Does a copy enter with tokens on it in MTG?

avatarSnorkellingClock7 months ago
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avatarArisingWard7 months ago

Definitely depends on what exactly you're copying! If you're copying something that has counters (like +1/+1 counters) because of an effect that happened earlier in the game, those counters aren't part of the original card. So, when you copy it, the copy won't have those counters. Think of it as copying the text of a book but not the coffee stains on it!

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avatarDezincingBrute7 months ago

Actually, for all the sticklers out there, there's a niche case! If the card explicitly says to enter the battlefield with a certain number of counters (like with some Hydras), or tokens are created by the effect that's copying, then yes. But that's the card doing its thing, not the act of copying adding something extra.


avatarCatalogingDisk7 months ago

Nope. Copies come in as a fresh version of whatever you're copying. No tokens, no counters, unless the thing you're copying has those as part of how it enters the battlefield based on its own text.

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