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Can a planeswalker be killed by Deathtouch?

Planeswalkers are not creatures so they are not affected by deathtouch. so deathtouch still has no effect.
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Does Deathtouch destroy planeswalker?

Deathtouch Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker.
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What is the best way to kill planeswalkers?

Some instant-speed spells, like the Swift End half of Murderous Rider, can destroy creatures or Planeswalkers. Any removal spell that can target any permanent can target a Planeswalker as well.
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Can Deathtouch kill a commander?

Lethal deathtouch damage only applies to creature. A creature with deathtouch can only kill a player if they deal enough damage to bring their life to 0 (or infect them with enough poison counters, or deal enough commander damage, or…).
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Can Deathtouch kill indestructible?

Indestructible creatures also ignore deathtouch. Normally, a creature is destroyed if it takes damage from a creature with deathtouch. But since indestructible creatures can't be destroyed, they're immune.
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What IS Deathtouch?

Does Hexproof stop Deathtouch?

Because deathtouch does not target a creature, hexproof won't protect a creature from deathtouch. Instead, the hexproof creature will just be dealt damage normally and be destroyed as a result.
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Does first strike beat Deathtouch?

Creatures with deathtouch deal damage during the regular combat damage step. Fortunately, if you block a creature with deathtouch with a creature with first strike or double strike, your creature will deal damage during the first strike damage step, before the deathtouch creature can return fire.
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Does shield counter stop Deathtouch?

How Do Shield Counters Work Against Deathtouch? Shield counters work well against deathtouch because they're a damage prevention effect. The lethal damage that would've been dealt from deathtouch is prevented by the shield counter.
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Does Double Strike beat Deathtouch?

Depends on the P/T of the Creatures. Double strike affects when something assigns/deals its Combat Damage; In both the initial and additional Combat Damage step. Deathtouch simply makes any (1+) amount of damage dealt to a Creature lethal damage.
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What magic cards deal 1 damage to all creatures?

Rain of Embers deals 1 damage to each creature and each player. +1: Draw a card.
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Do board wipes kill planeswalkers?

Furthermore, this board wipe is also notable for dealing damage to planeswalkers and creatures alike. One of the easiest ways to get around the devastation of board wipes is by playing a planeswalker alongside your creatures.
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Can you control 2 planeswalkers at once?

There's no limit to the number of planeswalker permanents you can have in play! It may hurt your head trying to manage 100 passive and loyalty abilities, but that's completely fair game. The only restriction is that you can't have two copies of the exact same planeswalker card in play.
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Can you shock planeswalkers?

Shock is a very solid card—but it's not the best at dealing with planeswalkers. You can sometimes double up on Shock to do the trick if you draw two, but even then you're two-for-one-ing yourself, and many times your opponent will have more than 4 loyalty on their planeswalker.
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Can you put indestructible on a planeswalker?

Planeswalkers with indestructible will still have loyalty counters removed from them as they are dealt damage. If a planeswalker with indestructible has no loyalty counters, it will still be put into its owner's graveyard, as the rule that does this doesn't destroy the planeswalker.
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Does Lifelink work on planeswalkers?

Damage is still dealt when attacking a planeswalker, it's just turned into the removal of loyalty counters. Lifelink still applies and you'll gains life equal to the amount of damage dealt for damaging a planeswalker.
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Can seal of fire hit planeswalkers?

Enchantment. Sacrifice Seal of Fire: Seal of Fire deals 2 damage to target creature, player or planeswalker.
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Does Deathtouch work with 0 power?

It doesn't work. A damage event of 0 damage doesn't count as dealing damage, and events that trigger off damage being dealt don't trigger off a 0 damage event. In the case of Deathtouch specifically, the CR is explicit in that "nonzero damage" dealt by a source with deathtouch is "lethal" for game rule purposes.
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Does deathtouch count in fight?

The damage is dealt simultaneously, and it is dealt by the creatures themselves, so abilities like deathtouch, lifelink, and infect will work as normal. Damage dealt while fighting is not combat damage, so abilities like first strike or Double strike won't have any effect.
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Does Deathtouch override protection?

Deathtouch means that any amount of damage counts as lethal damage. But if that damage is prevented, then it won't do anything to the creature being protected.
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Does shroud cancel Deathtouch?

Because deathtouch does not target, shroud won't save a creature from deathtouch. Instead, the shroud creature will just be dealt damage normally and be destroyed as a result. Remember, dealing combat damage isn't an ability.
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What is an indestructible counter?

A creature with an indestructible counter on it has the indestructible ability. Odric will see that and give the rest of your creatures indestructible.
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Does lifelink work when blocking?

Lifelink reads whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life. If for some reason it does not deal damage in the block, you gain no life. If it does damage, you gain life.
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Is Lifelink only combat damage?

If a creature has lifelink, any amount of damage it deals allows its controller to gain that much life. And that's any damage: combat and non-combat damage alike. So, if your creature with lifelink “fights” another creature outside of combat or deals damage via an activated ability, you'll still gain the life!
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Can you give a creature double strike twice?

Yes. Double strike makes your creature deal damage once as if it had first strike and then again during the regular damage step. This means that when hitting either a creature, a player, or a planeswalker, they're dealt damage equal to the creature's power twice.
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Can Hexproof survive board wipes?

Granting hexproof to a permanent or player doesn't cause opponents' Auras to become unattached. A card that has 'hexproof' is still affected by board wipes that don't target specifically that card.
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