Why do tokens die when taken hostage? [Devs Aware]

andrewvanmarle
andrewvanmarle Posts: 978 Critical Contributor
edited February 2018 in MtGPQ Bugs & Technical Issues
Use hostage taker's power on a flipped werewolf or eternal token and it dies why you try to play it, why? 

//Edited Title -Brigby

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  • babar3355
    babar3355 Posts: 1,128 Chairperson of the Boards
    Yeah, well I don't think the token is supposed to go into your hand.  The ability works like a bounce spell to your hand, which means any token would be destroyed instead.

    I had the same thing happen with a plant token from dowsing dagger.  It went in my hand and showed as a rare card.  Took 14 mana to cast it back to the board and then it instantly died.  I assume the 14 mana is because it assumes Hostage Taker's mana cost?

    Anyway, pretty sure this thread belongs in the "Bugs" thread @bken1234
  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Tokens don't exist anywhere but the battlefield. If you put a token into hand, it simply ceases to exist, this has always been the case in this game (try using a blue bounce spell on creature tokens, and you'll see it just dies instead)

    Using it on a flipped werewolf, however, should put it into your hand human-side up. Might be a coding error.
  • babar3355
    babar3355 Posts: 1,128 Chairperson of the Boards
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCupt2-08K2Bh2p-9IHxI92Q

    Watch the Mr. Steal Your Girl video if you want to see the bug in all of its glory.
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    Thanks for the heads up! I'll pass this along to the QA team for review.

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