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Purgatory

Purgatory

{2}{W}{B}
Enchantment

Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, exile that card.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4} and 2 life. If you do, return a card exiled with this enchantment to the battlefield.

Illustrated by Mike Dringenberg

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Not Legalpioneer
Not Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#275
RarityRare
ReleasedOct 8, 1996
EDHREC rank#28,720
Reserved listYes

Prices

USD$1.57
EUR€1.69
MTGO0.11 tix
Rulings (4)
  • If destroyed at the same time some creatures are destroyed, the destroyed creatures are exiled and stay exiled.

    Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If an opponent takes control of this card and pays for the upkeep ability, the creatures will enter under their control even if you exiled them.

    Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast
  • This has been restored to a triggered ability that triggers when a nontoken creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, rather than a replacement effect. The creature does go to the graveyard, and will trigger any other abilities that look for this event.

    Apr 1, 2008 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If this card changes controllers between putting the upkeep triggered ability on the stack and resolving it, the creature is put onto the battlefield under the control of the player who controlled this card when the ability was put on the stack.

    Aug 1, 2008 · Wizards of the Coast

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