<p>If a planeswalker becomes a creature, it acts as a creature in every way, including being able to kill it and send it to the graveyard with normal damage.</p>

<p>This means that if you activate <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSarkhan%20the%20Masterless%5d">Sarkhan the Masterless</a>'s +1 ability, then all your planswalkers (including Sarkhan) could be killed with something like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bDoom%20Blade%5d">Doom Blade</a> or <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bFlame%20Lash%5d">Flame Lash</a>. It will be sent to the graveyard just like any other creature. </p>

<p>When a token creature dies, it does go to the graveyard, but then ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked. You can see more details about that <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/42524/do-token-creatures-go-to-the-graveyard?noredirect=1&amp;lq=1">here</a>.</p>

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<p>The <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/challenger-decks-2020-02-15" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Allied Fires Challenger Deck</a> from Magic 2020 contains <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSarkhan%20the%20Masterless%5d">Sarkhan the Masterless</a>, who can both create dragon tokens, and turn other planeswalkers into dragons.</p>

<p>If a planeswalker that becomes a dragon dies, does it go into the graveyard? What about the dragon tokens that Sarkhan creates?</p>

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Just a heads up here: due to a [recent banning](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/june-1-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement) you will not be allowed to use that deck in any competitive MtG events. It's still absolutely fine for playing casually with your friends of course :-)
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What happens to token creatures and planeswalker creatures that die?
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# What happens to token creatures and planeswalker creatures that die?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-09)

The [Allied Fires Challenger Deck](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/challenger-decks-2020-02-15) from Magic 2020 contains [Sarkhan the Masterless](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSarkhan%20the%20Masterless%5d), who can both create dragon tokens, and turn other planeswalkers into dragons.

If a planeswalker that becomes a dragon dies, does it go into the graveyard? What about the dragon tokens that Sarkhan creates?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Just a heads up here: due to a [recent banning](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/june-1-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement) you will not be allowed to use that deck in any competitive MtG events. It's still absolutely fine for playing casually with your friends of course :-)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-09. Score: 2

If a planeswalker becomes a creature, it acts as a creature in every way, including being able to kill it and send it to the graveyard with normal damage.

This means that if you activate [Sarkhan the Masterless](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSarkhan%20the%20Masterless%5d)'s +1 ability, then all your planswalkers (including Sarkhan) could be killed with something like [Doom Blade](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bDoom%20Blade%5d) or [Flame Lash](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bFlame%20Lash%5d). It will be sent to the graveyard just like any other creature.

When a token creature dies, it does go to the graveyard, but then ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked. You can see more details about that [here](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/42524/do-token-creatures-go-to-the-graveyard?noredirect=1&lq=1).


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