Alabaster Host Intercessor — ruling 1

If Alabaster Host Intercessor leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, the target creature won’t be exiled at all.

Alabaster Host Intercessor : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Alabaster Host Intercessor is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. Plainscycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

How it works : Alabaster Host Intercessor

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If Alabaster Host Intercessor leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, the target creature won’t be exiled at all.
No other card is named in this ruling.