wotc
The "when Portcullis leaves the battlefield" ability is set up as part of the ability that exiles the creature. It will trigger when Portcullis leaves the battlefield even if Portcullis has somehow lost its abilities at that time.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #139
Portcullis
sth·#139·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Kev Walker
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Mar 1998
28 yr ago
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Volatility · moderate
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #17,345 · Fringe play
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Gameplay
Artifact
Whenever a creature enters, if there are two or more other creatures on the battlefield, exile that creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control when this artifact leaves the battlefield.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHlegal
Rulings · 5
wotc
The creature does enter, so any other abilities that trigger on it entering trigger. This follows the normal rules for timing triggered abilities: first, the current player puts their abilities on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order does the same. Portcullis' own ability is included in this, so it could result in the creature being exiled after some abilities have resolved, but before others.
wotc
If the creature that triggered Portcullis is no longer on the battlefield when the ability resolves, then it fails to do anything.
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