Can you have two planeswalkers with the same name?

The Legendary Rule: All Planeswalkers Are Legendary

The legendary rule states that you can't have two legendary permanents with the same name under your control.

Can you have two Chandras?

All planeswalkers are now legendary. I run both Chandra, Firebrand and Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh in my deck. No problems, and it's not illegal to have both out at the same time.

Can you have two planeswalkers in a Commander deck?

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.

What is the planeswalker uniqueness rule?

Planeswalker cards used to have a similar rule to the "legend rule": If a player controls two or more planeswalkers that share a planeswalker type, that player chooses one of them, and the rest are put into their owners' graveyards. This was called the "planeswalker uniqueness rule".

Can you copy planeswalkers?

You may copy a planeswalker's ability. Doing so won't affect the planeswalker's loyalty because raising or lowering its loyalty is part of the cost of the ability, not part of its effect.

Planeswalker and Legendary Rule 101

Who was the first planeswalker?

The first five planeswalkers to be printed are known as the Lorwyn Five: Ajani, Jace, Liliana, Chandra, and Garruk.

Can you copy a legendary planeswalker?

Yes, you can copy a legendary creature. But copies of permanents are also subject to the legend rule. If you copy your opponent's creature, everything's fine.

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.

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.

Can you play 2 planeswalker abilities?

You may activate one loyalty ability per Planeswalker per turn any time you could cast a sorcery, including during the turn you resolve a Planeswalker card. (If you have several Planeswalkers in play, you may activate one ability on each.)

Can you proliferate a planeswalker?

Proliferate is an easy way to replenish the Loyalty counters on all of your Planeswalkers at once, speeding up your access to their Ultimate abilities.

Can you have two legendary creatures with the same name?

A player may not control two or more legendary permanents with the same name. Legendary is a card supertype.

Can all legendary planeswalkers be your 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.

How many planeswalkers died in War of the Spark?

Three named Planeswalkers (aka ones that have previously had a card) died in War of the Spark. To avoid spoiling the story for readers who don't want to know, you'll have to click below to learn who died.

How many planeswalkers can you have in Commander?

Looks like there are 193 planeswalkers in Magic at time of writing, and you can have four copies of any card, so you can have a deck with 772 planeswalkers in it. You'd want land in it, so if you add the standard 40% land, you have a deck with 1,081 cards.

Do planeswalkers have summoning sickness?

You may activate a planeswalker's loyalty abilities on the same turn you play it. For instance, you can play Liliana of the Veil and immediately use the "-2: Target player sacrifices a creature" ability. Do planeswalkers have summoning sickness? No.

How many planeswalkers can you have per deck?

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 put a +1 on 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.

Does doubling season double planeswalker loyalty?

Doubling Season affects permanents that enter the battlefield with a certain number of 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.

What is the best planeswalker ever?

Who is the strongest planeswalker in lore?

Who are the youngest planeswalkers?

Her name is pronounced Ah-mee-NAH-too, and she is our youngest (and arguably most intimidating) Planeswalker. Aminatou's magic revolves around fate and the manipulation of destiny. She can perceive the matrix of fate and foresee the destinies of others.

Can you mutate onto a planeswalker?

If a planeswalker is turned into a creature it can be mutated on and it remains a creature, and it won't be removed if it runs out of loyalty counters.

Can you lightning bolt 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.

Can you turn a planeswalker into a creature?

Basically you start by playing the Mycosynth Lattice which turns all your permanents into artifacts, this includes Planeswalker. Then you play March Of the Machines turning your Planeswalker into an artifact creature with power and toughness equal to it's casting cost.