Virulent Plague — ruling 1

If an effect creates a creature token that normally has toughness 2 or less, it will enter the battlefield with toughness 0 or less, be put into its owner’s graveyard, and then cease to exist. Any abilities that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield or dies will trigger.

Virulent Plague : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Virulent Plague is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Creature tokens get -2/-2.

How it works : Virulent Plague

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1February 25, 2015· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect creates a creature token that normally has toughness 2 or less, it will enter the battlefield with toughness 0 or less, be put into its owner’s graveyard, and then cease to exist. Any abilities that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield or dies will trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.