Magery
Theme
Glen Elendra Archmage
3U
Creature — Faerie Wizard
Artist:
Warren Mahy
Flying
U, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target noncreature spell.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
2/2
$11.34
cheapest print
Prices
| Set | # | Treatment | Finish | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30th Anniversary Play Promos
|
16 | Promo | Foil | $25.11 |
Eventide
|
22 | Regular | Nonfoil | $12.69 |
|
Eventide
|
22 | Regular | Foil | $34.31 |
Modern Masters
|
47 | Regular | Nonfoil | $11.34 |
|
Modern Masters
|
47 | Regular | Foil | $18.28 |
Ultimate Masters
|
58 | Regular | Nonfoil | $13.16 |
|
Ultimate Masters
|
58 | Regular | Foil | $13.53 |
Wilds of Eldraine Commander
|
94 | Regular | Nonfoil | $13.00 |
Secret Lair Drop
|
115 | Borderless | Foil | $50.69 |
|
Secret Lair Drop
|
2171 | Borderless | Nonfoil | $12.30 |
Price History
Printings (7)
30th Anniversary Play Promos
#16
Rare
—
Warren Mahy
Eventide
#22
Rare
$12.69
Warren Mahy
Modern Masters
#47
Rare
$11.34
Warren Mahy
Ultimate Masters
#58
Rare
$13.16
Karl Kopinski
Wilds of Eldraine Commander
#94
Rare
$13.00
Warren Mahy
Secret Lair Drop
#115
Rare
—
Rian Gonzales
Secret Lair Drop
#2171
Rare
$12.30
Jim Woodring
Rulings
When a permanent with persist returns to the battlefield, it's a new object with no memory of or connection to its previous existence.
The persist ability triggers when the permanent is put into a graveyard. Its last known information (that is, how the creature last existed on the battlefield) is used to determine whether it had a -1/-1 counter on it.
If multiple creatures with persist are put into the graveyard at the same time (due to combat damage or a spell that destroys all creatures, for example), the active player (the player whose turn it is) puts all of their persist triggers on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order does the same. The last trigger put on the stack is the first one that resolves. That means that in a two-player game, the nonactive player's persist creatures will return to the battlefield first, then the active player's persist creatures do the same. The creatures return to the battlefield one at a time.
If a token with no -1/-1 counters on it has persist, the ability will trigger when the token is put into the graveyard. However, the token will cease to exist and can't return to the battlefield.
If a permanent has multiple instances of persist, they'll each trigger separately, but the redundant instances will have no effect. If one instance returns the card to the battlefield, the next to resolve will do nothing.
If a creature with persist that has +1/+1 counters on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to cause it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner's graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, persist won't trigger and the card won't return to the battlefield. That's because persist checks the creature's existence just before it leaves the battlefield, and it still has all those counters on it at that point.
If a creature with persist stops being a creature, persist will still work.
Format Legality
Tlr
Not Legal
Standard
Not Legal
Future
Not Legal
Historic
Not Legal
Timeless
Not Legal
Gladiator
Not Legal
Pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Vintage
Legal
Penny
Legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Standardbrawl
Not Legal
Brawl
Not Legal
Alchemy
Not Legal
Paupercommander
Not Legal
Duel
Legal
Oldschool
Not Legal
Premodern
Not Legal
Predh
Legal