<p>When any creature is placed on the battlefield from any location (hand, deck, exile, graveyard) it has "entered the battlefield." Therefore, yes, "When ~ enters the battlefield" effects do apply.</p>

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ultraferret107
<p>Yes, enters-the-battlefield abilities triggers regardless of a permanent's previous zone, unless explicitly stated.</p>

<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChanneler%20Initiate%5d">Channeler Initiate</a> will force you to put -1/-1 counters when coming into play, regardless of it being played from your hand, coming back from the graveyard, from exile, etc...</p>

<p>Here's the related bit of rules :</p>

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  <p>603.6a Enters-the-battlefield abilities trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield. These are written, “When [this object] enters the battlefield, . . . “ or “Whenever a [type] enters the battlefield, . . .” Each time an event puts one or more permanents onto the battlefield, all permanents on the battlefield (including the newcomers) are checked for any enters-the-battlefield triggers that match the event.</p>
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2017-05-16T11:23:10.403Z
For more fun with 'Enters the Battlefield' and what zone the card was in before: [Phage the Untouchable](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=382324)
steenbergh
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Ydrasaal
<p>I'm talking of course about abilities that trigger "when entering the battlefield". For instance the <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChanneler%20Initiate%5d">Channeler Initiate</a> is returned from the graveyard, does it require to put 3 -1/-1 counters?</p>

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When a creature comes back to the battlefield from the graveyard, does it trigger its abilities?
rahmu
# When a creature comes back to the battlefield from the graveyard, does it trigger its abilities?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-16)

I'm talking of course about abilities that trigger "when entering the battlefield". For instance the [Channeler Initiate](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChanneler%20Initiate%5d) is returned from the graveyard, does it require to put 3 -1/-1 counters?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-16. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

Yes, enters-the-battlefield abilities triggers regardless of a permanent's previous zone, unless explicitly stated.

[Channeler Initiate](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChanneler%20Initiate%5d) will force you to put -1/-1 counters when coming into play, regardless of it being played from your hand, coming back from the graveyard, from exile, etc...

Here's the related bit of rules :

> 603.6a Enters-the-battlefield abilities trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield. These are written, “When [this object] enters the battlefield, . . . “ or “Whenever a [type] enters the battlefield, . . .” Each time an event puts one or more permanents onto the battlefield, all permanents on the battlefield (including the newcomers) are checked for any enters-the-battlefield triggers that match the event.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: For more fun with 'Enters the Battlefield' and what zone the card was in before: [Phage the Untouchable](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=382324)  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-24. Score: 1

When any creature is placed on the battlefield from any location (hand, deck, exile, graveyard) it has "entered the battlefield." Therefore, yes, "When ~ enters the battlefield" effects do apply.


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