MScore: 9.1/10
Archpriest of Shadows
Creature — Human Warlockrare
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Illustrated by Fariba Khamseh · March of the Machine Promos · #89s
Rulings for Archpriest of Shadows
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If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.
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If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.
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If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.
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Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.
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The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They won’t change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.
(If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)