"IF x happens" is a one time check at the moment a certain event takes place.
So when Angel of His Presence (PoC) enters territory or attacks, he draws 1 immediately if there is a Redeemed Soul in a Land of Redemption? And that's the only time he draws?
Gabe was only talking about triggers/activated abilities, not regular conditions on abilities. Angel of His Presence is a trigger on a rescue, not a regular condition of a Redeemed Soul being in a LoR.
This is in the REG under Special Ability Structure>Conditions, but it's not exactly easily quotable.
Broadly, there are 3 different conditions in Redemption:
1. Triggers: "If X happens"
- These are constantly checking for something to happen
- Most of these are fairly obvious - "If X enters battle,", "If opponent draws/searches,", etc.
- "If blocked" and "If rescued" are triggers
2. One Time Checks: "If X (is true)"
- These check if the condition is true when the ability activates
3. Ongoing Checks: "While X (is true)"
- These check if the condition is true while the ability is active
- "At any time" and "During battle" all alternate forms of ongoing checks
The one time check for whether there is currently an EC blocking the Hero is "If opposed".
I don't think we've used a one time check for "If there is a Redeemed Soul in a Land of Redemption", but that's probably "If any player has a Redeemed Soul".
