Will a unit with both Skyfall and Trinity equipped score an additional point on conquest?

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I can't give a definitive yes/no without the exact text of Skyfall and Trinity. The most defensible interpretation from the Core Rules: if each card is a separate triggered ability that, when your Conquer resolves, instructs you to Gain a Point (i.e., “gain 1 point” as an effect rather than performing another Conquer/Hold), then both triggers would go on the chain and each would grant a point in addition to the single point from the Conquer. This is because points granted by sources that are not Conquer or Hold are not limited by the Conquer/ Hold single-point rule [466.1.a.1], and Conquer-triggered abilities trigger at the Battlefield that was Conquered [466.2.a].

If both Skyfall and Trinity are independent triggered abilities that read (or function as) “When you Conquer, gain 1 point” (they grant a point as an effect), then when the unit conquers the battlefield both abilities will trigger and can each grant a point in addition to the one point from the Conquer. Conquer causes the Conquer triggers at that battlefield to trigger [466.2.a], and points gained from sources that are not Conquer or Hold are not beholden to the one-point-per-Score limitation [466.1.a.1]. If either card instead specifically instructs you to “Score” again (i.e., to perform a separate Score action) or has other wording/conditions, the interaction may differ; the Core Rules as provided do not define how an ability that creates a separate “Score” interacts with the Conquer scoring step, so I cannot rule on that wording without the exact texts. See assumptions for specifics I had to make.

A Conquer occurs and the Battlefield is Scored via Conquer (see [464]). Conquer-triggered abilities at that Battlefield that meet their conditions notice the Conquer and are eligible to be placed on the chain [466.2.a]. During finalization of those triggers (see [FAQ:unleashed#2]), choices/costs/targets are made and the triggers become pending chain items. When each trigger resolves, if its effect is to 'gain 1 point' then it grants that point as an effect separate from the Conquer's single-point gain. Points granted by non-Conquer/Hold sources are not limited by the 'up to one point' rule for Scores [466.1.a.1]. Result: the Conquer yields its one point (per [466.1]) and each triggered effect that grants a point will also grant its point when it resolves, assuming it resolves successfully and its conditions remain satisfied.

If either card’s text literally says something like “When you Conquer, Score 1 point” and that is intended to be another Score rather than an effect that simply grants a point, the Core Rules excerpt provided do not fully define how one Score inside another would operate; the ruling above assumes the cards grant points as effects rather than creating separate Conquer/Hold scoring events [464]. If one of the gear triggers has additional conditions (e.g., “If I was the unit that assigned damage” or “only once per turn”), those conditions must be checked before placing the trigger on the chain per the trigger finalization rules [FAQ:unleashed#2]. In multiplayer/teams modes, Battlefield control during the Beginning Phase can disqualify a Battlefield from being Scored by a teammate via Conquer [464.1.a] and team-specific restrictions (not covered in depth here) could affect what triggers or points are available. If a trigger is placed on the chain but its target or cost becomes illegal before resolution, that trigger may fail to grant its point when it resolves.

The core interaction to evaluate is whether the two pieces of gear produce triggered effects that actually grant points as effects (which are distinct from the Score event itself) or whether they attempt to perform additional Scores. A Score happens two ways: Conquer or Hold [464]. When a Conquer occurs, the Conquer triggers at that Battlefield trigger and see that event [466.2.a]. The Conquer itself gives the player up to one point as part of the Score resolution [466.1]. Crucially, the rules explicitly state that points gained from sources that are not Conquer or Hold are not subject to the 'up to one point' restriction placed on Scores [466.1.a.1]. Therefore, if Skyfall and Trinity are independent Conquer-triggered abilities that, when they resolve, instruct you to gain a point as an effect (for example, text that reads functionally as “When you Conquer, gain 1 point”), each ability will trigger when the Battlefield is Conquered and, when they resolve, each will grant a point in addition to the point from the Conquer [466.2.a] [466.1.a.1]. Triggered abilities must still have their conditions/costs/targets finalized before they are placed on the chain and resolved [FAQ:unleashed#2]. If instead either card’s exact wording attempts to create a second Score (i.e., to cause another Conquer/Hold action), the provided Core Rules excerpt does not fully specify how an ability that creates a new Score interacts with the Conquer scoring step, so I cannot rule on that wording without the card text. In short: under the common card wording pattern of 'When you Conquer, gain 1 point' you would get the Conquer point plus each gear’s granted points; if the cards use nonstandard wording that tries to 'Score' again, supply their exact text and I will re-evaluate.