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'''Persist''' is a [[triggered ability]]. Persist was introduced in [[Shadowmoor]].  Persist was featured as [[rules card]] 5 of 6 in the ''[[Shadowmoor]]'' set and 5 of 8 in the ''[[Eventide]]'' set.
{{Infobox keyword
| type = Triggered
| first = Shadowmoor
| last = Modern Horizons 3
| reminder = When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a -1/-1 counter on it.
| storm = 6
| storm_ref=<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/145072340888/|title=Persist on the Storm Scale?|2016-05-28}}</ref>
| stats = {{stats|W=2|U=2|B=3|R=2|G=2|UB=1|BR=1|RG=1|GW=3|WB=2|BG=1|GU=2|C=1|A=5}}
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'''Persist''' is a [[keyword ability]] introduced in ''[[Shadowmoor]]''.   
 
==Description==
When a permanent with Persist dies, if it had no [[-1/-1 counter]]s on it, it is returned it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it. As such, it mirrors [[Undying]].
 
===History===
Persist was also used in ''[[Eventide]]'', ''[[Modern Horizons]]'' and was one of the non-[[evergreen]], non-[[deciduous]] keywords included in the ''[[Unfinity]]'' [[sticker]] [[Sticker#Sticker_sheets|sheets]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/modern-horizons-mechanics-2019-05-31|''Modern Horizons'' Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|May 31, 2019}}</ref> Later appearances were in ''[[Lost Caverns Commander]]'' and ''[[Modern Horizons 3]]''.


{{rules|text=
==Rules==
'''From the [[Comprehensive Rules]]'''
{{CR+G}}
*'''702.77.''' Persist
**'''702.77a''' Persist is a triggered ability. "Persist" means "When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it."
}}


==Rulings==
==Rulings==
*All cards currently printed with persist are creatures. If one of them somehow stops being a creature while it's in play, persist will still work.
*All cards currently printed with persist are creatures. If a creature with persist stops being a creature (for example, if a creature with persist becomes a noncreature artifact due to being enchanted by {{Card|Swift Reconfiguration}}), persist will still trigger.
*Persist triggers when the permanent is put into a [[graveyard]]. Its last known information is used to determine whether it had any -1/-1 counters on it before it left play. If the card is removed from the graveyard before its persist ability resolves, it won't come back into play.
*Likewise, if a noncreature permanent becomes a creature, gains persist, and dies, the persist ability will still trigger even though that permanent won't be a creature when it returns to the battlefield.
*If a permanent has multiple instances of persist, they'll each trigger separately, but the redundant instances will have no effect. If one instance returns the card to play, the next will do nothing.
*If a permanent has multiple instances of persist, they'll each trigger separately, but the redundant instances will have no effect. If one instance returns the card to the battlefield, any others will do nothing since the card is no longer in a graveyard.
*If a token has persist, the ability will trigger when the token is put into a graveyard from play. However, the token can't return to play because it will have ceased to exist.
*If a card with persist is removed from a graveyard before the persist ability resolves, persist will do nothing.
*When a permanent with persist is put into a graveyard and then comes back into play, it becomes a new object. It has no memory about its previous existence in play. It has "[[summoning sickness]]."
*[[Token]]s can gain persist, and the ability will trigger if a token dies. However, like all tokens, it can't return to the battlefield and will cease to exist as a [[state-based actions|state-based action]] before the ability would go on the stack.
*If a creature with persist and some +1/+1 counters on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to cause it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner's graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, it's put into the graveyard before any counters are removed from it. Persist won't trigger, and the card won't return to play.
*When a permanent with persist dies and then returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object with no memory of its previous existence. It has "[[summoning sickness]]."
*Persist triggers when the permanent is put into a [[graveyard]] and relies on the last known information about that permanent when it left the battlefield. If a permanent with a +1/+1 counter on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to reduce its toughness to 0 or less or have [[lethal damage]] marked on it, it won't return to the battlefield despite the state-based action of +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters "canceling each other out". As the permanent last existed on the battlefield, it had a -1/-1 counter on it, so persist won't trigger.
 
