Lakeshore Apothecary — ruling 1

The triggered ability can trigger only once each turn. It doesn't matter whether Lakeshore Apothecary was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If it's not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can't trigger at all that turn. It won't trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.

Lakeshore Apothecary : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Lakeshore Apothecary is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Vigilance Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

How it works : Lakeshore Apothecary

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1June 29, 2026· Wizards of the Coast
The triggered ability can trigger only once each turn. It doesn't matter whether Lakeshore Apothecary was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If it's not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can't trigger at all that turn. It won't trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlpaupercommanderdueltlr

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