Tokens and the graveyard

Started by Ghebert, June 28, 2012, 08:05:57 PM

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Ghebert

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?

Willthomjr

You can't exile a token from your graveyard since tokens don't go the the graveyard.

If that's what you mean.

JaCe BeLeReN

#2
Tokens cease to exist once they leave play.

Gorzo

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).

Jkenny

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?

BlackJester

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.

Jkenny

So the token would go to my hand then get destroyed?

Coffee Vampire

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.

Gorzo

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

Jdogtoocool

Yes also what if you give a token undying?

BlackJester

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.

Coffee Vampire

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.

BlackJester

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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

KulrathKnight

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. 🔨

BadLuckIrish

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?