Vincent, Vengeful Atoner | does his first ability trigger once per player?
I'm looking for a rules clarification regarding Vincent, Vengeful Atoner and his first ability:
"Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on Vincent."
I had a situation in a Commander game where I controlled Vincent and another creature. I attacked two different opponents, with Vincent attacking player A and my other creature attacking player B. Both creatures dealt combat damage.
My interpretation was that Vincent's ability would trigger twice, resulting in two +1/+1 counters, because combat damage was dealt to two different players.
However, the table disagreed and argued that the "one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player" wording means the ability only triggers once during that combat damage step, regardless of how many players were dealt damage.
I couldn't find a ruling that specifically addressed this situation, so I went with the table ruling and put only one counter on Vincent. This ended up having a pretty significant impact on the game, so I'd like to make sure I understand the interaction correctly.
Which is correct?
- Vincent gets two +1/+1 counters, because creatures I control dealt combat damage to two different players; or
- Vincent gets one +1/+1 counter, because all the combat damage happened during the same combat damage step.
Thanks in advance for the clarification!