Disperse triggers as "destroyed"

JanksMcJank
JanksMcJank Posts: 62 Match Maker
Wolf of Devils breach summons 2 1/1 Red Devil tokens.

I carefully read the Red Devil's trigger text which says:
When this creature [b]dies[/b], the opponent's first creature takes damage equal to the creature's Power.

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Disburse also shows damage equal to toughness on the target.
This is an error as you shouldn't be triggering a "destroyed" ability when it's returning to the PW's hand hand.

Maybe Disperse needs an edit to say that tokens will be counted as destroyed. That would be fair if it were only for tokens.

Comments

  • Steeme
    Steeme Posts: 784 Critical Contributor
    Since tokens cannot be returned to your hand, they are destroyed instead. All bounce-like effects work like this (eg. Harbinger of Tides, Reflector Mage). That's why Disperse is such a powerful card because it can destroy an inflated token for 4 mana.