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Overview
When Irma, Part‑Time Mutant’s beginning‑of‑combat triggered ability is put on the stack and it has a chosen target, Loki, God of Mischief will see that a permanent (the chosen creature) became the target of an ability you control and Loki’s ability will trigger (subject to its “only once each turn” limitation). If Irma’s triggered ability resolves, Irma becomes a copy of the targeted creature (with the exceptions in Irma’s text), then you put a +1/+1 counter on her. If the chosen target is illegal when Irma’s ability tries to resolve, the triggered ability does nothing (Irma doesn’t become a copy and gets no counter) . If Irma becomes a copy of Loki, she will gain Loki’s ability (and both Loki’s and Irma’s copies of that ability can each trigger once per turn) because copying copies copiable values .
Step 1
At the beginning of combat on your turn Irma’s triggered ability triggers and goes on the stack. You may choose up to one other target creature you control for that triggered ability (you may also choose no target) .
Step 2
When you put Irma’s triggered ability on the stack with a target chosen, a creature has become the target of an ability you control. Loki, God of Mischief’s static/triggered text reads “Whenever a player or permanent becomes the target of an ability you control, draw a card.” That means Loki will trigger when Irma’s ability is put on the stack targeting a creature (subject to Loki’s “This ability triggers only once each turn.” limitation).
Step 3
Players receive priority and the stack resolves in the usual way. If Loki’s trigger is on the stack, it will resolve separately and cause you to draw a card (once for each separate Loki-like ability that triggered, and each such permanent’s ability can only trigger once per turn) if nothing prevents that trigger.
Step 4
When Irma’s copy ability resolves, apply the copy effect: Irma becomes a copy of the targeted creature’s copiable values, except her name remains Irma, Part‑Time Mutant and she keeps the Irma copy ability. This follows how copying sets copiable values .
Step 5
After Irma becomes that copy, put a +1/+1 counter on her (the counter is placed after the copy effect resolves). If the target was illegal on resolution, the triggered ability does nothing — Irma does not become a copy and you do not put a +1/+1 counter on her .
Resolution
Putting Irma’s triggered ability on the stack that targets another creature will cause Loki, God of Mischief to trigger once (if it hasn’t already triggered this turn), because a permanent is becoming the target of an ability you control. If Irma’s triggered ability resolves, apply the copy effect first (Irma becomes a copy of the targeted creature except she keeps her name and the copy ability), then put the +1/+1 counter on Irma. If the target is illegal on resolution, Irma’s ability does nothing (no copy, no counter) . Copying Loki can cause you to have an additional independent “draw once each turn” ability (Irma-as-Loki and the original Loki each can trigger once each turn) because copying copies copiable values .
