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Archpriest of Shadows

Archpriest of Shadows Price

4 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2023

Cheapest $1.16
Median $1.77
Highest $2.78
EDHREC Rank #3,274

Archpriest of Shadows has been printed 4 times across 2 sets, first in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is March of the Machine Promos #89p at $1.16, while the most expensive is March of the Machine Promos #89s at $2.78 — about 2× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $1.77. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 4x historically, most recently in 2023 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Every Archpriest of Shadows Printing, Compared

Cheapest first · unpriced last
Printing Year Price Dealer Buys
March of the Machine Promos #89p (R) Cheapest 2023 $1.16 $0.25
March of the Machine #89 (R) 2023 $1.73 $0.45
March of the Machine #356 (R) 2023 $1.80 $1.05
March of the Machine Promos #89s (R) Foil 2023 $2.78 $2.50 foil

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Oracle Text
Creature — Human Warlock
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.
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Legal In
Pioneer Modern Legacy Vintage Commander Brawl Penny Dreadful

Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.

Official Judge Precedents

5 Precedents

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.

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.