Hopeful Vigil
{1}{W}
Enchantment
Oracle Text
When this enchantment enters, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance.
When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, scry 2.
{2}{W}: Sacrifice this enchantment.
Watch Out
ETB trigger, not a cast triggerRules Note
This card's ability triggers when it enters the battlefield, not when it's cast. Effects that double ETB triggers (like Panharmonicon) work here. Countering the spell prevents the creature from entering, so the ETB won't fire.
Exile prevents dies triggersRules Note
'Dies' means 'put into a graveyard from the battlefield.' If a creature is exiled instead of dying (Swords to Plowshares, Rest in Peace), dies triggers won't fire. Tokens do trigger 'dies' abilities briefly before ceasing to exist.