So I'm speculating that the Dimir deck will have 5 double-sided tokens with a horror on one side and a blank token on the other. And the Izzet deck will have 5 double-sided tokens with a goblin on one side and a blank token on the other.
Edit: Oops. I missed Thunderheads in the Izzet list. Did I miss anything in the Dimir list? The only thing I can think of are maybe hit counters from Etrata, the Silencer.
There really isn't a compelling reason for WotC to print "blank tokens" when they can simply print the actual tokens said set/deck needs or fill it with advertising (a personal pet peeve of mine).
I might be the only one excited for this, but I've been using blank tokens from old World Championship decks for years in my Ravnica Cube (where you use a sharpie on a clear sleeve).
Do you mean the blank cards with the old mtG card frame with the WC backing? Those aren't tokens, they're proxies. About as close to an official proxy as we'll get in a set. WotC created those cards so people can pen in proxies of other existing or future cards and play them. Those sets were only printed 1997 to 2004 when sleeving was still in its infancy so players weren't really able to mix 'n' match card backings like we can now.
Obviously, nothing stops you, or any other player, from using the proxy cards as tokens. Just like people use 3D models, Yu-GI-Oh, Pokémon or anything else for that matter. I'm just saying those cards weren't intended as such.
There really isn't a compelling reason for WotC to print "blank tokens" when they can simply print the actual tokens said set/deck needs or fill it with advertising (a personal pet peeve of mine).
I might be the only one excited for this, but I've been using blank tokens from old World Championship decks for years in my Ravnica Cube (where you use a sharpie on a clear sleeve).
Do you mean the blank cards with the old mtG card frame with the WC backing? Those aren't tokens, they're proxies. About as close to an official proxy as we'll get in a set. WotC created those cards so people can pen in proxies of other existing or future cards and play them. Those sets were only printed 1997 to 2004 when sleeving was still in its infancy so players weren't really able to mix 'n' match card backings like we can now.
Obviously, nothing stops you, or any other player, from using the proxy cards as tokens. Just like people use 3D models, Yu-GI-Oh, Pokémon or anything else for that matter. I'm just saying those cards weren't intended as such.
Yes.
That's kind of the point of this speculation.
edit: Sidenote: I hope a Pack Rat token is included in either the Rakdos or Orzhov guild kits.
In that video, it says that every Guild Kit will have 5 double-sided tokens. Now take a look at the spoiler list of the Guild Kits: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/guilds-ravnica-guild-kits-2018-09-25
The only token producers for Dimir are Call of the Nightwing & Stolen Identity and Izzet are Goblin Rally & Quasiduplicate. I might be the only one excited for this, but I've been using blank tokens from old World Championship decks for years in my Ravnica Cube (where you use a sharpie on a clear sleeve). They also work with Followed Footsteps and Progenitor Mimic.
So I'm speculating that the Dimir deck will have 5 double-sided tokens with a horror on one side and a blank token on the other. And the Izzet deck will have 5 double-sided tokens with a goblin on one side and a blank token on the other.
Edit: Oops. I missed Thunderheads in the Izzet list. Did I miss anything in the Dimir list? The only thing I can think of are maybe hit counters from Etrata, the Silencer.
Thread | Draft
Do you mean the blank cards with the old mtG card frame with the WC backing? Those aren't tokens, they're proxies. About as close to an official proxy as we'll get in a set. WotC created those cards so people can pen in proxies of other existing or future cards and play them. Those sets were only printed 1997 to 2004 when sleeving was still in its infancy so players weren't really able to mix 'n' match card backings like we can now.
Obviously, nothing stops you, or any other player, from using the proxy cards as tokens. Just like people use 3D models, Yu-GI-Oh, Pokémon or anything else for that matter. I'm just saying those cards weren't intended as such.
Yes.
That's kind of the point of this speculation.
edit: Sidenote: I hope a Pack Rat token is included in either the Rakdos or Orzhov guild kits.
Thread | Draft
https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/the-rumor-mill/800829-gk1-copy-token
Nice.
edit: I hope the Izzet deck has a couple of copy tokens with the Quasiduplicate art. And I hope they do the same for Followed Footsteps and Progenitor Mimic. (I hope for a lot of things.)
Thread | Draft