Palace Jailer

Asked by ThePhantomOfTheOrzhov 5 years ago

If I play a Palace Jailer then sac it, does the person I took a creature from get that creature back when they become the monarch (even when Palace Jailer is in the graveyard) or when Palace Jailer dies? Or will they not get it back?

nobu_the_bard says... Accepted answer #1

The exile ability for Palace Jailer has a condition its effect ends under. It doesn't matter, the way it is worded, if Palace Jailer is still on the field when the condition is met.

This is actually clarified in an Oracle ruling on the card, viewable on the Gatherer: "Palace Jailer leaving the battlefield won’t cause the exiled creature to return. The game will continue to watch for the next time an opponent becomes the monarch." Another ruling says it doesn't even matter if you are still in the game when this condition is met.

July 25, 2018 12:16 p.m.

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