<p>Tokens disappear whenever they leave the battlefield. The relevant rules are:</p>
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<p><strong>110.5f</strong> A token that's phased out, or that's in a zone other than the battlefield, ceases to exist. This is a state-based action; see rule 704. (Note that if a token changes zones, applicable triggered abilities will trigger before the token ceases to exist.)</p>
<p><strong>110.5g</strong> A token that has left the battlefield can't move to another zone or come back onto the battlefield. If such a token would change zones, it remains in its current zone instead. It ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked; see rule 704.</p>
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<p>So the Wurm token would be gone for good in this example.</p>

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<li>Player A plays <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Roar%20of%20the%20Wurm">Roar of the Wurm</a></li>
<li>Player B plays <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Astral%20Slide">Astral Slide</a></li>
<li>Player B recycles a card and returns the Wurm token</li>
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<p>What happens then?</p>

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What happens when you remove a token creature from the game, and then return it under it's owner's control?
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# What happens when you remove a token creature from the game, and then return it under it's owner's control?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-10-13)

1. Player A plays [Roar of the Wurm](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Roar%20of%20the%20Wurm)
2. Player B plays [Astral Slide](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Astral%20Slide)
3. Player B recycles a card and returns the Wurm token

What happens then?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-10-13. Score: 19 | Accepted answer

Tokens disappear whenever they leave the battlefield. The relevant rules are:

> **110.5f** A token that's phased out, or that's in a zone other than the battlefield, ceases to exist. This is a state-based action; see rule 704. (Note that if a token changes zones, applicable triggered abilities will trigger before the token ceases to exist.)
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> **110.5g** A token that has left the battlefield can't move to another zone or come back onto the battlefield. If such a token would change zones, it remains in its current zone instead. It ceases to exist the next time state-based actions are checked; see rule 704.

So the Wurm token would be gone for good in this example.


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