Archpriest of Shadows

Name
Archpriest of Shadows

Mana Cost

Type
Creature — Human Warlock

Set
March of the Machine

Rarity
Rare

Text

Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.


Power/Toughness
4/4

Number
#356

Other Prints
March of the Machine Promos

Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(14/04/2023)
Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.


(14/04/2023)
If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.


(14/04/2023)
If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.


(14/04/2023)
If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.


(14/04/2023)
The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They won’t change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.


Artist
Fariba Khamseh

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