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Can you 1 /+ 1 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.
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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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Can you reduce a planeswalker to 0?

Planeswalkers can gain and lose loyalty counters throughout the game, and when their loyalty is reduced to zero, they die and go to their owner's graveyard.
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What is the planeswalker redirection rule?

The Planeswalker redirection rule was implemented in Lorwyn with the introduction of the first Planeswalker cards. 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.
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How many planeswalker abilities can you use per turn?

Any damage dealt to a planeswalker causes it to lose that many loyalty counters. If a planeswalker has no loyalty counters, it's put into your graveyard. So yes, one ability per turn per planeswalker. If you've got more than one, you can use them all up to once, though.
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Can you play 2 planeswalkers at the same time?

Yes, but planeswalkers have their own version of the Legend rule. You cannot have multiple copies of the same planeswalker, even if they are different cards. So, you can't have two cards that have the type "Jace" for instance, but you can have as many different planeswalkers in play as you can cast.
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Can you use a planeswalker twice in a turn?

After the last ability resolves, you'll essentially be able to activate a loyalty ability of each planeswalker you control a total of twice during your turn. The timing rules for when you can activate loyalty abilities apply each time; it must be your main phase and the stack must be empty.
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What is the legendary rule for planeswalkers?

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 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.
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Do planeswalkers enter with double counters?

Planeswalkers will enter the battlefield with double the normal number of loyalty counters. However, if you activate an ability whose cost has you put loyalty counters on a planeswalker, the number you put on isn't doubled. This is because those counters are put on as a cost, not as an effect.
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What if a planeswalker is 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.
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Can you tap planeswalkers?

Yes, the abilities of a planeswalker may be used while the permanent is tapped.
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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 a planeswalker block another 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.
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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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Can planeswalkers create planes?

Traditional planeswalkers

Through intense effort, planeswalkers could create their own artificial planes.
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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.
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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 Lifelink trigger against 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 lightning bolt hit planeswalkers?

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.
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Can you have 2 legendary creatures on the field?

The total number of legendary creatures in a deck is not restricted. While you can have four of any legendary in your deck, don't forget that if you already have a legendary card of the same name out, you will have to choose one to sacrifice.
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Does mirror box apply to planeswalkers?

The Legend Rule applies to all legendary permanents, but mostly this will come up with creatures and planeswalkers. The card doesn't stop there, though.
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What is the best way to protect a planeswalker?

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.
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Can you have two planeswalker emblems?

Yes, you can have more than one emblem. Whether from different planeswalkers, the same, or a mix, you can have as many emblems as you're able to create.
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Is urza a planeswalker?

Urza was a human planeswalker from Dominaria who was the protagonist of much of the early Magic the Gathering storylines. Urza would become famous, or infamous depending on the opinion of those you ask, for his many years of preparation against the coming Phyrexian invasion.
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