Vile Rebirth: who gets the token?

Asked by phrosen63 7 years ago

If I play Vile Rebirth on a creature in an opponent's graveyard - do I get the zombie token, or does the owner of the exiled card get the token?

BlueScope says... Accepted answer #1

It's easy to overthink what the card might be doing, but really, the two instructions are seperate and don't affect each other directly in any way. Those instructions are:

• remove a target creature from the graveyard it's in
• create a 2/2 Zombie token

You as the controller of the spell put the token on the battlefield, no matter who's graveyard you removed the creature from. If the card intended to do anything else, it would say something like "Its owner creates a 2/2 Zombie creature token."

March 16, 2017 8:50 a.m.

Boza says... #2

You get a token. Unless otherwise specified (ie Hunted Horror), tokens are put under the control of the person who controls the spell/ability that creates them.

Since you are casting Vile Rebirth, you control the spell and you will get the token.

March 16, 2017 8:52 a.m.

phrosen63 says... #3

Thank you. =)

March 16, 2017 8:53 a.m.