Safehold Elite
Creature — Elf Scout
"I refuse to die—not at the hands of one such as you."
Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper
Rulings (7)
When a permanent with persist returns to the battlefield, it’s a new object with no memory of or connection to its previous existence.
2013-06-07
If a token with no -1/-1 counters on it has persist, the ability will trigger when the token is put into the graveyard. However, the token will cease to exist and can’t return to the battlefield.
2013-06-07
If a creature with persist stops being a creature, persist will still work.
2013-06-07
If a creature with persist that has +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, persist won’t trigger and the card won’t return to the battlefield. That’s because persist checks the creature’s existence just before it leaves the battlefield, and it still has all those counters on it at that point.
2013-06-07