Can you fireball a planeswalker?

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

Can you burn a planeswalker?

But there is one targeted burn spell that can get around the Aegis: Fated Conflagration. The Conflagration targets a creature or a planeswalker, so the Conflagration can target the planeswalker directly, instead of having to target the player first.

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 target planeswalkers with spells?

Many removal spells in Magic can target Planeswalkers – and not just the direct damage spells we mentioned earlier! Some instant-speed spells, like the Swift End half of Murderous Rider, can destroy creatures or Planeswalkers. Any removal spell that can target any permanent can target a Planeswalker as well.

How do you damage planeswalkers?

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.

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Can you direct damage to a 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.

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.

How do you destroy any number of target planeswalkers?

Destroy any number of target planeswalkers. Choose a planeswalker you control. Put two loyalty counters on it for each planeswalker destroyed this way. When Twisted Embrace enters the battlefield, destroy target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.

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 lava spike target planeswalkers?

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 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 shock planeswalkers?

Shock is a very solid card—but it's not the best at dealing with planeswalkers. You can sometimes double up on Shock to do the trick if you draw two, but even then you're two-for-one-ing yourself, and many times your opponent will have more than 4 loyalty on their planeswalker.

Can you infect a planeswalker?

"Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)" As such, Infect still deals damage and thusly removes the appropriate amount of counters from the attacked Planeswalker.

Can a planeswalker be killed by Deathtouch?

Accepted answer #1. Simply, it doesn't. A creature with deathtouch will destroy any CREATURE it deals damage to. Planeswalkers are not creatures, so they take damage like they normally do, i.e. a Deadly Recluse will still only remove 1 counter from a planeswalker if it damages it.

What happens when a planeswalker hits 0?

If a planeswalker's loyalty is 0, it's put into its owner's graveyard. (This is a state-based action.

Can seal of fire hit planeswalkers?

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

Can planeswalkers have shroud?

Shroud will protect a creature from being targeted by a planeswalker's abilities. However, if a planeswalker can remove shroud creatures without targeting, shroud will not protect them. Thus, a planeswalker like Liliana of the Veil can kill shroud.

Can I enchant my Hexproof creature?

A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. This means that you can load your hexproof creature up with enchantments or cast a spell that gives it +3/+3 in combat, and most of your opponents' removal spells won't help them. (See why hexproof is so polarizing?)

What does Hexproof not protect against?

Hexproof means that the permanent cannot be targeted by spells or abilities that are controlled by the opponent's of the controller of the permanent. For example, Troll Ascetic cannot be targeted by your opponent's Doom Blade, but it can be targeted by your Titanic Growth.

Can you control 2 planeswalkers 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.

Do indestructible planeswalkers lose counters?

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 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.

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).

Do planeswalkers take trample damage?

Trample is a keyword ability that changes the rules for assigning damage in the Combat Damage Step. An attacker with trample deals excess damage to the defending player or planeswalker even if it is blocked.

Do planeswalkers enter with 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.