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| #524 ⸱ Rare ⸱ English | ||
 Variations— Parts— | River Kelpie
3 / 3 Whenever this creature or another permanent enters from a graveyard, draw a card. Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, draw a card. 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.)
LegalitiesLegal Duel Penny Predh Legacy Modern Vintage Commander Oathbreaker Not Legal Brawl Future Pauper Alchemy Pioneer Explorer Historic Standard Timeless Gladiator Oldschool Premodern Standardbrawl Paupercommander Penny RulingsIf 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.
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