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Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC | #22 | 2024-09-27)
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Persistent Constrictor

4B
Creature — Zombie Snake
Artist: Steve Ellis

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, they lose 1 life and you put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature they control.

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.)

5/3
B
$16.24 cheapest print

Prices

Set # Treatment Finish Price (USD)
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander 22 Regular Nonfoil $17.19
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander 52 Extended Art Nonfoil $16.24

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Printings (2)

Persistent Constrictor — Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
#22 Rare $17.19
Regular Nonfoil
Steve Ellis
Persistent Constrictor — Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
#52 Rare $16.24
Extended Art Nonfoil
Steve Ellis

Rulings

2024-09-20 wotc
Once persist returns the creature, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras that were attached to it won't return to the battlefield. Equipment that was attached to it will remain unattached. Any counters that were on it won't be put on the new creature.
2024-09-20 wotc
If the target creature is an illegal target as Persistent Constrictor's first ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will lose life.
2024-09-20 wotc
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 as it last existed on the battlefield, and it still had -1/-1 counters on it at that point.
2024-09-20 wotc
If a creature has +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, state-based actions remove the same number of each so that it has only one kind of those counters on it. A creature's persist ability can bring it back again if its -1/-1 counters are removed this way.
2024-09-20 wotc
If a card with persist is removed from the graveyard after it dies but before the ability trigger resolves, it won't be returned to the battlefield.

Format Legality

Standard Not Legal
Future Not Legal
Historic Not Legal
Timeless Not Legal
Gladiator Not Legal
Pioneer Not Legal
Modern Not Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Not Legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Not 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 Not Legal