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    Putrid Goblin

    Creature — Zombie Goblin

    Putrid Goblin

    Illustrated by Winona Nelson

    EDHREC Rank #3,702
    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.)

    Too stupid to survive, too dumb to die.

    Rulings (4)

    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 as it last existed on the battlefield, and it still had -1/-1 counters on it at that point.

    Jun 14, 2019

    If a card with persist is removed from the graveyard after it dies but before the ability trigger resolves, it won’t be returned to the battlefield.

    Jun 14, 2019

    Once persist returns the creature, it’s considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras that were attached to it won’t return to the battlefield. Equipment that was attached to it will remain unattached. Any counters that were on it won’t be put on the new creature.

    Jun 14, 2019

    Legality

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    Commander

    Competitive

    Digital

    Prints (3)

    Putrid Goblin — Modern Horizons
    MH1#101$0.51
    Modern Horizons
    Putrid Goblin — The List
    PLST#MH1-101$0.51
    The List