Clever Impersonator copies Glen Elendra Archmage
Asked by TheMagi 9 years ago
Does Persist still bring Clever Impersonator back into play even if it is no longer Glen Elendra Archmage?
Just to clarify:
The game uses last known information for such triggers - how did the creature exist right before it died. As it existed on the battlefield, the Impersonator was a Glen Elendra Archmage with Persist.
Persist checks if the permanent has any -1/-1 counters on it right before it died. If it does not, you are able to return it to the battlefield with a counter.
When Impersonator reenters the battlefield, it has no memory of its previous existance and since is ETBing, you get to choose what it becomes again. If you choose a Monastery Siege, it will ETB as a copy of that enchantment (and you can even choose khans or dragons!), but will also have a -1/-1 counter from persist.
Aefinn says... #1
Yes. It will come back and you can even choose a different target to copy this time. It will also gain the -1/-1 even if you copy another creature.
March 18, 2015 3:51 a.m.