Can planeswalkers be attacked?

A planeswalker can be attacked, like a player, or be dealt damage by an opponent redirecting the damage one of his or her spells would deal to the player controlling the planeswalker. Damage dealt to a planeswalker removes that many loyalty counters and a planeswalker with no loyalty counters is put into the graveyard.

Can any creature attack a planeswalker?

Any unblocked creatures will deal damage to the Planeswalker they're attacking. Spells that deal damage: Some spells that deal direct damage can target Planeswalkers.

Can you target a planeswalker with an attack?

The rule states that you cannot directly target a Planeswalker with damage dealing spells—instead, you must target a player and then redirect the damage from that player to a Planeswalker they control.

Is hitting a planeswalker combat damage?

The only similarity that planeswalkers have to players is that you can attack them during combat. Combat damage that is dealt to a planeswalker will not trigger any of the Swords that look for damage to a player.

When I attack a planeswalker?

Attacking a Planeswalker reduces its loyalty total, which reduces how much it can affect the board state. But it also reduces the resources you have available to kill your opponent, which is the primary goal of any game of Magic.

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What are the rules for attacking a planeswalker?

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.

What kills a planeswalker?

Can lava spike hit a planeswalker?

Lava Spike deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. Flavor Text: It's not the most subtle incantation, but it gets the point across.

Does tapping a planeswalker do anything?

Accepted answer #1. Yes, the abilities of a planeswalker may be used while the permanent is tapped.

Can a planeswalker become indestructible?

An indestructible planeswalker would survive a Planar Cleansing or Hero's Downfall or such effect that says destroy. However, whenever a planeswalker is dealt damage, that many loyalty counters are removed, indestructibility doesn't stop that from happening.

Can a planeswalker be attacked if it has Hexproof?

If it has hexproof then it can't be targeted.

So you'd need to target an opponent's creature, and the key here is “target.”

Does Deathtouch work on planeswalkers?

Deathtouch destroys creatures by inflicting one point of damage, Planeswalkers are not creatures so they are not affected by deathtouch.

Can a goaded creature attack a planeswalker I control?

Can a Creature That's Goaded Attack a Planeswalker? Not usually. A goaded creature must attack a player other than the player that goaded it. But if it can't attack an appropriate player for some reason, it could then attack a planeswalker to at least meet its “must attack” requirement.

Can you have 2 planeswalkers on the field?

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 lightning strike 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 when a planeswalker hits 0 loyalty?

If a planeswalker's loyalty is 0, it's put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based effect.

Can you bound in gold a planeswalker?

Loyalty abilities of planeswalkers are also activated abilities. Bound in Gold doesn't stop static abilities from affecting the game, and it doesn't stop triggered abilities from triggering. It also doesn't stop mana abilities from being activated.

What happens when you give a planeswalker indestructible?

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 rolling earthquake hit planeswalkers?

In the right kind of deck, this can consistently become one-sided wrath. Unfortunately, this can't hit planeswalkers.

Can boros charm hit planeswalkers?

Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

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.

Who is the unluckiest planeswalker?

The Unluckiest Planeswalker was first depicted in a cycle of Curses featured in Commander 2017, each depicting a different plane. He was later also depicted on Flame Blitz in Modern Horizons 2. The Unluckiest has an uncanny resemblance to Kieran Yanner, the artist who created the art for the first cycle of cards.

Do emblems stay when planeswalker dies?

As I mentioned earlier, emblems were created to help with this issue and do in fact stay in play when their planeswalker dies.

Can planeswalkers be killed?

Brad Ames. Planeswalkers are NOT creatures, therefore, anything that targets a creature cannot target a Planeswalker. Cards that counter spells (like Coutnerspell) can target a Planeswalker when it's cast.