Containment Priest
Creature — Human Cleric
Oracle Text
Flash If a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that lets a player play a card any time they could cast an instant. See rule 702.8, “Flash.”
Rulings (4)
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Wizards of the CoastIf Containment Priest enters the battlefield without being cast, its ability won't exile itself.
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Wizards of the CoastContainment Priest's last ability won't affect any creatures that were cast, including ones cast from unusual zones such as your graveyard.
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Wizards of the CoastIf Containment Priest enters the battlefield at the same time as other creatures, its ability won't affect those creatures.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a noncreature card wasn't cast and is entering the battlefield as a creature (due to an effect such as that of March of the Machines), it will be exiled. Conversely, if a creature card wasn't cast and is entering the battlefield as a noncreature permanent (for example, Heliod, Sun-Crowned with insufficient devotion), it won't be exiled.