AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Emiel the Blessed + Enduring Vitality
Overview
If Emiel the Blessed exiles and then returns Enduring Vitality using Emiel’s activated ability, Enduring Vitality enters the battlefield as a creature and Emiel’s triggered ability will trigger for it; you may pay 
as that trigger resolves to put a +1/+1 counter on it (it’s not a Unicorn). If Enduring Vitality instead returns to the battlefield as the result of its own death-trigger, it enters as an enchantment and is not a creature, so Emiel’s ability does not trigger. See Ruling [2020-06-23] for when you may pay Emiel’s triggered ability and Ruling [2024-09-20] about Enduring Vitality entering as a noncreature when returned by its death-trigger. If any effects change how a permanent enters, consider replacement-effect rules such as .
as that trigger resolves to put a +1/+1 counter on it (it’s not a Unicorn). If Enduring Vitality instead returns to the battlefield as the result of its own death-trigger, it enters as an enchantment and is not a creature, so Emiel’s ability does not trigger. See Ruling [2020-06-23] for when you may pay Emiel’s triggered ability and Ruling [2024-09-20] about Enduring Vitality entering as a noncreature when returned by its death-trigger. If any effects change how a permanent enters, consider replacement-effect rules such as .Step 1
Blink scenario: Activate Emiel’s 
ability targeting Enduring Vitality (which is a creature on the battlefield). Emiel’s ability exiles Enduring Vitality, then returns it to the battlefield under its owner’s control; because this return was caused by Emiel’s ability rather than Enduring Vitality’s death-trigger, Enduring Vitality enters as a creature, so Emiel’s triggered ability sees a creature entering and will trigger.
ability targeting Enduring Vitality (which is a creature on the battlefield). Emiel’s ability exiles Enduring Vitality, then returns it to the battlefield under its owner’s control; because this return was caused by Emiel’s ability rather than Enduring Vitality’s death-trigger, Enduring Vitality enters as a creature, so Emiel’s triggered ability sees a creature entering and will trigger.Step 2
Resolve Emiel’s triggered ability for that entering creature. While that triggered ability is resolving you may choose to pay ; if you do, the ability puts a +1/+1 counter on the entering creature (it is not a Unicorn, so it gets one counter). See Ruling [2020-06-23] about choosing to pay while the trigger resolves.
; if you do, the ability puts a +1/+1 counter on the entering creature (it is not a Unicorn, so it gets one counter). See Ruling [2020-06-23] about choosing to pay while the trigger resolves.Step 3
Death-return scenario: If Enduring Vitality died and its death-trigger resolved to return it to the battlefield, that returned object enters the battlefield as an enchantment and is not a creature (Ruling [2024-09-20]). Because it isn’t a creature as it enters, Emiel’s “Whenever another creature you control enters” ability does not trigger for that return.
Resolution
Emiel’s enter-the-battlefield trigger will trigger when you blink Enduring Vitality with Emiel’s exile/return ability (Enduring Vitality re-enters as a creature), and you may pay as that triggered ability resolves to give it a +1/+1 counter (Ruling [2020-06-23]). However, if Enduring Vitality returns because it died and its own triggered ability returned it, it enters as an enchantment and is not a creature, so Emiel’s ability does not trigger for that return (Ruling [2024-09-20]). If effects modify how it enters, apply replacement-effect rules such as .
exile/return ability (Enduring Vitality re-enters as a creature), and you may pay as that triggered ability resolves to give it a +1/+1 counter (Ruling [2020-06-23]). However, if Enduring Vitality returns because it died and its own triggered ability returned it, it enters as an enchantment and is not a creature, so Emiel’s ability does not trigger for that return (Ruling [2024-09-20]). If effects modify how it enters, apply replacement-effect rules such as .Feedback