Would Ajani's Pridemate get multiple +1/+1 counters for each life you gain from Venser's Journal?

Asked by ketchedc 13 years ago

For say an Ajani's Pridemate, would it get multiple +1/+1 counters for "Each card in your hand" or are you gaining life as one source?

(Hi, all help appreciated, re-posting a similar question I found on gatherer.wizards.com but can't seem to find the answer.)

Legendinc says... #1

card:Ajani's Pridemate & card:Venser's Journal for reference.

January 28, 2011 6:10 p.m.

mafteechr says... Accepted answer #2

I believe just one +1/+1 counter.

Oracle ruling on card:Ajani's Pridemate:

8/15/2010: The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from card:Angel's Feather or 4 life from Brindle Boar .

January 28, 2011 6:27 p.m.

ketchedc says... #3

I see. so the upkeep from Venser's Journal is considered a single event perhaps.

Thanks Legend Inc and mafteechr for your responses. hope to see more! :)

January 28, 2011 6:34 p.m.

Mpz5 says... #4

Yes, it's once source. It just uses the amount of cards in your hand to quantify the amount of life gained.

January 28, 2011 7:51 p.m.

theemptyquiver says... #5

Yeah. Each time you gain life. The gain life at beginning of upkeep happens once, which nets the pridemate 1 extra counter.

I'm pretty sure that the pridemate would be worded something more like "ajani's pridemate gains +1/+1 counters for each lifepoint gained" if it were to work the other way.

Then it would probably be a mythic rares and more valuable and ridiculous.

It's still a pretty damn good card as is.

January 29, 2011 1:39 p.m.

Tetsuo says... #6

Hey, i had a lot of questions with card:Ajani's Pridemate cause i'm i big lover of all cards white, and i'll give you a tip for looking out for the language that works with pridemate.

if a life gain event is defined as "you [may] gain X life for each Y" then the gain is singular so its saying gain x where x = number of whatever that the for each is applying to. there is only one gain tho. however if it says "for each X you [may] gain X life" then the gain life trigger is multiple because it is saying for each x gain y life. and thats multiplying x times the gain and the gain triggers are what count for card:Ajani's Pridemate.

January 31, 2011 12:54 a.m.

ketchedc says... #7

Cool! Thanks for the additional info Mpz5, theemptyquiver and Tetsuo.

January 31, 2011 2:58 p.m.