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Containment Priest

Containment Priest

{1}{W}Creature — Human Cleric2/2

Flash

If a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.

Keyword reminders

Flash. You may cast this any time you could cast an instant. · CR 702.8

Official rulings

  1. If Containment Priest enters the battlefield without being cast, its ability won't exile itself. (2021-03-19)
  2. Containment Priest's last ability won't affect any creatures that were cast, including ones cast from unusual zones such as your graveyard. (2021-03-19)
  3. If Containment Priest enters the battlefield at the same time as other creatures, its ability won't affect those creatures. (2021-03-19)
  4. If a noncreature card wasn't cast and is entering the battlefield as a creature (due to an effect such as that of March of the Machines), it will be exiled. Conversely, if a creature card wasn't cast and is entering the battlefield as a noncreature permanent (for example, Heliod, Sun-Crowned with insufficient devotion), it won't be exiled. (2021-03-19)

Cards like this

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