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Containment Priest

Card Name

Containment Priest

Mana Cost

1

Type

Creature – Human Cleric

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Flash If a nontoken creature would enter the battlefield and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.

Flavor Text

Some protection requires a bit of finesse.

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(3/19/2021)
Containment Priest's last ability won't affect any creatures that were cast, including ones cast from unusual zones such as your graveyard.
(3/19/2021)
If 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.
(3/19/2021)
If Containment Priest enters the battlefield without being cast, its ability won't exile itself.
(3/19/2021)
If Containment Priest enters the battlefield at the same time as other creatures, its ability won't affect those creatures.