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Can planeswalkers block flying?

Planeswalkers don't block anything. They're not creatures (barring some weird tricks involving multiple different effects) so they can't be declared as blockers.
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Can a planeswalker block?

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.
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Can you block a flying creature attacking a planeswalker?

Planeswalkers can be attacked just as a player could be attacked. However, you're free to defend against that attack with a creature of your choice if applicable.
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Can you block flying in magic?

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach.) Flying is an evergreen evasion ability that makes creatures without flying unable to block creatures with flying.
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Can you block flying creatures?

If your creature has flying, and you block any creature (one with flying or not), both creatures take damage (assuming of course there are no other effects to prevent that damage).
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How do you stop flying creatures in 5e?

If you want your enemies to stop flying, just ask them nicely, then force them into a Wisdom saving throw. There are many spells that can force someone to do what you want, and all you need to do is say "land".
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Can a wall block a flyer?

Originally Answered: Can a wall block a flying in Magic the Gathering? Walls are no different than other creatures in this regard. They can block a flying creature if they, themselves, have flying or reach.
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Can flying creatures block non-flying creatures in magic?

Creatures with flying can't be blocked by other creatures, unless the blocker has flying or reach. Creatures with flying can freely block both flying and non-flying creatures (provided they don't have another evasive ability like Skulk or Menace). So, for example, say you are attacking with an Azure Drake.
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Can a flying creature block a non-flying creature in Magic: The Gathering?

The flying creature will deal combat damage to your non-flying creature. The fact that it has flying has nothing to do with it; that just determines whether it can block or be blocked.
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Can a defender wall block flying?

Defender vs Flying

Image: Wizards of the Coast. Unless it also has flying or reach, a creature with defender cannot block flying creatures. This is because defender simply prevents a creature from attacking.
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What are the restrictions of a planeswalker?

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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What kills a planeswalker?

How to Kill a Planeswalker
  • Evasive Creatures / Overwhelming Force - Creature swarms are most obvious option for trampling over a planeswalker. ...
  • Destroy Target Permanent - The most direct route to killing a planeswalker is to destroy it. ...
  • Counter / Bounce - Many players save their counterspells for planeswalkers.
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Can planeswalkers be killed by creatures?

Does the Planeswalker protect itself? Planeswalker cards have powerful effects, but they are vulnerable to attacks from creatures.
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What is the legendary rule in planeswalker?

All planeswalkers past, present, and future gained the supertype legendary and became subject to the "legend rule". Thus, if a player controls more than one legendary planeswalker with the same name, that player chooses one and puts the other into their owner's graveyard.
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Can you fireball a planeswalker?

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

Planeswalkers are subject to an alternate rule called the planeswalker uniqueness rule. This is when you have 2 or more Planeswalkers with the same name in their type line (in the middle of the card, i.e. Narset Transcendent), you must choose one of them and put the rest into your graveyard.
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Can a non flyer fight a flyer MTG?

Flying as an ability only matters when declaring blockers and when dealing with an effect that mentions "flying" or "nonflying" specifically. Fight does neither of those things, so yes, a flying creature can 'fight' a non-flying creature, and vice-versa.
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Can vigilance block flying?

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) As long as you've drawn two or more cards this turn, Gnarled Sage gets +0/+2 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.) Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 4/4 black Zombie Warrior creature token with vigilance.
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What color has the most flying MTG?

Blue - Blue is the top flying color. Blue has more flying creatures than any other color (both in number and percentages) including numerous fliers at common. Blue is also the color that most often grants flying both with spells and permanents.
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What is the best flying creature?

1. Colugos. The colugo (Cynocephalidae) can glide for 100 metres or more between trees, making it one of the most skilled gliding mammal. It's found in southeast Asia and is sometimes referred to as the flying lemur.
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Can menace block menace?

A creature with menace can't be blocked by just one creature during combat. This means that if you swing at your opponent with a creature with menace, they'll have to block using two or more creatures to deal with the incoming attack.
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What are the only creatures that can fly?

Bats are the only freely flying mammals. A few other mammals can glide or parachute; the best known are flying squirrels and flying lemurs.
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Can a flyer be landscape?

When most people think of a flyer, they're probably imagining a portrait layout with the main text at the top edge. But there's nothing stopping you from turning the convention on its edge and doing it landscape style.
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How does summoning sickness work?

What Is Summoning Sickness in MTG? Summoning sickness is a term used to describe a creature that has just been played on the battlefield, and because of this it can't attack or use a tap ability. Summoning sickness only lasts until your next turn.
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Is wall of junk a defender?

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Whenever Wall of Junk blocks, return it to its owner's hand at end of combat.
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