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Does Doubling Season make a saga skip Chapter I when it re-enters the battlefield?

No. When a saga re-enters with Doubling Season in play, it receives 2 lore counters immediately, which causes both Chapter I and Chapter II to trigger simultaneously on the same turn. Chapter I is not

Published · Apr 22, 2026 1 min read
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No. When a saga re-enters with Doubling Season in play, it receives 2 lore counters immediately, which causes both Chapter I and Chapter II to trigger simultaneously on the same turn. Chapter I is not skipped, both chapters fire at once because the lore counters satisfy both thresholds together.

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