<p>It would be returned; Isareth’s last sentence doesn’t do anything. </p>

<p>The replacement effect doesn’t actually apply, beause “instead of putting it anywhere else” means “instead of going to Exile”. Because it is going to Exile anyway; it doesn’t matter. </p>

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GendoIkari
<p>Scenario:
<a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bIsareth%20the%20Awakener%5d">Isareth the Awakener</a> returns <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLlanowar%20Elves%5d">Llanowar Elves</a> to play.
I play <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChangeling%20Hero%5d">Changeling Hero</a> and exile Llanowar elves.
Changeling Hero is destroyed.</p>

<p>Does Llanowar elves get returned by the champion trigger?</p>

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2019-01-27T20:13:40.883Z
agreed, it is a duplicate
hodale
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Isareth the Awakener and championing
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# Isareth the Awakener and championing

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-27)

Scenario:
[Isareth the Awakener](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bIsareth%20the%20Awakener%5d) returns [Llanowar Elves](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLlanowar%20Elves%5d) to play.
I play [Changeling Hero](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChangeling%20Hero%5d) and exile Llanowar elves.
Changeling Hero is destroyed.

Does Llanowar elves get returned by the champion trigger?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: agreed, it is a duplicate  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-27. Score: 4

It would be returned; Isareth’s last sentence doesn’t do anything.

The replacement effect doesn’t actually apply, beause “instead of putting it anywhere else” means “instead of going to Exile”. Because it is going to Exile anyway; it doesn’t matter.


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