Can Tokens Come Back From The Graveyard?

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Can tokens come back from the graveyard? Tokens cease to exist (through State Based Actions) once they leave the battlefield, but they do reach the graveyard first .

Can tokens be returned from graveyard?

You will never find “Return target creature card or token from your graveyard to the battlefield.” for two reasons: Even if there was a token was in the graveyard when targets were chosen, it would have ceased to exists by the time the spell or ability resolved.

How long do tokens stay in graveyard?

Tokens go to the graveyard when they die, then they go away forever because they are not cards. You get triggers though. 110.5f A token that's in a zone other than the battlefield ceases to exist. This is a state-based action; see rule 704.

Do tokens come back after being phased out?

Tokens continue to exist on the battlefield while phased out . Counters remain on a permanent while it's phased out. Effects that check a phased-in permanent's history won't treat the phasing event as having caused the permanent to leave or enter the battlefield or its controller's control.

What happens to a token when it dies?

A creature token that dies goes to the graveyard , just like any other creature. Once in the graveyard (or any other zone), there is a state-based action that causes the token to cease to exist. If a token dies (such as by Doom Blade” target=”blank”>Doom Blade), it will go to the graveyard.

Do tokens trigger Syr Konrad?

The first condition allows the effect to trigger off of all creature deaths including tokens . The second condition allow for the effect to trigger off of mill and discard effects.

Can you return a token to its owner hand?

Yes you can return it to their hand ; no this will not count as destroying it. “Destroy” in Magic means something very specific. What actually happens is that the token is put into their hand, and then ceases to exist the next time state-based effects are checked.

Is a token a permanent?

A card or token becomes a permanent as it enters the battlefield and it stops being a permanent as it's moved to another zone by an effect or rule. 110.2. A permanent's owner is the same as the owner of the card that represents it (unless it's a token; see rule 111.2).

Can tokens be banished?

Token Monsters cannot be banished face-down . They can't be targeted, and are unaffected, by card effects that would do so.

Do token creatures enter the graveyard?

Yes it does . Although very briefly. The token is moved to the graveyard and remains there until state based actions are checked, at which time it ceases to exist.

Can you respond to phasing?

It's not possible for players to “respond to” a permanent phasing in or out . Phasing in or out doesn't count as an permanent entering or leaving the battlefield, so abilities that look for those conditions will not apply. If a permanent phases out, any Auras or Equipment attached to it will phase out along with it.

Does phasing destroy tokens?

Does phasing kill tokens? Before the release of Commander 2017 they did, but now they do not . Because a phased-out token doesn't change zones, it keeps existing and will phase back in no problem. This means that, when your Batterskull gets phased out, your germ will return and stay attached to Batterskull to boot.

What happens when a token leaves the battlefield?

A token that has left the battlefield can't move to another zone or come back onto the battlefield . If such a token would change zones, it remains in its current zone instead. It ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked; see rule 704. 111.9.

Does sacrificing a token count as dying?

That means if a token creature is sacrificed, like any other creature, it technically dies and goes to the graveyard – causing any death triggers abilities to trigger like normal.

Are tokens creatures?

Most tokens are creatures , but either way, it's written on the card that produces the token. If you take hive stirrings for instance, it specifically says: Put two 1/1 colorless Sliver creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Do tokens with undying come back?

No, tokens can't use undying to come back .

So while a token with undying still triggers undying, it won't be in the graveyard to return to the battlefield when the trigger goes onto the stack to resolve.

Do token creatures leave the graveyard?

A: Tokens go to the graveyard as regular creatures, and are removed as a “state-based effect” when a player gets priority again . They stay in the graveyard long enough to trigger abilities, like the one of Soulcatchers' Aerie, before they are removed.

Does Syr Konrad trigger twice?

This ability triggers only once each turn .

What happens if you return a token to hand?

Token creatures will go to the hand for a brief time while the spell or ability is resolving – then they cease to exist when state-based actions are checked since they're no longer on the battlefield. A token that's bounced back to its owner's hand won't really be able to do anything before it ceases to exist.

Does tokens have summoning sickness?

You said it's an instant that creates tokens. If the spell is cast anytime before that player's turn, then when it becomes that player's turn, since the tokens have been under his or her control since the beginning of the turn, they do not suffer summoning sickness .

What happens if you bounce a creature token?

EDIT: question answered, and for others wondering about it, the short answer is “ It vanishes “, and longer answer seems to be: “Tokens cannot exist anywhere else other than the Battlefield, so if they are moved to any other area of the game they go *poof*.”

Are tokens non land permanent?

Re “a nonland permanent would be ANYTHING except an instant, sorcery, artifacts, equipment, etc. that is not ‘permanently' on the battlefield.”, Not quite. Just like creature cards and tokens, artifacts cards and token (incl Equipment cards and tokens) are also permaments when they are on the battelfield .

Is an enchantment aura a permanent?

Yes. A permanent is a card or token on the battlefield. An Aura attached to a permanent is therefore also a permanent , and will be returned to its owner's hand by that effect.

Do token creatures go in your deck?

You cannot add tokens to your deck . The rules simply do not allow you to cast them.

Can you Tribute Black Sheep tokens?

Scapeghost may bear 0 ATK and DEF, but when flipped from face-down defense position, this zombie lets you special summon any number of Black Sheep tokens, possibly providing up to four blockers! The tokens also have zip for ATK/DEF, but they don't bear any restrictions, letting you freely tribute or materialize them .

Can plasma equip a token?

You can't equip a token to a monster , also you cannot flip them face down (with book of moon for example) you cannot return them to your hand (compulsory evacuation device) and you cannot remove them form play (dark core). They are tokens, not monsters.

Can you banish a token for snow?

( You cannot banish the “Fairy Tail – Snow” that activates its effect .)

Do tokens trigger death effects?

If something had a “when this dies” is killed by [[Lava Coil]] it doesn't trigger because it doesn't go to the graveyard. But tokens don't either and yet things like [[Cruel Celebrant]] and the passive of [[Liliana Dreadhorde General]] trigger when they die from damage or sacrifice or destroy effects or whatever .

Do counters 1 counters remove?

Do +1 and counters cancel out?

If a creature ever has +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, the two kinds of counters immediately “cancel out,” one for one, until only one kind of counter remains .

Do phased creatures enter the battlefield?

Phasing out doesn't cause any “leaves the battlefield” abilities to trigger. Similarly, phasing in won't cause any “enters the battlefield” abilities to trigger . Any one-shot effects that are waiting “until [this] leaves the battlefield,” such as that of Banisher Priest, won't happen when a permanent phases out.

Does Teferi's protection end your turn?

Does phasing give summoning sickness?

Phasing doesn't have any effect on “summoning sickness” and never has . When a creature phases out, it is still considered being on the battlefield (albeit its still phased out). So really, when a creature phases back in, it will never have summoning sickness.

Can you cast spells during Teferi's protection?

Can I cast spells while Teferi's Protection is in effect? Yes. Nothing in Teferi's Protection says otherwise . Having no permanents (until your next turn) might make that challenging, but the card itself does not prevent you from casting spells.

When a token is destroyed does it go to the graveyard?

Token creatures are actual creatures and they will cause relevant abilities to trigger when they leave play. For example, Massacre Wurm's ability will trigger when a token creature controlled by an opponent goes to the graveyard.

When you sacrifice a treasure token does it hit the graveyard?

So, the answer to OPs question is: Yes, Tokens do go to the graveyard, BUT they do not stay there .

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