get +2/+0?</p>

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Kolaghan, The Storm's Fury dragon attacking ability
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# Kolaghan, The Storm's Fury dragon attacking ability

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-03)

Does [Kolaghan, The Storm's Fury](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kolaghan%2C%20the%20storm%27s%20Fury)'s ability trigger for *every* dragon attacking or *any* dragons attacking? For reference it says "Whenever a dragon you control attacks, creatures you control gain +1/+0 until end of turn". If I attack with two dragons, do my creatures get +2/+0?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-03. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Kolaghan's ability triggers for each Dragon attacking, so if you attack with two Dragons, your creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn.

[Rule 603.2c](http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Triggered_ability) says

> An ability triggers only once each time its trigger event occurs. However, **it can trigger repeatedly if one event contains multiple occurrences**.

Attacking with two Dragons is two instances of "attack with a Dragon," so after they are both declared as attackers, the ability triggers once for each.

There is no ruling on Kolaghan specifying this, but [Beastmaster Ascension](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Beastmaster%20Ascension) has the same wording, and a ruling that says

> If you attack with multiple creatures, Beastmaster Ascension's first ability triggers multiple times.

This contrasts with abilities like the one on [Lightmine Field](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lightmine%20Field), which triggers when "one or more creatures attack." Lightmine Field's ability would only trigger once when two Dragons attack, because that is a single instance of "one or more creatures" attacking.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The wording can also be contrasted with the "one or more" phrasing such as on Lightmine Field.  
> **username_1**: Good point. I've added a mention of that.  
> **username_0**: That was my interpretation as well, contrasted against the usage of "any X" I'd seen elsewhere. Fortunately it didn't alter the final outcome.  
> **username_1**: I added an example of a ruling on an ability with that wording.  
> **username_3**: Also, if you somehow wind up with two copies of Kolaghan in play on your side (say, via Mirror Gallery) then each one's ability will trigger for each attacking dragon, and so (assuming no other dragons are attacking) your creatures will get +4/+0 until EOT.  

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