If more than one source deals damage to you at once, prevent the damage from each of them and put that many incarnation counters on Nine Lives, even if this causes more than nine incarnation counters to be on Nine Lives. Leave it to cats to abuse loopholes.
Once the first triggered ability is on the stack, it won't trigger again, even if more damage is prevented and more incarnation counters are put onto it.
If you counter the first triggered ability or otherwise remove it from the stack, it will just trigger again immediately if Nine Lives still has nine or more incarnation counters on it.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #793 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2024 Secret Lair Drop release.
Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{W}{W} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Hexproof.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #6,318 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Fiona Hsieh. Rarix catalogs 35 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Fiona Hsieh
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The last ability of Nine Lives triggers no matter how it leaves the battlefield.
If damage that a source would deal to you can't be prevented, you still put an incarnation counter on Nine Lives.
