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Emiel the Blessed
Legendary Creature — Unicorn
mythic
: Exile another target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Whenever another creature you control enters, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it. If it's a Unicorn, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead. ( can be paid with either or .)
4/4
Semantic Tags
Exiles a permanent and returns it to the battlefield — re-triggers ETB effects.
Cares about +1/+1 counters — places, moves, doubles, or benefits from counters on creatures.
Grants one or more additional turns. A powerful tempo and inevitability effect in any strategy.
Exiles and returns permanents for ETB reuse — distinct from blink by sometimes including end step return.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
A card or token on the battlefield. See rule 110, “Permanents.”
Proliferate-focused strategy — adds counters of all types.
Format Legality
Price history
Printings (9)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List#J22-180 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Secret Lair Drop#2780 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Year of the Horse 2026#3 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Magic Online Promos#102229 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Jumpstart 2022#180 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Double Masters 2022#417 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Double Masters 2022#338 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Double Masters 2022#10 | mythic | · | · | · |
| Jumpstart#3 | mythic | · | · | · |
Related Rules
If an ability would produce one or more mana of an undefined type, it produces no mana instead.
Some abilities produce mana based on the type of mana another permanent or permanents “could produce.” The type of mana a permanent could produce at any time includes any type of mana that an ability of that permanent would produce if the ability were to resolve at that time, taking into account any applicable replacement effects in any possible order. Ignore whether any costs of the ability could or could not be paid. If that permanent wouldn’t produce any mana under these conditions, or no type of mana can be defined this way, there’s no type of mana it could produce.
To “tap [a permanent] for mana” is to activate a mana ability of that permanent that includes the {T} symbol in its activation cost. See rule 605, “Mana Abilities.”
An ability that triggers whenever a permanent “is tapped for mana” or is tapped for mana of a specified type triggers whenever such a mana ability resolves and produces mana or the specified type of mana.
A replacement effect that applies if a permanent “is tapped for mana” or tapped for mana of a specific type and/or amount modifies the mana production event while such an ability is resolving and producing mana or the specified type and/or amount of mana.
If an object’s enters-the-battlefield triggered ability or replacement effect refers to X, and the spell that became that object as it resolved had a value of X chosen for any of its costs, the value of X for that ability is the same as the value of X for that spell, although the value of X for that permanent is 0. This is an exception to rule 107.3i.
The tap symbol is {T}. The tap symbol in an activation cost means “Tap this permanent.” A permanent that’s already tapped can’t be tapped again to pay the cost. A creature’s activated ability with the tap symbol in its activation cost can’t be activated unless the creature has been under its controller’s control continuously since their most recent turn began. See rule 302.6.
The untap symbol is {Q}. The untap symbol in an activation cost means “Untap this permanent.” A permanent that’s already untapped can’t be untapped again to pay the cost. A creature’s activated ability with the untap symbol in its activation cost can’t be activated unless the creature has been under its controller’s control continuously since their most recent turn began. See rule 302.6.
Rulings
You choose whether to pay for Emiel's triggered ability while it's resolving. If you do, no player may take other actions between the time you pay and the time the creature has one or two +1/+1 counters on it.
When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled. Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.
If the entering creature is a Unicorn, you still have to pay {G/W} to put two +1/+1 counters on it.
Emiel's second ability triggers whenever any creature other than itself enters the battlefield under your control, including those returned by its first ability.
While resolving Emiel's triggered ability, you can't pay {G/W} more than once to put more counters on the creature.
If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.