Rhys, the Evermore

Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #354 · Rare · Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

Mana cost: {1}{W}

Flash
When Rhys enters, another target creature you control gains persist until end of turn. (When it 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.)
{W}, {T}: Remove any number of counters from target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Kai Carpenter · Released January 23, 2026

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 25, 2026: up $0.05 USD (13.9%) to $0.41 USD; low $0.34 USD, high $0.43 USD.

Printings

  1. Lorwyn Eclipsed #32 (ECL) · Rare · 2026 · $0.29 USD
  2. Lorwyn Eclipsed #354 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $0.41 USD
  3. Lorwyn Eclipsed Promos #32p (PECL) · Rare · 2026 · $1.06 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2025-11-17 · wotc — If the target creature dies but that card leaves the graveyard before the persist ability resolves, it won't be returned to the battlefield.
  2. 2025-11-17 · wotc — 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.
  3. 2025-11-17 · wotc — If a creature has +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, state-based actions remove the same number of each so that it has only one kind of those counters on it. A creature's persist ability can bring it back again if its -1/-1 counters are removed this way.

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