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  1. 1/1 Devil token (ala Devils' Playground) on board
  2. Just the Wind cast on the 1/1 Devil
  3. Token gets removed from board
  4. ?? Devil does 1 damage to target creature or player ??
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Unfortunately, no, it doesn't die. "Dies" has a specific meaning:

700.4. The term dies means “is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.”

The token does cease to exist once in the player's hand, but that's due to other rules, and that's not considered dying either:

110.5f A token that’s phased out, or that’s in a zone other than the battlefield, ceases to exist. This is a state-based action; see rule 704. (Note that if a token changes zones, applicable triggered abilities will trigger before the token ceases to exist.)

But, this has an interesting implication that a token can die and is temporarily in the graveyard, thus satisfying death triggers.

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    For added effect: Tokens still "die", but then they are removed from the graveyard immediately as a state-based action. – malnourish Apr 19 '16 at 19:26
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    This could use a mention of the rule that does cause the token to stop existing when bounced. That would give the opportunity to show that it stops existing without rule 700.4 applying. – SevenSidedDie Apr 20 '16 at 3:56
  • If it doesn't die, then the added ability doesn't trigger. – davemtgplayer Apr 20 '16 at 12:49

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