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It doesnt matter if its an enter the battlefield, combat, or activated ability, you get to double it up

Paired with cards like Soul Warden and Soul's Attendant, players can even immediately gain that lost life back and create an immense army of soldiers

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Theyre usually instants cast in response to another spell on the stack, where they can target it to send it to the graveyard rather than allow it to resolve