When a unit is banished and replayed (e.g., with Portal Rescue), does it get its on-play effect again, do buffs stay on it, and is it healed from damage?

Ruling: When a unit is banished and replayed, it triggers its on-play effect again and is healed from damage, but buffs do not stay on it.

Sequence:

• Unit is banished
• Unit is replayed as a new object
• On-play effect triggers
• Unit enters play with full health and no previous buffs

Nuances:

• The banished and replayed unit becomes a 'new object', which means it is no longer the same game entity
• Because it's a new object, effects targeting the original unit (like multiple instances of Icathian Rain) will no longer target it after it's banished and replayed