AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Aether Refinery + Guide of Souls + Izzet Generatorium + Whirler Virtuoso
Overview
When Whirler Virtuoso enters the battlefield while you control Guide of Souls, Aether Refinery, and Izzet Generatorium, there are two separate "get 
" events (Whirler’s ETB for and Guide of Souls’s triggered ability for ). For each separate event you apply the two replacement effects (Aether Refinery and Izzet Generatorium) in the order you choose, per Ruling [2024-06-07]. Choosing the order that maximizes energy for each event (apply Izzet Generatorium’s "+1" first, then Aether Refinery’s "double") turns Whirler’s 3 into 8 and Guide’s 1 into 4, for a total of 12 energy counters gained. This follows Ruling [2024-06-07] and the energy/get/pay clarifications in Ruling [2024-06-07].
" events (Whirler’s ETB for and Guide of Souls’s triggered ability for ). For each separate event you apply the two replacement effects (Aether Refinery and Izzet Generatorium) in the order you choose, per Ruling [2024-06-07]. Choosing the order that maximizes energy for each event (apply Izzet Generatorium’s "+1" first, then Aether Refinery’s "double") turns Whirler’s 3 into 8 and Guide’s 1 into 4, for a total of 12 energy counters gained. This follows Ruling [2024-06-07] and the energy/get/pay clarifications in Ruling [2024-06-07].Step 1
Whirler Virtuoso enters the battlefield; this causes two triggered abilities to be triggered: Whirler's "When this creature enters, you get ." and Guide of Souls's "Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life and get ." The triggers are put on the stack in the usual order (these are two separate triggered abilities) .
." and Guide of Souls's "Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life and get ." The triggers are put on the stack in the usual order (these are two separate triggered abilities) .Step 2
When each triggered ability resolves it will cause a separate "you get X " event: one event for 3 (from Whirler) and one event for 1 (from Guide). Replacement effects that modify how many you would get apply to each event separately [Ruling [2024-06-07]].
" event: one event for 3 (from Whirler) and one event for 1 (from Guide). Replacement effects that modify how many you would get apply to each event separately [Ruling [2024-06-07]].Step 3
Because both Aether Refinery ("If you would get one or more , you get twice that many instead.") and Izzet Generatorium ("If you would get one or more , you get that many plus one instead.") are attempting to modify the same "get " event, you choose the order to apply those replacement effects for that event [Ruling [2024-06-07]].
, you get twice that many instead.") and Izzet Generatorium ("If you would get one or more , you get that many plus one instead.") are attempting to modify the same "get " event, you choose the order to apply those replacement effects for that event [Ruling [2024-06-07]].Step 4
For Whirler's 3- event: if you choose to apply Izzet Generatorium first, the 3 becomes 3+1 = 4, then apply Aether Refinery to double to 8. If you choose the opposite order, 3 doubled = 6, then +1 = 7. You choose the order (typically to maximize counters) [Ruling [2024-06-07]].
event: if you choose to apply Izzet Generatorium first, the 3 becomes 3+1 = 4, then apply Aether Refinery to double to 8. If you choose the opposite order, 3 doubled = 6, then +1 = 7. You choose the order (typically to maximize counters) [Ruling [2024-06-07]].Step 5
For Guide of Souls's 1- event: apply Izzet first then Aether to get (1+1)*2 = 4, or the other order to get 3; you choose the order for that event separately [Ruling [2024-06-07]].
event: apply Izzet first then Aether to get (1+1)*2 = 4, or the other order to get 3; you choose the order for that event separately [Ruling [2024-06-07]].Step 6
If you choose Izzet-before-Aether for both events, Whirler's 3 -> 8 and Guide's 1 -> 4, so you gain 12 energy total. The "get" events are independent, so their replacement-effect ordering is chosen independently for each event [Ruling [2024-06-07]].
Step 7
If you later resolve Aether Refinery’s activated ability ("
: You get , then you may pay one or more . If you do, create an X/X ... where X is the amount of paid this way."), the initial "You get " is another separate "get" event and is subject to the same replacement-effect ordering choices at that time [Ruling [2024-06-07]] and payments to pay energy are treated as losing counters per Ruling [2024-06-07] and costs are paid when the ability resolves .
: You get , then you may pay one or more . If you do, create an X/X ... where X is the amount of paid this way."), the initial "You get " is another separate "get" event and is subject to the same replacement-effect ordering choices at that time [Ruling [2024-06-07]] and payments to pay energy are treated as losing counters per Ruling [2024-06-07] and costs are paid when the ability resolves .Resolution
If you control Guide of Souls, Aether Refinery, and Izzet Generatorium when Whirler Virtuoso enters, you will get a total of 12 energy counters if you choose the replacement-effect order that maximizes each event (apply Izzet Generatorium then Aether Refinery for each "get" event). This uses the choice-of-order rule for multiple modifiers to energy gains (Ruling [2024-06-07]).
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