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707. Copying Objects

Rule 707.8a

Official source text · Effective 2026-08-07

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If an effect creates a token that is a copy of a double-faced permanent or a double-faced card not on the battlefield, the resulting token is a double-faced token that has both a front face and a back face. The characteristics of each face are determined by the copiable values of the same face of the permanent or card it is a copy of, as modified by any other copy effects that apply to that object. If the token is a copy of a double-faced permanent with its back face up, the token enters the battlefield with its back face up. This rule does not apply to tokens that are created with their own set of characteristics and enter the battlefield as a copy of a double-faced object due to a replacement effect. Example: Afflicted Deserter is the front face of a double-faced card, and the name of its back face is Werewolf Ransacker. If an effect creates a token that is a copy of that permanent, the token also has the same two faces and can transform. It enters the battlefield with the same face up as the permanent that it is a copy of. Example: Clone is not a double-faced card, so a token that is created as a copy of a Clone is not a double-faced token, even if it enters the battlefield as a copy of a permanent due to Clone’s replacement effect.