How does Trusty Ramhound work when it has more than one ally unit on the battlefield?

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If at least one other friendly unit is at the same location as Trusty Ramhound, its "While you have another unit here, I have +1 [M]" condition is true and Trusty Ramhound gets +1 Might. Having more than one friendly unit at the same location does not grant additional +1s — the printed condition is satisfied once and grants a single +1 Might.

As soon as there is one or more other friendly unit at the same location as Trusty Ramhound, it gains +1 Might. Multiple friendly units at that location do not stack to give more than +1 Might.

Check the board at the location where Trusty Ramhound is located to see if you control any other units there. "Another unit here" means at least one other friendly unit at the same location; a unit is "alone" only if there are no other friendly units there [741]. If there is at least one other friendly unit at that location, the condition on Trusty Ramhound is satisfied and the effect that grants "+1 Might" is active. If there are zero other friendly units there, the condition is not satisfied and it does not gain the +1 Might. Apply characteristic-modifying effects in the appropriate layers. The grant of +1 Might is an effect applied once while its condition is true; it is not multiplied by the number of friendly units present. Layers are re-evaluated as needed when the board state changes [471]. If board state changes (for example another friendly unit arrives or leaves), re-evaluate the condition and re-apply layers so Trusty Ramhound gains or loses the single +1 Might as appropriate [471].

Two or more friendly units entering the location simultaneously: the condition is satisfied (there is at least one other friendly unit) and Trusty Ramhound gets a single +1 Might; multiple arrivals don’t create multiple instances of the effect. If the only other unit is an enemy unit, the condition is not met because the text refers to "you" (your units). The ability requires another friendly unit at the same location per the "alone" definition using "friendly units" in [741]. Multiple different effects that each grant +1 Might do stack if they are separate effects on the object. The printed "While you have another unit here, I have +1 Might" on Trusty Ramhound is a single effect on that unit and will only provide +1 Might while its condition is true. Distinct external buffs or effects could add additional Might on top of that single +1, subject to normal layer application [471].

Trusty Ramhound reads "While you have another unit here, I have +1 Might." The key point is that this is a condition that checks whether you control any other friendly unit at the same location. The Core Rules define "alone" as "when there are no other friendly units at the same location" [741]. Therefore, the condition on Trusty Ramhound is true whenever there is one or more other friendly units at that location. Because this printed effect exists on the single Trusty Ramhound card, it grants a single +1 Might while that condition is true — additional friendly units do not cause that single printed effect to apply multiple times. Apply this as a characteristic-modifying effect in the normal layers; layers are evaluated and re-evaluated when the board state changes so Trusty Ramhound will gain or lose that single +1 Might as units arrive or leave its location [471]. Multiple separate effects that each grant Might can add together, but the single "While you have another unit here, I have +1 Might" ability on Trusty Ramhound is one effect and therefore provides one instance of +1 Might when its condition is satisfied.