God-Eternal Bontu, Grave Betrayal

Asked by JKLauderdale 1 year ago

Grave Betrayal is in play, Wrath of God destroys all creatures... Where does God-Eternal Bontu end up?

Thanks in advance

KBK7101 says... Accepted answer #1

Depends. God-Eternal Bontu's trigger is a may ability.

Grave Betrayal only cares about opponents' creatures. If Bontu is an opponents' creature, they have the choice of it staying in the graveyard or putting it third from the top (or command zone if we're talking about commander). If they choose to put it third from the top, it won't return to the battlefield with Grave Betrayal's delayed end step trigger.

Per Scryfall's ruling on Grave Betrayal:

• If the creature card leaves the graveyard before the delayed triggered ability resolves, it won’t return to the battlefield. This is also true if the card leaves the graveyard and returns to the graveyard before that ability resolves.

If Bontu is yours, then you have the choice of keeping it in the graveyard or putting it third from the top (or command zone if we're talking about commander).

January 2, 2023 10:53 a.m.