Karmic Guide: if I had Karmic guide enter the battlefield last turn and pay the upkeep cost and in the same turn target him with Brago, King Eternal's ability do I have to pay Karmic Guides upkeep cost again next turn? Deadeye Navigator: Can I soulbond a creature that enters the battlefield to Deadeye Navigator even if he's soulbonded already? Can it be multiply soulbonded? What if Deadeye Navigator and a bunch of other creatures enter the battlefield at the same time with Brago's ability can I soulbonded all of them with Deadeye Navigator?
Karmic Guide: if I had Karmic guide enter the battlefield last turn and pay the upkeep cost and in the same turn target him with Brago, King Eternal's ability do I have to pay Karmic Guides upkeep cost again next turn?
Yes, you'll need to pay. After being exiled by Brago, it enters as a new object that Echo will trigger for.
Deadeye Navigator: Can I soulbond a creature that enters the battlefield to Deadeye Navigator even if he's soulbonded already? Can it be multiply soulbonded? What if Deadeye Navigator and a bunch of other creatures enter the battlefield at the same time with Brago's ability can I soulbonded all of them with Deadeye Navigator?
No. The bond can only be with one creature at a time. If Deadeye Navigator is already paired with a creature, it can't be paired with another, because of the "intervening if" inherent to Soulbond.
702.94a. Soulbond is a keyword that represents two triggered abilities. "Soulbond" means "When this creature enters the battlefield, if you control both this creature and another creature and both are unpaired, you may pair this creature with another unpaired creature you control for as long as both remain creatures on the battlefield under your control" and "Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, if you control both that creature and this one and both are unpaired, you may pair that creature with this creature for as long as both remain creatures on the battlefield under your control."
603.4. A triggered ability may read "When/Whenever/At [trigger event], if [condition], [effect]." When the trigger event occurs, the ability checks whether the stated condition is true. The ability triggers only if it is; otherwise it does nothing. If the ability triggers, it checks the stated condition again as it resolves. If the condition isn't true at that time, the ability is removed from the stack and does nothing. Note that this mirrors the check for legal targets. This rule is referred to as the "intervening 'if' clause" rule. (The word "if" has only its normal English meaning anywhere else in the text of a card; this rule only applies to an "if" that immediately follows a trigger condition.)
If the Navigator is unpaired and multiple creatures enter at the same time, you can order soulbond triggers so that the creature you want becomes paired first, but the other soulbond triggers won't do anything if the Navigator is still paired at the time they resolve.
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Deadeye Navigator: Can I soulbond a creature that enters the battlefield to Deadeye Navigator even if he's soulbonded already? Can it be multiply soulbonded? What if Deadeye Navigator and a bunch of other creatures enter the battlefield at the same time with Brago's ability can I soulbonded all of them with Deadeye Navigator?
No. The bond can only be with one creature at a time. If Deadeye Navigator is already paired with a creature, it can't be paired with another, because of the "intervening if" inherent to Soulbond. If the Navigator is unpaired and multiple creatures enter at the same time, you can order soulbond triggers so that the creature you want becomes paired first, but the other soulbond triggers won't do anything if the Navigator is still paired at the time they resolve.