<p>Yes, the creature you exiled (Lilysplash Mentor) returns to the battlefield. Driftgloom Coyote's ability is a continuous effect that lasts only while it's on the battlefield (emphasis mine)</p>
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<p>When Driftgloom Coyote enters, exile target creature an opponent controls <strong>until</strong> Driftgloom Coyote leaves the battlefield.</p>
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<p>Regardless of how it leaves the battlefield (including being turned into a food and being sacrificed), it will return the card it exiled as soon as it leaves play (without using the stack).</p>
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<p>610.3. Some one-shot effects cause an object to change zones “until” a specified event occurs. A second one-shot effect is created immediately after the specified event. This second one-shot effect returns the object to its previous zone.</p>
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<p>Because the Driftgloom Coyote's effect has already happened, removing its abilities doesn't change the condition for the one-shot effect's &quot;until&quot; clause, which is only based on that permanent leaving the battlefield (by any means).</p>

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2024-08-09T20:13:54.133Z
Agree with this answer, but I think it's probably worth making explicit that "loses all other card types and abilities" does _not_ mean that any continuous effects created by the Coyote end, which I think is what could be causing the OP's uncertainty.
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<p>In MTG, I played a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Driftgloom%20Coyote">Driftgloom Coyote</a> and exiled a nontoken creature (<a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lilysplash%20Mentor">Lilysplash Mentor</a>) that my opponent controlled. Next turn, my opponent plays <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sugar%20Coat">Sugar Coat</a> on the coyote, turning it into a food:</p>
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<p>Enchant creature or Food</p>
<p>Enchanted permanent is a colorless Food artifact with &quot;2, Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life&quot; and loses all other card types and abilities.</p>
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<p>What happens if I sacrifice the food for 3 life? Does the Lilysplash Mentor return to the battlefield or not?</p>

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How do Driftgloom Coyote and Sugar Coat interact?
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# How do Driftgloom Coyote and Sugar Coat interact?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-08-09)

In MTG, I played a [Driftgloom Coyote](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Driftgloom%20Coyote) and exiled a nontoken creature ([Lilysplash Mentor](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lilysplash%20Mentor)) that my opponent controlled. Next turn, my opponent plays [Sugar Coat](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sugar%20Coat) on the coyote, turning it into a food:

> Enchant creature or Food
>
> Enchanted permanent is a colorless Food artifact with "2, Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life" and loses all other card types and abilities.

What happens if I sacrifice the food for 3 life? Does the Lilysplash Mentor return to the battlefield or not?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-08-09. Score: 3

Yes, the creature you exiled (Lilysplash Mentor) returns to the battlefield. Driftgloom Coyote's ability is a continuous effect that lasts only while it's on the battlefield (emphasis mine)

> When Driftgloom Coyote enters, exile target creature an opponent controls **until** Driftgloom Coyote leaves the battlefield.

Regardless of how it leaves the battlefield (including being turned into a food and being sacrificed), it will return the card it exiled as soon as it leaves play (without using the stack).

> 610.3. Some one-shot effects cause an object to change zones “until” a specified event occurs. A second one-shot effect is created immediately after the specified event. This second one-shot effect returns the object to its previous zone.

Because the Driftgloom Coyote's effect has already happened, removing its abilities doesn't change the condition for the one-shot effect's "until" clause, which is only based on that permanent leaving the battlefield (by any means).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Agree with this answer, but I think it's probably worth making explicit that "loses all other card types and abilities" does _not_ mean that any continuous effects created by the Coyote end, which I think is what could be causing the OP's uncertainty.  

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