Token copies of permanents
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helm of the Host | {4} | Legendary Artifact — Equipment | At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a token that's a copy of equipped creature, except the token isn't legendary. That token gains haste. Equip {5} | $4.95 |
| 2 | Second Harvest | {2}{G}{G} | Instant | For each token you control, create a token that's a copy of that permanent. | $5.51 |
| 3 | Saw in Half | {2}{B} | Instant | Destroy target creature. If that creature dies this way, its controller creates two tokens that are copies of that creature, except their power is half that creature's power and their toughness is half that creature's toughness. Round up… | $5.84 |
| 4 | Caretaker's Talent | {2}{W} | Enchantment — Class | (Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn. {W}: Level 2 When this Class becomes level 2, create a token that's a copy of t… | $11.46 |
| 5 | Reflections of Littjara | {4}{U} | Enchantment | As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type. Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, copy that spell. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.) | $3.25 |
| 6 | Springheart Nantuko | {1}{G} | Enchantment Creature — Insect Monk | Bestow {1}{G} Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay {1}{G} if this permanent is attached to a creature you control. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature. If you didn… | $6.50 |
| 7 | Coruscation Mage | {1}{R} | Creature — Otter Wizard | Offspring {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. | $1.62 |
| 8 | The Fire Crystal | {2}{R}{R} | Legendary Artifact | Red spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Creatures you control have haste. {4}{R}{R}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. | $5.99 |
| 9 | Rite of Replication | {2}{U}{U} | Sorcery | Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead. | $0.27 |
| 10 | Blade of Selves | {2} | Artifact — Equipment | Equipped creature has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.) Eq… | $3.46 |
| 11 | Irenicus's Vile Duplication | {3}{U} | Sorcery | Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except the token has flying and it isn't legendary. | $11.41 |
| 12 | Mechanized Production | {2}{U}{U} | Enchantment — Aura | Enchant artifact you control At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game. | $2.92 |
| 13 | Three Steps Ahead | {U} | Instant | Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1}{U} — Counter target spell. + {3} — Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control. + {2} — Draw two cards, then discard a card. | $5.76 |
| 14 | Ocelot Pride | {W} | Creature — Cat | First strike, lifelink Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, create a 1/1 white Cat creature token. Then if … | $42.09 |
| 15 | Kambal, Profiteering Mayor | {1}{W}{B} | Legendary Creature — Human Advisor | Whenever one or more tokens your opponents control enter, for each of them, create a tapped token that's a copy of it. This ability triggers only once each turn. Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, each opponent loses 1 life a… | $7.01 |
| 16 | Agate Instigator | {1}{R} | Creature — Lizard Rogue | Offspring {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.) Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. | — |
| 17 | Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker | {2}{R}{R}{R} | Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman | Haste {T}: Create a token that's a copy of target nonlegendary creature you control, except it has haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. | $16.99 |
| 18 | Twinflame | {1}{R} | Sorcery | Strive — This spell costs {2}{R} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Choose any number of target creatures you control. For each of them, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it has haste. Exile those tokens a… | $0.77 |
| 19 | Rootborn Defenses | {2}{W} | Instant | Populate. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.) | — |
| 20 | Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm | {3}{G}{U}{R} | Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit | Flying, ward {2} Whenever another nontoken Dragon you control enters, create a token that's a copy of it, except the token isn't legendary. | $6.99 |
| 21 | Echoes of Eternity | {3}{C}{C}{C} | Kindred Enchantment — Eldrazi | If a triggered ability of a colorless spell you control or another colorless permanent you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time. Whenever you cast a colorless spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.… | $2.25 |
| 22 | Feldon of the Third Path | {1}{R}{R} | Legendary Creature — Human Artificer | {2}{R}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of target creature card in your graveyard, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. | $1.24 |
| 23 | Bloodforged Battle-Axe | {1} | Artifact — Equipment | Equipped creature gets +2/+0. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of this Equipment. Equip {2} | $3.26 |
| 24 | Ondu Spiritdancer | {4}{W} | Creature — Kor Cleric | Whenever an enchantment you control enters, you may create a token that's a copy of it. Do this only once each turn. | $12.36 |
| 25 | Adagia, Windswept Bastion | Land — Planet | This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Planet. Station only as a sorcery.) 12+ | {3}{W}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or en… | $5.84 | |
| 26 | Sublime Epiphany | {4}{U}{U} | Instant | Choose one or more — • Counter target spell. • Counter target activated or triggered ability. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. • Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. • Target player draws a c… | $0.32 |
| 27 | Delina, Wild Mage | {3}{R} | Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman | Whenever Delina attacks, choose target creature you control, then roll a d20. 1—14 | Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that creature, except it's not legendary and it has "At end of combat, exile this token." 15—20 | C… | $6.11 |
| 28 | Molten Duplication | {1}{R} | Sorcery | Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. | $15.63 |
| 29 | Renewed Solidarity | {2}{W} | Enchantment | As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+0. At the beginning of your end step, for each token you control of the chosen type that entered this turn, create a token that's a copy… | $4.83 |
| 30 | Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki | {2}{R} | Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman | Fable of the Mirror-Breaker: (As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.) I — Create a 2/2 red Goblin Shaman creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, create a Treasure token." II — You may discard up to tw… | $6.37 |
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