Will Turn to Frog stop a creature returning from Banisher Priest

Asked by keyno 9 years ago

When Banisher Priest enters the battlefield, it exiles a creature with itself. Later, that creature was dealt a damage, and was hit with a Turn to Frog which reduced it to a low enough power that it died. I know that if this were a Fiend Hunter that creature would be lost, but I thought the Banisher Priest affect will always "check" for the priest even if its effects were negated. Can someone advise?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

Banisher Priest 's ability creates an effect with a defined duration. The exile lasts as long as Banisher Priest remains on the battlefield. Remember that when a card uses its own name in its rules text, unless it's in the context of "a card named ~," the mention is self-referential and means "this object right here." The exile effect will end as soon as the permanent that was/is the source Banisher Priest leaves the battlefield.

Fiend Hunter is different because it relies on a second written triggered ability to return the exiled card. If Fiend Hunter doesn't have that ability at the time the ability would trigger, then the ability can't trigger, and the exiled card will remain in exile.

July 26, 2014 9:35 p.m.

keyno says... #2

Haha, Knew it - Thanks =)

July 26, 2014 10:58 p.m.

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