Do token copies of permanent cards carry the same name as that permanent?
Asked by Yesterday 3 days ago
Just realised I don't actually know this for sure.
"Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token" -> a token named "Saproling token". Cool.
"Create a token that's a copy of target Scornful Egotist" -> a token named "Scornful Egotist". Cool.
Amphin Mutineer's encore ability -> tokens named "mphin Mutineer"? Not "mphin Mutineer token", right?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2
The tokens created by Amphin Mutineer's Encore ability will be named "Amphin Mutineer".
A token will only end up with the name "[something] Token" if the effect that created it doesn't specifically give it a name, in which case the name will be the subtype of the object (Saproling, Goblin, Food etc.) plus the word "Token". Copy effects copy names, as you noted in your second example, so the Amphin Mutineer tokens will have regular names.
Yesterday says... #1
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