From 56d55090ccf06bd796815837f89503c4c8a0068a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xenohedron <12538125+xenohedron@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:24:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] a couple text fixes

---
 Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/i/IronApprentice.java   |  3 ++-
 .../src/mage/cards/z/ZimonesHypothesis.java      | 16 +++++++---------
 .../LeavesBattlefieldAllTriggeredAbility.java    |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/i/IronApprentice.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/i/IronApprentice.java
index 208f5ab7e12..804d6e1ff6c 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/i/IronApprentice.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/i/IronApprentice.java
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ public final class IronApprentice extends CardImpl {
 
         // When Iron Apprentice dies, if it had counters on it, put those counters on target creature you control.
         Ability ability = new DiesSourceTriggeredAbility(new PutSavedPermanentCountersTargetEffect("permanentLeftBattlefield"))
-                .withTriggerCondition(SourceHasCountersCondition.instance);
+                .withTriggerCondition(SourceHasCountersCondition.instance) // don't want to check intervening if on resolution
+                .setTriggerPhrase("When {this} dies, ");
         ability.addTarget(new TargetControlledCreaturePermanent());
         this.addAbility(ability);
     }
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/z/ZimonesHypothesis.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/z/ZimonesHypothesis.java
index 6e9187e8299..69c947c1a11 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/z/ZimonesHypothesis.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/z/ZimonesHypothesis.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package mage.cards.z;
 
 import mage.abilities.Ability;
-import mage.abilities.dynamicvalue.common.StaticValue;
 import mage.abilities.effects.OneShotEffect;
 import mage.abilities.effects.common.ReturnToHandFromBattlefieldAllEffect;
 import mage.cards.CardImpl;
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import mage.constants.CardType;
 import mage.constants.Outcome;
 import mage.counters.CounterType;
 import mage.filter.FilterPermanent;
-import mage.filter.StaticFilters;
 import mage.filter.common.FilterCreaturePermanent;
 import mage.filter.predicate.mageobject.PowerParityPredicate;
 import mage.game.Game;
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ public final class ZimonesHypothesis extends CardImpl {
         // You may put a +1/+1 counter on a creature.
         this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new ZimonesHypothesisCounterEffect());
 
-        //Then choose odd or even. Return each creature with power of the chosen quality to its owner’s hand.
+        // Then choose odd or even. Return each creature with power of the chosen quality to its owner’s hand.
         this.getSpellAbility().addEffect(new ZimonesHypothesisBounceEffect());
     }
 
@@ -65,13 +63,13 @@ class ZimonesHypothesisCounterEffect extends OneShotEffect {
 
     @Override
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
-        final Player player = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
+        Player player = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
         if (player == null) {
             return false;
         }
-        final Target target = new TargetCreaturePermanent(0, 1).withNotTarget(true);
+        Target target = new TargetCreaturePermanent(0, 1).withNotTarget(true);
         player.choose(this.outcome, target, source, game);
-        final Permanent permanent = game.getPermanent(target.getFirstTarget());
+        Permanent permanent = game.getPermanent(target.getFirstTarget());
         return permanent != null && permanent.addCounters(CounterType.P1P1.createInstance(), source, game);
     }
 }
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ class ZimonesHypothesisBounceEffect extends OneShotEffect {
 
     ZimonesHypothesisBounceEffect() {
         super(Outcome.ReturnToHand);
-        this.staticText = "<br>Then choose odd or even. Return each creature with power of the chosen quality to its owner's hand. <i>(Zero is even.)</i>";
+        this.staticText = "Then choose odd or even. Return each creature with power of the chosen quality to its owner's hand. <i>(Zero is even.)</i>";
     }
 
     private ZimonesHypothesisBounceEffect(final ZimonesHypothesisBounceEffect effect) {
@@ -102,11 +100,11 @@ class ZimonesHypothesisBounceEffect extends OneShotEffect {
 
     @Override
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
-        final Player player = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
+        Player player = game.getPlayer(source.getControllerId());
         if (player == null) {
             return false;
         }
-        final FilterPermanent filter = player.chooseUse(this.outcome, "Odd or even?", null, "Odd", "Even", source, game) ? oddFilter : evenFilter;
+        FilterPermanent filter = player.chooseUse(this.outcome, "Odd or even?", null, "Odd", "Even", source, game) ? oddFilter : evenFilter;
         return new ReturnToHandFromBattlefieldAllEffect(filter).apply(game, source);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/LeavesBattlefieldAllTriggeredAbility.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/LeavesBattlefieldAllTriggeredAbility.java
index f874db2a803..b764ec3b594 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/LeavesBattlefieldAllTriggeredAbility.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/common/LeavesBattlefieldAllTriggeredAbility.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import mage.game.events.GameEvent;
 import mage.game.events.ZoneChangeEvent;
 import mage.game.permanent.Permanent;
 import mage.target.targetpointer.FixedTarget;
+import mage.util.CardUtil;
 
 /**
  * @author Styxo
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class LeavesBattlefieldAllTriggeredAbility extends TriggeredAbilityImpl {
         super(zone, effect, optional);
         this.filter = filter;
         this.setTargetPointer = setTargetPointer;
-        setTriggerPhrase("Whenever " + filter.getMessage() + " leaves the battlefield, ");
+        setTriggerPhrase("Whenever " + CardUtil.addArticle(filter.getMessage()) + " leaves the battlefield, ");
         setLeavesTheBattlefieldTrigger(true);
     }