Rulings
| 1/22/2011 |
When Loyal Cathar dies, it will return to the battlefield with its back face (Unhallowed Cathar) up. It doesn't return to the battlefield and then transform. |
| 1/22/2011 |
Another double-faced card that becomes a copy of Loyal Cathar and then dies will return to the battlefield with its back face up. |
| 1/22/2011 |
If you gain control of a Loyal Cathar owned by another player and it dies, it will be put into to its owner's graveyard and then return to the battlefield under your control. |
| 4/8/2016 |
If a card that isn't a double-faced card becomes a copy of Loyal Cathar (due to Cytoshape, for example) and then dies, that card won't return to the battlefield. It will remain in its owner's graveyard. |
| 7/13/2016 |
For more information on double-faced cards, see the Shadows over Innistrad mechanics article (http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/shadows-over-innistrad-mechanics). |
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