Hopeful Initiate

one white mana Creature — Human WarlockPower and toughness1/2

Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

two generic mana one white mana , Remove two +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

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Hopeful Initiate rulings

2021-11-19
A creature's training ability triggers only when both that creature and a creature with greater power are declared as attackers. Increasing a creature's power after attackers are declared won't cause a training ability to trigger.
2021-11-19
Once a creature's training ability has triggered, destroying the other attacking creature or reducing its power won't stop the creature with training from getting a +1/+1 counter.

Hopeful Initiate keyword rules

Training Rule 702.149

Training is a triggered ability. “Training” means “Whenever this creature and at least one other creature with power greater than this creature’s power attack, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.”

If a creature has multiple instances of training, each triggers separately.

Some creatures with training have abilities that trigger when they train. “When this creature trains” means “When a resolving training ability puts one or more +1/+1 counters on this creature.”