Yes, Hofri will exile the enchantment and make a token copy of it, as what matters for Hofri is that it was a nontoken creature as it last existed on the battlefield. That copy has all of the printed characteristics of the original enchantment, including its mana cost and thus its mana value (MV). As long as it's your turn and you still control Bello, it's also a base 4/4 Elemental Spirit, so a 5/5 with trample and haste as long as you control Hofri( EDIT: that part was wrong, the token is not a spirit and thus not affected by Hofri's first ability, see below). While not your turn or if you lose Bello, it's just an enchantment with no creature types, but it still has "When this permanent leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's graveyard" (not the exact printed wording of the ability, but that's what it means. Doesn't matter if the token actually is a creature or not when it leaves).
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Mtg jugde chat says spirit applies in layer 1 so, since its a noncreature permanent it can't be a spirit. Referring to rule:
707.9f Some exceptions to the copying process apply only if the copy is or has certain characteristics. To determine whether such an exception applies, consider what the resulting
permanent’s characteristics would be if the copy effect were applied without that exception, taking into account any other exceptions that effect includes.
Example: Moritte of the Frost says, in part, “You may have Moritte of the Frost enter
the battlefield as a copy of a permanent you control, except it’s legendary and snow in
addition to its other types and, if it’s a creature, it enters with two additional +1/+1
counters on it and it has changeling.” Moritte of the Frost copies a land that has become
a creature until end of turn. It would enter as a noncreature permanent, so it won’t enter
with two additional +1+1 counters on it and it won’t have changeling, even if it becomes
a creature later in the turn.
Oops, true, totally missed that, good on you for checking elsewhere and thanks for the correction. I forgot that the "except it's a" clause means that the spirit creature type addition is part of the copy effect and so that it cannot apply since the token is not a creature yet in the application of layers. So the enchantment token is a 4/4 Elemental while it's your turn and you have Bello.
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What will the token be if Bello, Bard of the Brambles is on the battlefield when the token is created?
And if not?
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StaffSpirit, so a 5/5 with trample and haste as long as you control Hofri( EDIT: that part was wrong, the token is not a spirit and thus not affected by Hofri's first ability, see below). While not your turn or if you lose Bello, it's just an enchantment with no creature types, but it still has "When this permanent leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's graveyard" (not the exact printed wording of the ability, but that's what it means. Doesn't matter if the token actually is a creature or not when it leaves).707.9f Some exceptions to the copying process apply only if the copy is or has certain characteristics. To determine whether such an exception applies, consider what the resulting
permanent’s characteristics would be if the copy effect were applied without that exception, taking into account any other exceptions that effect includes.
Example: Moritte of the Frost says, in part, “You may have Moritte of the Frost enter
the battlefield as a copy of a permanent you control, except it’s legendary and snow in
addition to its other types and, if it’s a creature, it enters with two additional +1/+1
counters on it and it has changeling.” Moritte of the Frost copies a land that has become
a creature until end of turn. It would enter as a noncreature permanent, so it won’t enter
with two additional +1+1 counters on it and it won’t have changeling, even if it becomes
a creature later in the turn.
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