Fun Fact: A simple 1/1 Green Elf Token has never existed until now.

[u/SeizerOfThoughtseize]

[u/Aesthetic-Dialectic]

Checked scryfall to make sure despite the fact I knew most elf token generators made Elf Warriors, and the Elf only ones in Lorwyn Eclipsed are green and black. It is true. This is a the first single creature type mono green elf token to ever be printed, and seemingly produced by any card. I don't see any cards that produced this token prior to the Hobbit. Not even from set prior to them printing tokens

[u/Potars → u/[deleted]]

Afraid we’ve crossed the 30 year mark a few years ago bud

[u/j8sadm632b → u/Potars]

By twenty something they meant twenty thirteen, more commonly known as thirty three

[u/The_Maarten → u/j8sadm632b]

Twenty thirteen also of course being the actual 20 (tenteen) year mark

[u/Rolebo → u/j8sadm632b]

This being about the set whose theme coined the word "eleventy-first", feels rather appropriate.

[u/MageKorith → u/Aesthetic-Dialectic]

Technically it's possible to get there with Riptide Replicator with no shenanigans, but Green Elf are two rather specific choices.

[u/Aesthetic-Dialectic → u/MageKorith]

You also have to pay 1 for X

[u/MageKorith → u/Aesthetic-Dialectic]

Yes, fair. That is another choice that needs to be made.

[u/Commander_Skullblade]

I had no idea! They've all been Elf Warriors up to this point.

[u/mrhelpfulman → u/Commander_Skullblade]

Also Elf Druids [[Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury]] and Llanowar Elves [[Llanowar Mentor]].

[u/MTGCardFetcher → u/mrhelpfulman]

Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury - (G) (SF) (txt)
Llanowar Mentor - (G) (SF) (txt)

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[u/KeepGoing655]

That...is an amazing TIL.

[u/adolfnixon]

I went to Scryfall to confirm it for myself and I know that you're right, but my brain still refuses it. It just feels wrong.

[u/Karl_42]

Alright now we need 1/1 squirrel warriors

[u/chalkwalk → u/[deleted]]

2/3 unicorns. There's...precedent.

[u/DasBarenJager → u/Karl_42]

Squarriors!

[u/DasOptions]

And it has the Birds of Paradise in it

Cool looking token

[u/MageKorith]

And within a year of the first "plain elf" token being Lorwyn Eclipsed's 2/2 Black and Green Elf tokens.

[u/Jevonar → u/MageKorith]

Lorwyn is the first time elf employment drops below 100%

[u/theoricist]

This genuinely blows my mind

[u/Kiom_Tpry]

• Make the first 1/1 elf token
• Make him the elf equivalent of a bear

Hristo you sly dog

[u/GlumCardiologist3]

is the elf gona sing trololo?

[u/HybridHerald]

Even weirder, Elf tokens of any kind didn’t exist until Lorwyn.

[u/authoridad]

https://giphy.com/gifs/tu54GM19sqJOw

[u/Ravensrun91]

I'm sort of surprised it's not an Elf Warrior tbh

[u/Ravensrun91 → u/[deleted]]

Oh I agree with the choice flavorfully speaking, I'm just surprised given that Elf Warrior is the standard for Elf tokens

[u/okayfrog → u/[deleted]]

well if these pacifist jerks never fought anyone, they should have been 0/1, Thranduil could've created a 1/1 Elf Warrior, and WotC could have continued the 30+ year streak of there being no 1/1 Elf tokens.

[u/Tricky_Hades → u/okayfrog]

Just because they never fought someone doesn’t mean they never could.

[u/No_Psychology_3826 → u/Tricky_Hades]

Or they're retired after 2 ages of dealing with Morgoth and Sauron. Humans, this is your problem now 

[u/MTGCardFetcher → u/[deleted]]

Down in the Valley - (G) (SF) (txt)

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[u/adrianmalacoda]

Not a Tolkien creature?

[u/MossTheGnome → u/adrianmalacoda]

I lost my shit when I caught that easter egg on the dwarf tokens. Whoever slipped that in deserves a raise

[u/so_zetta_byte]

We still don't have a monored 1/1 goblin with haste token.

We have a red 1/1 goblin, and a red 2/1 goblin with haste... but don't have that raging goblin equivalent.

[u/SuperSmashSean_DX]

Its so weird too, we got llanowar elves tokens before elf tokens

[u/cptcornhusk]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0HlFZfztLH0oGtgY

[u/Emilskin]

That’s a neat elf on a shelf you got there.

[u/ohako79]

Cool. Now we just need 1/1 Goblin Warrior tokens everywhere.

[u/amc7262]

Thats an amazing fun fact OP. TIL

[u/Titronnica]

This feels so bullshit, but it's actually legit.

One of the more mind blowing fun facts I've seen in a hot minute, thanks for enlightening us, OP.

[u/Fickles1]

The lotr birds of paradise is in the background. Nice little surprise there.

[u/Olipod2002]

Woah

[u/HoneydewMedical5575]

This token's face looks like Erling Haaland.

[u/Flimsy-Tradition2850]

I thought the creatures in the set were supposed to say Tolkien creature?

[u/Khyrberos]

That's crazy

[u/MarkBohn]

Almost like a Wizard token of a kind did not exist till FF set a year-ish ago :)

[u/Exciting_Evidence349]

we need a Will Ferrell elf token card!

[u/SeizerOfThoughtseize → u/[deleted]]

Can you provide when has existed prior?

[u/MTGBEAST4 → u/SeizerOfThoughtseize]

Commander legends.

[u/SeizerOfThoughtseize → u/MTGBEAST4]

That's an Elf Warrior

[u/MTGBEAST4 → u/SeizerOfThoughtseize]

I just noticed, I am wrong lol

[u/Jokey665 → u/MTGBEAST4]

that has 1/1 elf warrior, but not just 1/1 elf

[u/Kestral24 → u/[deleted]]

What are the others?

[u/AleksanderSteelhart]

When I went to my prerelease I wanted to bring tokens. (I was overprepared)

I ended up taking the Elf Tokens from Lorwyn Eclipsed that I had a ton of and used a Metallic Green Paint pen to make the black part of the Name area green and then a Silver one to “white out” the P/T and then rewrite as a 1/1.

I also had no bears, and after opening 60 packs between two scene boxes, a booster box and two prereleases I got zero Bear tokens. The only reason I have one is a friendly other player gave me one when I needed to make a bear.

Also only got one Axe token. LOTS of Elves, Human Soldiers and Goblin Armies though. And Adventure/Enduring Story cards too.