Containment Priest
1Creature — Human Cleric
Text
Flash If a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.
Some protection requires a bit of finesse.
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If Containment Priest enters the battlefield without being cast, its ability won't exile itself.
03/19/2021Containment Priest's last ability won't affect any creatures that were cast, including ones cast from unusual zones such as your graveyard.
03/19/2021If Containment Priest enters the battlefield at the same time as other creatures, its ability won't affect those creatures.
03/19/2021If 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.
03/19/2021Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |