Scythecat Cubs landfall ability distributes +1/+1 counters, and its second trigger each turn doubles counters on your target
The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast" or "activated." Creating the copy won't cause abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell or activates an ability to trigger
And why is it all so moist
She has a triggered ability that, at the start of combat on your turn, places a number of +1/+1 counters equal to her power onto another creature you control, and permanently turns it into a mutant as well as its other types
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If Machine God's Effigy copies a Saga that has become a creature due to an effect, it will have that Saga's chapter abilities, but it won't get a lore counter every turn because it isn't itself a Saga since its only card type is artifact