Tokens

Tokens are treated as monster cards with some extra rules.

Here are some things you might not know about them.

You CAN Absorb Tokens with Sacrifice or Transform Sphere, and they retain their ATK and DEF whilst being equip spells.

Most tokens tend to be small though, less than 1000 ATK, so its not very practical.

However, since Transform Sphere re-summons them, they are removed from the field at the end phase.

You cannot turn or set Tokens. Thus, they are also always counted as Face up.

Tokens are always counted as Normal monster, regardless of what effect they have.

Thus, Skill Drain and the mirrors do not affect them.

Also, interestingly enough, by using Natural Tune, you can turn any of them into Tuners.

Meaning you can turn the Tokens spawned by Asmodeus to synchro into a level 8.

Meaning you can access synchros in decks such as Skyblaster Blood without pushing out too far.

Meaning Kinkabyou and Kaien token form Trishula or Mist Wurm.


Although you cannot send Tokens to the graveyard or return them to the hand or deck as a cost, you CAN remove them from play from the field, using something like Cyber Eltanin.

Regarding the original ATK and DEF of Tokens for things such as Shrink, most tokens use the ATK and DEF they were spawned with as their original.

However, the Kaien token spawned by Gorz has ? as its original ATK and DEF, according to card lore.

Thus, it is treated as having ? Original ATK and DEF, and so Shrink can bring it to 0.

The final type of token are those similar to Option Tokens spawned by Victory Viper.

Because its ATK and DEF, even its original ATK and DEF, are always equal to the Victory Viper's, any changes to its ATK and DEF will not work.

Meaning even if you shrink it, its ATK wont change.

That being said, during the damage step, you could just shrink Victory Viper, and have the same effect.


Thats all for today.

G-Ray Out.