Populate and Kin Tree Invocation

Asked by XxDecieverxX 5 years ago

If you have Growing Ranks on the field and a Spirit Warrior token from Kin-Tree Invocation and you populate the token does it come in as Power/Toughness from the token or would it enter as a 0/0?

DragonKing90 says... #1

populate creates a COPY of the token. power and toughness are copiable. if i knew why you thought it might enter as a 0/0, i can probably answer your question better to help you avoid future confusion.

September 21, 2018 12:27 p.m.

XxDecieverxX says... #2

I was just playing and buddy said it copied as a 0/0 as that is what the token technically is so I picked a different token instead. I guess since it is that and isn't a 0/0 with x +1/+1 counters that makes sense.

September 21, 2018 12:36 p.m.

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #3

If you cast Kin-Tree Invocation and the greatest toughness you have on the board is 4, then your Kin-Tree token will be a 4/4. Not a 0/0 with four +1/+1 counters, but a token that would actually read 4/4 in its P/T box.

Copiable values are what is printed on the card (or would be printed on the token in this case), including name, type line, text box, and power/toughness. They do not include counters, auras, equipment, or temporary stat alterations due to other cards. Since your Kin-Tree token actually has 4/4 "printed" on it, that is copiable, and your Growing Ranks populated copy will also be a 4/4.

September 21, 2018 4:50 p.m.

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