When does a creature exiled with Banisher Priest return?
Asked by Yesterday 3 years ago
Banisher Priest doesn't have a triggered ability when it leaves the battlefield. Does it still wait until State-Based Actions are checked for the exiled creature card to return?
My Banisher Priest has exiled my own Adrix and Nev, Twincasters, and I cast a Day of the Dragons which would exile my Banisher Priest. Will Adrix and Nev be back on the battlefield to double the number of Dragons created?
The return clause on Banisher Priest isn't a trigger or even a state-based effect. As soon as Banisher Priest is off the battlefield, the other creature will be on it. This means that Adrix and Nev, Twincasters will be in play before the second part of Day of the Dragons's ETB trigger puts dragons into play, and it will double your Dragons.
In addition, if the card exiled by Banisher Priest has an enters-the-battlefield ability, it will trigger and will be put onto the stack the next time players receive priority, so something like that wouldn't happen until after DotD finished resolving.
Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters will return immediately upon Banisher Priest being exiled, while Day of the Dragons ability is still resolving. Its replacement effect will apply and create twice as many dragons
October 27, 2021 6:11 p.m.