“Some protection requires a bit of finesse.”
Flash
Containment Priest
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Human Cleric
Mana Cost: {1}{W}
Oracle Rules Text: Flash If a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.
Flavor Text: Some protection requires a bit of finesse.
Set: Core Set 2021 (#13), Rarity: Rare, Artist: John Stanko
Creature
White
Rare
Hatebear
$0.53
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✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (4)
2021-03-19
If Containment Priest enters the battlefield without being cast, its ability won't exile itself.
2021-03-19
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
If Containment Priest enters the battlefield at the same time as other creatures, its ability won't affect those creatures.
2021-03-19
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.
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