Putrid Goblin

Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #375 · Common · Creature — Zombie Goblin

Mana cost: {1}{B}

Persist (When this creature 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.)

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Winona Nelson · Released August 26, 2021

Printings

  1. The List #MH1-101 (PLST) · Common · 2024 · $0.50 USD
  2. Jumpstart: Historic Horizons #375 (this printing) · Common · 2021
  3. Modern Horizons #101 (MH1) · Common · 2019 · $0.44 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2019-06-14 · 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. Putrid Goblin’s persist ability can bring it back again if its -1/-1 counters are removed this way.
  2. 2019-06-14 · wotc — Once persist returns the creature, it’s considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras that were attached to it won’t return to the battlefield. Equipment that was attached to it will remain unattached. Any counters that were on it won’t be put on the new creature.
  3. 2019-06-14 · wotc — If a card with persist is removed from the graveyard after it dies but before the ability trigger resolves, it won’t be returned to the battlefield.
  4. 2019-06-14 · 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.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver · in 18% of 45 decks
  2. Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar · in 13% of 47 decks
  3. Auntie Ool, Cursewretch · in 6% of 48 decks

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