Does Blood Artist trigger under Rest in Peace?

The scenario

You control Blood Artist and Rest in Peace. Murder would destroy another ordinary creature on the battlefield. Does Blood Artist trigger for that creature?

Short answer

No. Rest in Peace replaces the move to the graveyard with exile. The creature never goes from the battlefield to a graveyard, so it does not die and Blood Artist does not trigger for it.

Step by step

1. Murder would destroy the creature, normally putting it into its owner's graveyard.
2. Rest in Peace's static ability creates a replacement effect. Instead of going to the graveyard, the creature goes to exile.
3. Blood Artist watches for a creature dying. Since 'dies' means moving from the battlefield to a graveyard, that event never happens here. There is no death trigger to respond to.

What changes the answer?

A leaves-the-battlefield trigger

The creature did leave the battlefield. An ability that watches for leaving, rather than dying, may trigger. Always check the precise event an ability watches.

Remove Rest in Peace first

If Rest in Peace leaves before the creature would go to the graveyard, its replacement effect is no longer present. Assuming no other replacement applies, the creature dies and Blood Artist triggers.

Rules and verification

Checked against the Comprehensive Rules effective 2026-09-25. Read the dated official source. Rule-browser links may use an older site snapshot; the dated official document is this scenario's verification source.

• CR 614.1a: The word 'instead' identifies this replacement effect.
• CR 614.6: A replaced event never happens; the modified event happens instead.
• CR 700.4: 'Dies' specifically means battlefield to graveyard.

Card sources

Oracle text snapshot checked 2026-10-15. These quotations are card reference material, not original MtG-RC explanations.

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