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Magic: The Gathering · March of the Machine Promos · Rare

Archpriest of Shadows

Creature — Human Warlock

$1.14

Market price

$1.26

Foil

15

Public decks

Archpriest of Shadows
$1.14$1.26
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ScryfallEDHREC

Rules Text

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.)DeathtouchWhenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Card Facts

Mana value
5
Power / Toughness
4 / 4
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#3,310
Keywords
Backup, Deathtouch
Rarity

Legality

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Timeless

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.

  2. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.

  3. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  4. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  5. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

Printings

Every version

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4 printings
March of the Machine Promos
March of the Machine PromosPMOM · $1.14
March of the Machine Promos
March of the Machine PromosPMOM · $2.78
March of the Machine
March of the MachineMOM · $1.50
March of the Machine
March of the MachineMOM · $1.56
Community

Decks using this card

15 public decks run Archpriest of Shadows; here are the 8 most recently updated.


LCNConstructed

Commander Cube

BA
BazMiltonFelix23 hours ago
600
MTGCommanderB2

The Witching Hour (Definitely a Real Commander)

TheGentleman
TheGentleman19 days ago
900
MTGCommanderB1

Miniscule Renewals

AN
AnUnknownName5 months ago
700
MTGCommander

Jin Sakai (Bracket 2) (Copy)

CU
Cunsmook8 months ago
500
MTGCommanderB2

Grakmaw | 1/1 Counters

AR
ArcaneJadeStone10 months ago
500