If the creature token is a copy of a creature, then it has the mana cost (and thus mana value) as the original creature, so the token deals damage equal to its mana value like the original creature
Up until that point in life, I was used to kissing my money goodbye whenever I spent it on a game or hobby
Murmuring Mystic I often finding myself cutting this from Izzet spellslinger tokens decks because its so much harder to cast in those shells as a 4-drop, but Murmuring Mystic is kinda cool doing the same kind of job in mono-blue or Azorius in decks like Octavia, Living Thesis, Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart, and my newest obsession, Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Other strategic cards include Turtonator, which forces opponents to discard energy when attacked, and Dewgong, which allows flexible energy movement