First, you start with either the normal or an alternative cost
Recently I have been having some discussion with fellow cube enthusiasts and it turns out that we feel a little under catered for by the good folk at Wizards
This collectors item is designed by the original illustrator of Pikachu, Atsuko Nishida, featuring distinct artwork and the iconic pen symbol
While this card can be impactful in specific strategies, other cards like Hero of Bladehold or Monastery Mentor may offer more consistent value and impact in competitive play, potentially relegating HERO Token to a sideboard option for more situational matchups
(The copy becomes a token.) A resolving copy of a permanent spell becomes a token, so the token isn't "created." Effects that care about a token being created won't interact with a token that enters the battlefield from Archmage of Echoes's ability
Originally, we had planned the Planeswalker focus with Future Sight (as detailed in Mark Rosewater's 2007 column here), and now that Planeswalkers had become a reality, we knew we needed to do star building for our Planeswalkers