==Examples==
{{examples|<c>Safehold Elite</c> {{1}}{{G/W}}<br/>Creature {{-}} Elf Scout<br/>2/2<br/>Persist ''(When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)''}}
 
==Cards that grant Persist==
'''Creature'''
*<c>Antler Skulkin</c> {{5}} (white creature)
 
'''Instant'''
*<c>Cauldron Haze</c> {{1}}{{W/B}}
 
'''Artifact'''
*<c>Cauldron of Souls</c> {{5}}
 
'''Sticker'''
*<c>Night Brushwagg Ringmaster</c>
 
==Trivia==
* Persist was featured as [[rules card]] 5 of 6 in the ''[[Shadowmoor]]'' set and 5 of 8 in the ''[[Eventide]]'' set.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*{{YouTubeRef|g3fEQy-YCC8|A Planeswalker's Primer for Shadowmoor 3: Persist|channel=Magic: The Gathering}}


[[Category:Keywords]][[Category:Magic rules]]
{{Mechanics|keyword}}

Latest revision as of 08:28, 25 May 2024

Persist
Keyword Ability
Type Triggered
Introduced Shadowmoor
Last used Modern Horizons 3
Reminder Text Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
Storm Scale 6[1]
Statistics
28 cards
{C} 3.6% {W} 7.1% {U} 7.1% {B} 10.7% {R} 7.1% {G} 7.1% {U/B} 3.6% {B/R} 3.6% {R/G} 3.6% {G/W} 10.7% {W/B} 7.1% {B/G} 3.6% {G/U} 7.1% {artifact symbol} 17.9%
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Persist is a keyword ability introduced in Shadowmoor.

Description

When a permanent with Persist dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, it is returned it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it. As such, it mirrors Undying.

History

Persist was also used in Eventide, Modern Horizons and was one of the non-evergreen, non-deciduous keywords included in the Unfinity sticker sheets.[2] Later appearances were in Lost Caverns Commander and Modern Horizons 3.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Persist
A keyword ability that can return a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield. See rule 702.79, “Persist.”

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 702.79. Persist
    • 702.79a Persist is a triggered ability. “Persist” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a -1/-1 counter on it.”

Rulings

  • All cards currently printed with persist are creatures. If a creature with persist stops being a creature (for example, if a creature with persist becomes a noncreature artifact due to being enchanted by Swift Reconfiguration), persist will still trigger.
  • Likewise, if a noncreature permanent becomes a creature, gains persist, and dies, the persist ability will still trigger even though that permanent won't be a creature when it returns to the battlefield.
  • If a permanent has multiple instances of persist, they'll each trigger separately, but the redundant instances will have no effect. If one instance returns the card to the battlefield, any others will do nothing since the card is no longer in a graveyard.
  • If a card with persist is removed from a graveyard before the persist ability resolves, persist will do nothing.
  • Tokens can gain persist, and the ability will trigger if a token dies. However, like all tokens, it can't return to the battlefield and will cease to exist as a state-based action before the ability would go on the stack.
  • When a permanent with persist dies and then returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object with no memory of its previous existence. It has "summoning sickness."
  • Persist triggers when the permanent is put into a graveyard and relies on the last known information about that permanent when it left the battlefield. If a permanent with a +1/+1 counter on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to reduce its toughness to 0 or less or have lethal damage marked on it, it won't return to the battlefield despite the state-based action of +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters "canceling each other out". As the permanent last existed on the battlefield, it had a -1/-1 counter on it, so persist won't trigger.

Examples

Example

Safehold Elite {1}{G/W}
Creature — Elf Scout
2/2
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Cards that grant Persist

Creature

Instant

Artifact

Sticker

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (2016-05-28). "Persist on the Storm Scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. ↑ Matt Tabak (May 31, 2019). "Modern Horizons Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links

 
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