Quick question that I can't seem to find anywhere. If I have the Liliana, Defiant Necromancer emblem and Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet in play, if my opponent's creature dies, do I: exile it, get a zombie token due to Kalitas, then return it to the field due to the emblems ability? I feel like I'm wrong and missing something. May I have some help on the matter? Sorry if this is in the wrong place or if it was posted. I've been searching prior to pro tour and still can't seem to find it.
I would say no, but I'm not even a lvl 1 judge so I may be wrong. Why? Because the creature didn't die, it got exiled. If the emblem said "leaves the battlefield" ,beyond being insanely powerful, then you would get the creature.
That's why Kalitas was a hate card against Rally, because Zulaport's ability needs the creature to die, but Kalitas exiles it.
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Just to confirm, since the above answer sounded unsure (sorry for the late answer, I somehow missed this thread completely, I normally read them all as a moderator...) Indeed, Kalitas makes it so your opponents creature do not die. 'To die' is to be put in a graveyard from the battlefield. Kalitas' replacement effect makes it so that doesn't happen at all, so Liliana's emblem doesn't trigger.
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That's why Kalitas was a hate card against Rally, because Zulaport's ability needs the creature to die, but Kalitas exiles it.