Will the counters actually be "put on" Selesnya Boss, thereby triggering the first ability (creating four Saprolings), or will they just "be there" when it enters the battlefield and not trigger it?
Also, does the order of the the abilities in the text box matter? I'd like to have the etb effect listed first, but want it to be clear that you'll get the tokens (if in fact, it works at all).
Selesnya Boss (Mythic) 2GGWW
Legendary Creature - Dryad Druid
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Selesnya Boss enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are placed on a creature you control, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens. (G/W), Remove a +1/+1 counter from Selesnya Boss: Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
Enter with counters does 'place' the counters on the creature, see Doubling Season. So it should work. Looking at past cards you want to put the number of counters they enter with first. Modular is the only thing that breaks this trend by always being last but that's probably because it has a death effect in addition to the enter ability.
I suppose if you are worried about ambiguity, you could use something like the stupid "cycle or discard" triggers like Drake Haven.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control with one or more +1/+1 counters on it or one or more +1/+1 counters are placed on a creature you control, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
But blech.
...oh, your ability starts "Whenever a +1/+1 counter" but then has "create that many". That will trigger for each counter, then each trigger will create one token. Either make it "Whenever a +1/+1 counter ... create a" or "Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters ... create that many".
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9/20/2016: Abilities that trigger when counters are placed on a permanent trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield with counters and when a player puts counters on a permanent.
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Also, does the order of the the abilities in the text box matter? I'd like to have the etb effect listed first, but want it to be clear that you'll get the tokens (if in fact, it works at all).
Selesnya Boss (Mythic)
2GGWW
Legendary Creature - Dryad Druid
0/0
Selesnya Boss enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are placed on a creature you control, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
(G/W), Remove a +1/+1 counter from Selesnya Boss: Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
I suppose if you are worried about ambiguity, you could use something like the stupid "cycle or discard" triggers like Drake Haven.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control with one or more +1/+1 counters on it or one or more +1/+1 counters are placed on a creature you control, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
But blech.
...oh, your ability starts "Whenever a +1/+1 counter" but then has "create that many". That will trigger for each counter, then each trigger will create one token. Either make it "Whenever a +1/+1 counter ... create a" or "Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters ... create that many".
magiccards.info/query?q=animation+module
9/20/2016: Abilities that trigger when counters are placed on a permanent trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield with counters and when a player puts counters on a permanent.