Mardu Tokens
Tokens as an archetype aims to swarm the board with many creatures and win fair matchups by having greater inevitability while making the opposing 1-for-1 interaction ineffective. Alongside going wide, tokens decks often include synergistic value engines and like to introduce emblems like the initiative and the monarch because they defend them better than other decks. This archetype typically functions as a midrange deck that can lean more or less aggressive depending on which colors you play.
Point spreads in tokens decks are almost always 2 moxen + 4 other points or 3 moxen + 1. Triple moxen prioritizes going fast and getting ahead on mana, which you might choose to have a better matchup against combo where speed is of utmost importance. 2 moxen + 4 gives you more individual power outliers and can strengthen the deck's matchup against other fair decks. Points often used in tokens include White Plume Adventurer, Ancient Tomb, Urza's Saga, and Forth Eorlingas!.
This archetype's strength against other fair creature decks is counterbalanced by its relative weakness versus the fast combo decks of the format. What tokens gains by being very synergistic and having a more inevitable end-game typically makes it somewhat slower than pure aggressive decks and have less interaction than creature decks built around hatebears. These tradeoffs can make it too slow or uninteractive to have a great matchup into some combo decks.
— written by grimhortons
Example Decklist
Mardu Tokens
By: Lucy M.
Event: Geekery Weekly - 1st
Date: 2026-02-28
Points (10): Mox Jet (3), Mox Pearl (3), Mox Ruby (3), Forth Eorlingas! (1)
Planeswalkers (2)
- 1Comet, Stellar Pup
- 1Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Creatures (36)
- 1Esper Sentinel
- 1Guide of Souls
- 1Mother of Runes
- 1Ocelot Pride
- 1Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- 1Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
- 1Arabella, Abandoned Doll
- 1Invasion Reinforcements
- 1Kinscaer Sentry
- 1Marionette Apprentice
- 1Orcish Bowmasters
- 1Resolute Reinforcements
- 1Voice of Victory
- 1Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
- 1Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- 1Broadside Bombardiers
- 1Cosmogrand Zenith
- 1Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- 1Gut, True Soul Zealot
- 1Imodane's Recruiter // Train Troops //
- 1Lord Skitter, Sewer King
- 1Opposition Agent
- 1Sanguine Evangelist
- 1Squee, Dubious Monarch
- 1Toby, Beastie Befriender
- 1Wildfire Awakener
- 1Headliner Scarlett
- 1Palace Jailer
- 1Ranger of Eos
- 1Seasoned Dungeoneer
- 1Winota, Joiner of Forces
- 1Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
- 1Fury
- 1Solitude
- 1Catharsis
- 1Eagles of the North
Sorceries (6)
- 1Flame Slash
- 1Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1Prismatic Ending
- 1Thoughtseize
- 1Clowning Around
- 1Forth Eorlingas!
Instants (11)
- 1Fatal Push
- 1Galvanic Discharge
- 1Lightning Bolt
- 1March of Otherworldly Light
- 1Path to Exile
- 1Frontline Rush
- 1Get Lost
- 1Dismember
- 1Will of the Mardu
- 1Snuff Out
Artifacts (9)
- 1Chrome Mox
- 1Mox Jet
- 1Mox Pearl
- 1Mox Ruby
- 1Ghost Vacuum
- 1Skullclamp
- 1Cori-Steel Cutter
- 1Staff of the Storyteller
- 1Unlicensed Hearse
Enchantments (4)
- 1Chivalric Alliance
- 1Flowering of the White Tree
- 1Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
- 1Wedding Announcement // Wedding Festivity
Lands (33)
- 1Abandoned Air Temple
- 1Arena of Glory
- 1Arid Mesa
- 1Badlands
- 1Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1Blood Crypt
- 1Bloodstained Mire
- 1Cavern of Souls
- 1Concealed Courtyard
- 1Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1Elegant Parlor
- 1Flooded Strand
- 1Godless Shrine
- 1Inspiring Vantage
- 1Karakas
- 1Mana Confluence
- 1Marsh Flats
- 1Mountain
- 2Plains
- 1Plateau
- 1Polluted Delta
- 1Prismatic Vista
- 1Raucous Theater
- 1Sacred Foundry
- 1Scalding Tarn
- 1Scrubland
- 1Shadowy Backstreet
- 1Swamp
- 1Verdant Catacombs
- 1Wasteland
- 1Windswept Heath
- 1Wooded Foothills
