Can planeswalkers be attacked directly?

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 a player attack a planeswalker directly?

Planeswalkers aren't creatures, so they can't attack or block. However, planeswalkers can be attacked (directly and indirectly via the redirect of non-combat damage from the player to the planeswalker). 508.1a The active player chooses which creatures that he or she controls, if any, will attack.

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.

What are the rules for attacking a planeswalker?

A planeswalker can be attacked, like a player, or be damaged by an opponent's spell or ability. Any damage dealt to planeswalkers removes that many loyalty counters and a planeswalker with no loyalty counters is put into the graveyard. Changing the card type to another will remove this vulnerability.

What kills a planeswalker?

Can I attack with that? Planewalkers and how to use them.

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.

Does Deathtouch work on 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.

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 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.

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).

Can raid bombardment hit planeswalkers?

Once it triggers, Raid Bombardment will deal 1 damage to the appropriate player or planeswalker even if the creature's power changes before the ability resolves.

Can you play two planeswalkers at the same time?

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.

What does indestructible do to planeswalkers?

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 indestructible override 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 a planeswalker block a creature?

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.

Can you still redirect player damage to planeswalker?

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.

Does dethrone trigger on attacking planeswalkers?

Dethrone doesn't trigger if the creature attacks a planeswalker, even if its controller has the most life. Once dethrone triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to the players' life totals before the ability resolves.

Do board wipes work on indestructible?

(Remember, the “destroy” effect will do nothing to indestructible cards.) However, it will effectively board-wipe the opponent's cards removing everything from creatures to enchantments, artifacts, equipment, and lands.

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.

What are the best ways to protect planeswalkers?

The planeswalkers that protect themselves do so either by killing creatures or making tokens. Making tokens is generally better, since the sheer number of opponents and creatures usually means you won't be able to kill all of them and still have enough loyalty to survive an attack.

How was Nicol Bolas defeated?

Stripped of his advantages as a planeswalker, a sorcerer, and a dragon, and forced to battle in a realm where his opponent had a significant edge, Bolas was defeated and apparently killed by Umezawa.

Can you put 1 1 counters on planeswalkers?

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 any legendary planeswalker be a commander?

A planeswalker can only be a commander if it specifically states on the bottom of the card, “this card can be your commander.” If it doesn't have that line of text, forget it. Pick a legendary creature instead. But don't take this statement too literally.

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.”

Can you fireball a planeswalker?

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