If Stonecoil Serpent enters the battlefield when x equals two or more counters, does the ability of Pelt Collector, with no +1/+1 counters, activate to add a +1/+1 counter? (Assuming it has been stacked correctly)
Similarly, would Stonecoil Serpent with Hardened Scales on the field, where x equals one, cause Pelt Collector, with no +1/+1 counters, activate to add a +1/+1 counter? (Assuming it has been stacked correctly)
If Stonecoil Serpent enters the battlefield when x equals two or more counters, does the ability of Pelt Collector, with no +1/+1 counters, activate to add a +1/+1 counter? (Assuming it has been stacked correctly)
Pelt Collector's ability will trigger, and there is no stacking to make, because the Serpent's ability is not triggered and doesn't use the stack : it's a replacement effect which modifies the event of the Serpent entering the battlefield, making it enter with the counters. It's 2/2 as soon as it exists on the battlefield. Pelt Collector sees a 2/2 enter.
Similarly, would Stonecoil Serpent with Hardened Scales on the field, where x equals one, cause Pelt Collector, with no +1/+1 counters, activate to add a +1/+1 counter? (Assuming it has been stacked correctly)
Once again, no stacking required here : Hardened Scales also has a replacement effect, which modifies the event of putting +1/+1 counters on a creature. Here, it modifies the effect of the Serpent's ability, making it enter with 2 counters instead of 1. Pelt Collector triggers accordingly, just like in the first example.
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Similarly, would Stonecoil Serpent with Hardened Scales on the field, where x equals one, cause Pelt Collector, with no +1/+1 counters, activate to add a +1/+1 counter? (Assuming it has been stacked correctly)
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Once again, no stacking required here : Hardened Scales also has a replacement effect, which modifies the event of putting +1/+1 counters on a creature. Here, it modifies the effect of the Serpent's ability, making it enter with 2 counters instead of 1. Pelt Collector triggers accordingly, just like in the first example.