Faith Unbroken 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
Enchant creature you control When this Aura enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield. Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
Complete guide
Faith Unbroken is a versatile white Aura that offers both offensive pressure and temporary removal in a single package. By enchanting your own creature, you can boost its power while simultaneously removing a problematic threat from an opponent's board.
What Faith Unbroken Does
Faith Unbroken serves two primary functions: it acts as a stat buff for a creature you control and a temporary exile effect for an opponent's creature. The exile effect is linked directly to the presence of the Aura on the battlefield. As long as the Aura remains attached and in play, the targeted creature stays in the exile zone. The enchanted creature also receives a steady +2/+2 bonus to its power and toughness.
Resolution Step by Step
When you cast Faith Unbroken, you must target a creature you control. Upon entering the battlefield, its triggered ability goes on the stack, targeting one creature an opponent controls. If Faith Unbroken leaves the battlefield before this trigger resolves, the opponent's creature is never exiled. If it resolves, the opponent's creature is exiled immediately. If Faith Unbroken later leaves the battlefield, the exiled card returns to the battlefield under its owner's control instantly, without using the stack.
Common Pitfalls
A common mistake is forgetting that if the enchanted creature is destroyed, Faith Unbroken doesn't leave the battlefield until state-based actions are checked. However, the return of the exiled creature happens immediately once the Aura is gone. Also, note that if you exile a token, it ceases to exist and will never return. Any Auras attached to the exiled creature are sent to the graveyard, and Equipment attached to it falls off and stays on the battlefield.
When to Play It
This card is best used when you have a creature that can safely stay on the board, ensuring the exile effect lasts as long as possible. It is particularly effective against decks that rely on a single large threat or a creature with powerful passive abilities.
Interaction examples
Ghostly PrisonWhile you have Ghostly Prison in play to tax your opponent's attacks, you can cast Faith Unbroken on your own creature to exile their strongest remaining threat. This forces them to pay mana to attack with their weaker creatures while your enchanted creature stands ready with a +2/+2 boost to block effectively.
Smothering TitheIf an opponent has a creature that helps them pay for the tax of Smothering Tithe, you can use Faith Unbroken to exile that creature. While the creature is exiled, your opponent may find it harder to generate the mana needed to stop you from creating Treasure tokens whenever they draw a card.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Faith Unbroken
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If Faith Unbroken leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the targeted creature won't be exiled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If a token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won't be returned to the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
The exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Faith Unbroken leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions. However, if the creature Faith Unbroken enchants leaves the battlefield, Faith Unbroken won't leave itself until state-based actions are checked.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
In a multiplayer game, if Faith Unbroken's owner leaves the game, the exiled card will return to the battlefield. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card 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.
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