Can I take damage for my planeswalker?

Planeswalkers take damage just like creatures and players do, and they lose loyalty equal to the amount of damage they take. Damage can be dealt to Planeswalkers in two ways: Attacking with creatures: A player can choose to attack a Planeswalker with their creatures instead of attacking another player.

How do you deal with damage to a player planeswalker?

There are two main ways that a planeswalker can be dealt damage; via combat or via spells and abilities that are controlled by an opponent.

Can you attack your own planeswalker?

You can only attack a planeswalker controlled by an opponent, just like you can only attack an opponent.

Does damage to planeswalkers count as combat damage?

Combat damage that is dealt to a planeswalker will not trigger any of the Swords that look for damage to a player. Similarly, noncombat damage that is redirected to a planeswalker is not damaging a player and won't cause Bloodthirst to “turn on.”

Can I redirect damage to a planeswalker?

Details: Here's the rules change, from the official release notes: Damage Can't Be Redirected to Planeswalkers: Previously, you could redirect noncombat damage that a source you control would deal to an opponent, having that source instead deal that damage to one of their planeswalkers.

Planeswalker Damage Changes

Can I lightning bolt a planeswalker?

You certainly can use Lightning Bolt on a Planeswalker. Technically, what you're doing is targeting the player with the spell and redirecting the damage to the Planeswalker.

Can you fireball a planeswalker?

You can't target the planeswalker itself, since Fireball targets a creature or player and a planeswalker is neither.

What happens if you damage an indestructible 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.

Does Deathtouch affect planeswalkers?

Deathtouch is a static ability that causes 1 point of damage of the source with deathtouch to kill any creature it deals damage to (unless that creature is indestructible). This does not apply to Planeswalkers, because they are not creatures.

Does indestructible save planeswalkers?

For instance, being indestructible doesn't really help out your planeswalkers. See, an indestructible permanent still receives damage like normal. So if you block your opponent's 5/5 with your indestructible 2/2, your 2/2 will still take the five damage, it just won't be destroyed by it.

What is the unique planeswalker rule?

Planeswalker cards used to have a similar rule to the "legend rule": If a player controls two or more planeswalkers that share a planeswalker type, that player chooses one of them, and the rest are put into their owners' graveyards. This was called the "planeswalker uniqueness rule".

How many planeswalkers can you have 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.

Can you tap planeswalkers?

Yes, the abilities of a planeswalker may be used while the permanent is tapped.

Can a planeswalker block for a player?

Planeswalkers are not creatures, so they cannot directly attack or block. Creatures can attack an opponent's planeswalkers rather than the opponent themselves. Those creatures may be blocked normally, but if not blocked deal damage to the planeswalker instead of the player.

Does destroy all creatures affect planeswalkers?

Planeswalkers are NOT creatures, therefore, anything that targets a creature cannot target a Planeswalker.

What happens if you copy a planeswalker ability?

You may copy a planeswalker's ability. Doing so won't affect the planeswalker's loyalty because raising or lowering its loyalty is part of the cost of the ability, not part of its effect.

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.

Can you proliferate planeswalkers?

Proliferate is an easy way to replenish the Loyalty counters on all of your Planeswalkers at once, speeding up your access to their Ultimate abilities.

Does indestructible stop Deathtouch?

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.

Can seal of fire hit planeswalkers?

Enchantment. Sacrifice Seal of Fire: Seal of Fire deals 2 damage to target creature, player or planeswalker.

Can you heal planeswalkers?

When your Planeswalker is injured you can heal them by waiting for their health to return over time or by using a potion. Potions heal more quickly (and your potion supply recharges over time).

Does fog prevent damage to planeswalkers?

Heavy Fog prevents only damage that would be dealt to you by attacking creatures. It won't prevent damage attacking creatures would deal to creatures or planeswalkers you control.

Can you blink a planeswalker?

Planeswalkers can be blinked by any effect that doesn't specifically exclude them. Most blink effects like Momentary Blink can only target creatures, but some effects don't have this restriction. If you want to use your Oath of Teferi to blink a planeswalker, go ahead.

Can you put a +1 on a planeswalker?

Any permanent can have a +1/+1 counter put on it. Those counters won't have any effect unless that permanent is or becomes a creature.

Can you ninjutsu when attacking a planeswalker?

The ninjutsu card enters the battlefield tapped and attacking whatever the original creature was attacking (e.g. a player or planeswalker).