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Magic (The Gathering) => Rules => Topic started by: Ghebert on June 28, 2012, 08:05:57 PM

Title: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Ghebert on June 28, 2012, 08:05:57 PM
My opponent has {Call to the Grave}.
I have 3 spirit tokens out.
At the beginning of my upkeep I have a {Moorland Haunt} untapped as well as the mana to activate the moorland haunts ability.
Call to the Grave activated and is put on the stack. Before it resolves. I sacrifice my token. Activate moorland haunt. And exile it from my gy. And a new token comes out.

Am I correct or can I not do this?
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Willthomjr on June 28, 2012, 08:24:51 PM
You can't exile a token from your graveyard since tokens don't go the the graveyard.

If that's what you mean.
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: JaCe BeLeReN on June 28, 2012, 08:26:26 PM
Tokens cease to exist once they leave play.
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Gorzo on June 28, 2012, 08:44:59 PM
If I understand the rule correctly, tokens go to the graveyard just fast enough to trigger "dies" effects. As soon as they hit the yard, they are removed from play as a state-based action that does not use the stack and cannot be responded to, so there is no way to save them from the graveyard (or exile).
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Jkenny on June 29, 2012, 03:02:54 PM
How about if a token is on the field and the opponent player uses remove card and put it back in owners hand. does the token get destroyed or does it go back in your hand?
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: BlackJester on June 29, 2012, 03:06:58 PM
Quote from: Jkenny on June 29, 2012, 03:02:54 PM
How about if a token is on the field and the opponent player uses remove card and put it back in owners hand. does the token get destroyed or does it go back in your hand?
The token goes into the hand and immediate ceases to exist.
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Jkenny on June 29, 2012, 03:19:58 PM
So the token would go to my hand then get destroyed?
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Coffee Vampire on June 29, 2012, 03:22:27 PM
Yes. To be clear, whebever a token leaves a zone, it is destroyed AS A STATE-BASED ACTION. State-based actions cannot be responded to with instants.

Btw: a token changing sides of the battlefield is not changing zones. The battlefield is one zone. This means you can gain/lose control of tokens.
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Gorzo on June 29, 2012, 03:23:03 PM
Quote from: Jkenny on June 29, 2012, 03:19:58 PM
So the token would go to my hand then get destroyed?

Not so much "destroyed" as just plain gone and removed the game completely. It goes to the {AWOL} place :P
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Jdogtoocool on June 29, 2012, 03:25:24 PM
Yes also what if you give a token undying?
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: BlackJester on June 29, 2012, 03:26:47 PM
Quote from: Jdogtoocool on June 29, 2012, 03:25:24 PM
Yes also what if you give a token undying?
Nothing useful.

You won't get the token back.
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Coffee Vampire on June 29, 2012, 03:27:35 PM
State based action. State based actions are faster than all abilities, triggers, or anything in the world!!! A token is exiled as a state based action once it hits the gy. So no undying.
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: BlackJester on June 29, 2012, 03:30:45 PM
Quote from: Coffee Vampire on June 29, 2012, 03:27:35 PM
State based action. State based actions are faster than all abilities, triggers, or anything in the world!!!
Not as fast as {ROCKET-POWERED TURBO SLUG}!!!  It has SUPER haste!   ;D
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: KulrathKnight on June 29, 2012, 10:19:56 PM
Quote from: Ghebert on June 28, 2012, 08:05:57 PM
My opponent has {Call to the Grave}.
I have 3 spirit tokens out.
At the beginning of my upkeep I have a {Moorland Haunt} untapped as well as the mana to activate the moorland haunts ability.
Call to the Grave activated and is put on the stack. Before it resolves. I sacrifice my token. Activate moorland haunt. And exile it from my gy. And a new token comes out.

Am I correct or can I not do this?

Besides saying the same thing these guys are telling you, {Moorland Haunt} specifies creature card, which token creatures are not. 🔨
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: BadLuckIrish on June 30, 2012, 01:22:57 AM
Quote from: BlackJester on June 29, 2012, 03:30:45 PM
Quote from: Coffee Vampire on June 29, 2012, 03:27:35 PM
State based action. State based actions are faster than all abilities, triggers, or anything in the world!!!
Not as fast as {ROCKET-POWERED TURBO SLUG}!!!  It has SUPER haste!   ;D
what about 2 {Lightning Mauler}s?
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: BlackJester on June 30, 2012, 01:39:21 AM
Quote from: BadLuckIrish on June 30, 2012, 01:22:57 AM
Quote from: BlackJester on June 29, 2012, 03:30:45 PM
Quote from: Coffee Vampire on June 29, 2012, 03:27:35 PM
State based action. State based actions are faster than all abilities, triggers, or anything in the world!!!
Not as fast as {ROCKET-POWERED TURBO SLUG}!!!  It has SUPER haste!   ;D
what about 2 {Lightning Mauler}s?
Nuh-uh, RPTS attacks BEFORE YOU EVEN CAST IT!!! (btw did you know today is ALL CAP DAY?!?)
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: Xanzurth on June 30, 2012, 02:43:27 PM
Because it relavent to the post the order of MtG speed is as follows. Sorcery, Instant, Split Second, State Based Affects (SBA's), RPTS, then mana ability and morph which don't use the stack.
Title: Re: Tokens and the graveyard
Post by: BlackJester on July 01, 2012, 01:46:51 PM
Quote from: Xanzurth on June 30, 2012, 02:43:27 PM
Because it relavent to the post the order of MtG speed is as follows. Sorcery, Instant, Split Second, State Based Affects (SBA's), RPTS, then mana ability and morph which don't use the stack.
Kinda sorta. For more details, see the stickied "Timing is Everything".