I have a card that states “at the beginning of your upkeep, gain 1 life” does this mean every time it’s my upkeep throughout the game I gain 1 life? Or is this only 1 time?
500.6. When a phase or step begins, any abilities that trigger “at the beginning of” that phase or step
trigger. They are put on the stack the next time a player would receive priority. (See rule 117,
“Timing and Priority.”)
There is no "unless that ability triggered in a previous turn" exception. To only trigger on your next upkeep, it would either have to say "at the beginning of your next upkeep" (see Rally the Ancestors) or remove the source (see Conversion).
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If that's what it says, then that's what it does. (Probably either Nyx-Fleece Ram or Fountain of Renewal.)
There is no "unless that ability triggered in a previous turn" exception. To only trigger on your next upkeep, it would either have to say "at the beginning of your next upkeep" (see Rally the Ancestors) or remove the source (see Conversion).