Is copying entering the battlefield?

It doesn't enter the battlefield, and then become a copy of that permanent. If the text that's being copied includes any abilities that replace the enters-the-battlefield event (such as “enters the battlefield with” or “as [this] enters the battlefield” abilities), those abilities will take effect.
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Does copy count as entering the battlefield?

706.5 An object that enters the battlefield “as a copy” or “that's a copy” of another object becomes a copy as it enters the battlefield. It doesn't enter the battlefield, and then become a copy of that permanent.
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Do clones enter the battlefield?

If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Clone), then your Clone enters the battlefield as whatever the chosen creature copied.
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What counts as entering the battlefield?

Enters, or Enters the battlefield, refers to putting a permanent onto the battlefield, or to an ability which is triggered when a permanent is put onto the battlefield. It is commonly abbreviated ETB.
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Does copying trigger ETB?

Absolutely! When you copy a creature in MTG, the copy enters the battlefield just like any other creature, which means any 'enter the battlefield' (ETB) effects that creature has will trigger. Just remember, the copy has to actually 'enter the battlefield' for this to happen.
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Does flipping count as entering the battlefield?

When a card transforms it doesn't usually count as entering the battlefield.
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Does turning face up count as entering battlefield?

Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.
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Does creating a token count as entering the battlefield?

A token is a marker used to represent any permanent that isn't represented by a card. 111.2. The player who creates a token is its owner. The token enters the battlefield under that player's control.
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Does copying a spell count for storm?

For the same reason, an effect like Twincast or Beamsplitter Mage, which can copy a spell with storm, will only create one new spell. The copy's storm ability will not trigger because the spell was not cast. Each storm spell with a target allows you to change the target for each copy of that spell.
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Does copying count as casting?

Nope, copying a spell in MTG doesn't count as casting it. Casting involves paying mana and putting the spell onto the stack yourself. Copying just puts a new copy on the stack without the need to pay mana or anything. So, if you're hoping to trigger 'when you cast' effects, copying won't help you there.
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Does phasing in count as an ETB?

Does phasing trigger ETB or LTB effects? No, it doesn't. For the same reason that auras and equipments don't fall off during phasing, ETB (enter the battlefield) and LTB (leave the battlefield) triggers don't go off. Because the permanent didn't change zones, nothing left or entered the battlefield.
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Does casting count as entering the battlefield?

"When you cast"

A few cards have abilities that trigger when they are cast, as opposed to when they enter the battlefield. This means that countering the spell will not prevent the triggered ability from occurring.
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Does entering the battlefield with counters count as putting them on?

122.6a If an object enters the battlefield with counters on it, the effect causing the object to be given counters may specify which player puts those counters on it. If the effect doesn't specify a player, the object's controller puts those counters on it.
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Do enchantments enter the battlefield?

Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, you may create a token that's a copy of it. Do this only once each turn. Constellation — Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Does a copy enter the battlefield?

It doesn't enter the battlefield, and then become a copy of that permanent. If the text that's being copied includes any abilities that replace the enters-the-battlefield event (such as “enters the battlefield with” or “as [this] enters the battlefield” abilities), those abilities will take effect.
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What does Order 66 do to the clones?

The biochip, when activated, would ensure total obedience in a clone, erasing existing biases and beliefs and instilling absolute loyalty to Palpatine. The order also forced the clones to view the Jedi as dangerous traitors who needed to be eliminated at all costs, even their own lives.
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What was Order 37 in the Clone Wars?

Order 37 was one of 150 contingency orders that all clones had been programmed to follow, due to the inhibitor chip inserted in their brain at birth. This particular order dealt with the capture of a single wanted individual through the mass arrest and threatened execution of a civilian population.
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What counts as leaving the battlefield?

A permanent “leaves the battlefield” when it's moved from the battlefield to another zone, or (if it's phased in) when it leaves the game because its owner leaves the game.
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Do manifested cards enter the battlefield?

Manifest is a keyword action introduced in Fate Reforged. When you manifest a card, you put it onto the battlefield face down.
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What happens if you copy a clone in MTG?

If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Clone), then your Clone enters the battlefield as whatever the chosen creature copied.
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Does copying a spell count as casting it again?

706.10. To copy a spell, activated ability, or triggered ability means to put a copy of it onto the stack; a copy of a spell isn't cast and a copy of an activated ability isn't activated.
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Can Storm of Saruman copy itself?

If Storm of Saruman was the first spell you cast this turn, the next spell you cast this turn is your second spell. The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Creating the copy won't cause abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell to trigger.
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Does copying a spell trigger cascade?

Cascade won't trigger if you put a copy of a spell with cascade on the stack (due to Cloven Casting or Twincast, for example). That's because you didn't cast the copy (such as with Isochron Scepter). Countering the original spell doesn't counter the cascade ability.
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Is creating the same as entering the battlefield?

Yes, creating a token or putting one into play because of an ability will still trigger Cathars' Crusade's ability. Even though the creature is not cast, it still enters the battlefield.
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Does Meld count as entering the battlefield?

Each meld pair consists of two specific cards whose back faces combine to form one oversized Magic card face. There are twelve cards with Meld for six pairs. A meld card isn't a double-faced card. It can't transform or enter the battlefield transformed.
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