Consulate Crackdown — ruling 1

There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called “story spotlights”—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.

Consulate Crackdown — ruling 2

If Consulate Crackdown leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, no artifacts will be exiled.

Consulate Crackdown — ruling 3

Auras attached to the exiled artifacts will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Any counters on the exiled artifacts will cease to exist.

Consulate Crackdown — ruling 4

If an artifact token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.

Consulate Crackdown — ruling 5

The exiled cards return to the battlefield immediately after Consulate Crackdown leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions. If Consulate Crackdown exiles multiple artifacts, those cards all return to the battlefield at the same time.

Consulate Crackdown — ruling 6

In a multiplayer game, if Consulate Crackdown’s owner leaves the game, the exiled cards will return to the battlefield. Because the one-shot effect that returns the cards isn’t an ability that goes on the stack, it won’t cease to exist along with the leaving player’s spells and abilities on the stack.

Consulate Crackdown : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Consulate Crackdown 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 enchantment enters, exile all artifacts your opponents control until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.

How it works : Consulate Crackdown

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 19, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called “story spotlights”—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2February 9, 2017· Wizards of the Coast
If Consulate Crackdown leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, no artifacts will be exiled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3February 9, 2017· Wizards of the Coast
Auras attached to the exiled artifacts will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Any counters on the exiled artifacts will cease to exist.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4February 9, 2017· Wizards of the Coast
If an artifact token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5February 9, 2017· Wizards of the Coast
The exiled cards return to the battlefield immediately after Consulate Crackdown leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions. If Consulate Crackdown exiles multiple artifacts, those cards all return to the battlefield at the same time.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#6February 9, 2017· Wizards of the Coast
In a multiplayer game, if Consulate Crackdown’s owner leaves the game, the exiled cards will return to the battlefield. Because the one-shot effect that returns the cards isn’t an ability that goes on the stack, it won’t cease to exist along with the leaving player’s spells and abilities on the stack.
No other card is named in this ruling.