Funny Token Ideas

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Posted on Feb. 3, 2016, 10:50 p.m. by MtgPenguin

Hey all, I recently encountered squirrel tokens for the first time... xD

Are they usable in games??

If so, we need more funny tokens!

Like we need things like that to make the games fun and hilarious.

My token ideas:

Googly-eyed giraffe

Camel...with that nice "It's Wednesday! Smile" xD

Turtle tokens

Kangaroo jack tokens

raging duck tokens

horse smile tokens xD

Gopher tokens

For those elf decks......Umpa Lumpa Tokens! "Not animals, but the pun is there." xD

Lol, I'd like to hear any suggestions you have about this. I will be glad to share any thoughts about more funny token ideas.

JA14732 says... #2

Umm...squirrels are produced by real cards, man. Squirrel Nest comes to mind immediately.

February 3, 2016 10:59 p.m.

MtgPenguin says... #3

JA14732, there's a card called Squirrel Nest?? xD Omg.

I didn't even know that. xD

You gotta admit though, it would be funny to have more cards like that. xD

February 3, 2016 11:04 p.m.

MtgPenguin says... #4

I guess I should have mentioned funny altered arts for tokens. lol.

February 3, 2016 11:07 p.m.

clayperce says... #5

February 3, 2016 11:08 p.m.

DrFunk27 says... #6

Um. Wut. O.o

February 3, 2016 11:16 p.m.

MtgPenguin says... #7

clayperce, Lol that would be perfect for altered token art for Darth Stewie tokens in place of regular minion tokens. xD

February 3, 2016 11:19 p.m.

Draglord_Sim says... #8

Earthcraft + Squirrel Nest = infinite squirrels.

Oh and we need cheese tokens with "sac add " or something.

February 4, 2016 2:36 a.m.

MyRevival says... #9

Squirrels are totally a thing. I've heard tell of nasty squirrel decks that wreck face too.

For other crazy tokens, try this link to magiccards.info.

February 4, 2016 3:15 a.m.

clayperce says... #10

Also, Call the Scions (and lots of other cards) make these

:-D

February 4, 2016 9:28 a.m.

Ender02 says... #11

lets not forget Acorn Catapult combined with anything that gives life gain for creatures entering the battlefield or things to untap artifacts is always a fun one too.

Squirrel tokens were always so expensive though, I made my own years ago using Scrat from the Ice Age movies. He always gets a chuckle when I put him on the table.

February 4, 2016 9:32 a.m.

Ender02 says... #12

Not mine, but apparently someone else had the same Idea. I found This online with a quick search.

February 4, 2016 9:38 a.m.

alanwescoat says... #13

Squirrels are a thing some of use worked to develop way back when...

While Earthcraft is banned, the infinite squirrel loop works with Arbor Elf, Squirrel Nest, and Intruder Alarm. Concordant Crossroads makes the combo an instant win (unless you get Fogged or something).

I liked to play mono-green squirrels.

Turn 1
Forest, Arbor Elf (Though, back then, I had to use Llanowar Elves.)

Turn 2
Forest, Wild Growth (Though now, Utopia Sprawl is strictly better.), Chatter of the Squirrel using flashback to get a total of two squirrel tokens (but if you are using Arbor Elf, you could also get away with casting Acorn Harvest on turn 2.) Note: Parallel Lives is also a good turn-2 play if you have Arbor Elf. Garruk Wildspeaker works well, too, especially if you are holding Chatter of the Squirrel.

Turn 3
Forest (Provided you are using Llanowar Elves; with Arbor Elf, you are already set.), Deranged Hermit. You now have six 2/2 viscous, nasty green squirrel tokens. If the two which came out last turn can attack without getting killed, go for the throat.

Turn 4
Let Deranged Hermit's echo cost send him to the graveyard. Then cast Coat of Arms. You now have six 6/6 satanic green squirrel tokens ready to send your opponent to Heck. Alternately, without Coat of Arms but with Garruk Wildspeaker at 4 loyalty, you can pay the echo cost and used Garruk Wildspeaker's overrun ultimate.

Squirrel Mob also helps here, and Adaptive Automaton can be used as a squirrel lord as well. Swarmyard is pretty cool, too, and if you have Gaea's Cradle, things can get crazy in a hurry. (I wish I had Gaea's Cradle...L.O.L.

A basic squirrel deck goes like this:

4x Arbor Elf
4x Utopia Sprawl or Wild Growth
4x Chatter of the Squirrel
4x Acorn Harvest
4x Squirrel Mob
4x Deranged Hermit
4x Coat of Arms
4x Echoing Courage
4x Squirrel Nest
22x Forest
2x Swarmyard

Squirrel Nest should really be a sideboard card because it is actually fairly slow, but you can work out your own deal. Squirrel decks are fun!

While some people really like Acorn Catapult for some reason, the card is rubbish. Nut Collector is really slow. I personally have never liked Liege of the Hollows, but I might like it better if I had Gaea's Cradle. I never manged to figure out how to get Krosan Beast to work properly.

That leaves Squirrel Wrangler, which can be a pretty good card in the right deck, though I usually leave it out.

February 8, 2016 10:48 a.m.

alanwescoat says... #14

I should mention that the above deck is Legacy legal and not entirely unreasonable to run in a tournament where you expect to have fun but not necessarily to win.

Also, Dark Platypus sells some great tokens.

Dark Platypus website

The set I got about ten years ago was a bit better than what they are featuring. It came with another smaller two-dial counter for showing power and toughness of the tokens and a drawstring bag for holding it all featuring the same vicious squirrel art.

February 8, 2016 11 a.m.

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