The token is a Zombie instead of its other types (unlike Zombies created by an eternalize ability) and is black instead of its other colors. Its power and toughness are 4/4. These are copiable values of the token that other effects may copy.
Does that mean that a token that is created by The Scarab God retains being legendary (assuming the original was) or not? I am aware that Legendary is NOT a creature type so my automatic assumption is that it does not remove this on tokens. I just wanted someone to verify one way or another for me.
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Yes. The text "except it's a 4/4 black Zombie" establishes a modification to the copy effect of The Scarab God's second ability (C.R. 706.9), namely, that the effect "modif[ies] ... characteristic[s]", namely, subtype, color, power, and toughness, "as part of the copying process" (C.R. 706.9c). Note that subtype (such as Zombie [C.R. 205.3m]) and supertype (such as legendary [C.R. 205.4a]) are listed as separate characteristics in C.R. 109.3. Therefore, if the token in question would be legendary in the absence of that modification, it would remain legendary.
Does that mean that a token that is created by The Scarab God retains being legendary (assuming the original was) or not? I am aware that Legendary is NOT a creature type so my automatic assumption is that it does not remove this on tokens. I just wanted someone to verify one way or another for me.
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