Archpriest of Shadows
Creature — Human Warlock
Archpriest of Shadows
Creature — Human Warlock
Card 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.)
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- Power / Toughness
- 4 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #2,892
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (15)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine Promos (PMOM) | #89p | rare | en | Fariba Khamseh | $0.89 | $0.67 |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #356 | rare | en | Fariba Khamseh | $1.12 | $1.21 |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | en | Fariba Khamseh | $1.89 | $1.90 |
| March of the Machine Promos (PMOM) | #89s | rare | en | Fariba Khamseh | — | $1.45 |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | de | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #356 | rare | de | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | es | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #356 | rare | fr | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | fr | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | it | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #356 | rare | ja | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | ja | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | pt | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #356 | rare | zhs | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #89 | rare | zhs | Fariba Khamseh | — | — |
Official Rulings (5)
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.
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.
If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.
If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.
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.
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