Can you target planeswalkers when attacking?

Planeswalkers take damage just like creatures and players do, and they lose loyalty equal to the amount of damage they take. Damage can be dealt to Planeswalkers in two ways: Attacking with creatures: A player can choose to attack a Planeswalker with their creatures instead of attacking another player.

Can you target planeswalkers with attacks?

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.

What are the rules for attacking a 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.

Can Target player target planeswalkers?

No. A spell can only target what the spell says it can target. Planeswalkers are not players.

Can you use planeswalker abilities during combat?

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.

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Does hitting a planeswalker count as combat damage?

All combat damage is dealt with simultaneously. Damage dealt to attackers, blockers, planeswalkers, and players all happen at the same time. This is true in multiplayer formats like Commander as well, where all opponents being attacked take damage at the same time.

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.

Does hitting a planeswalker count as hitting a player?

Despite the seeming equating of planeswalkers and players with Wizards "You are a Planeswalker" slogan, Planeswalkers are not players. A planeswalker does not "count as a player". A planeswalker is a permanent on the battlefield; a player is, well, a player.

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 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.”

What kills a planeswalker?

Can you have 2 planeswalkers out 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.

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).

Does Deathtouch work on planeswalkers?

Deathtouch destroys creatures by inflicting one point of damage, Planeswalkers are not creatures so they are not affected by deathtouch.

What can target planeswalkers?

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.

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 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.

Does tapping a planeswalker do anything?

Planeswalkers don't have any inherent ability to become tapped. Assuming you mean tapping them with something like Dream's Grip, it doesn't cause any inherent effects from the Planeswalker itself - in particular, since they don't tap to use their abilities, it doesn't affect the loyalty abilities.

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.

Can creatures target planeswalkers?

Planeswalkers can't attack (unless an ability such as the one from Gideon Jura's third ability adds the creature type). However, they can be attacked. Each of your attacking creatures can attack your opponent or a planeswalker that the player controls. You say which as you declare attackers.

Can planeswalkers be killed?

Brad Ames. Planeswalkers are NOT creatures, therefore, anything that targets a creature cannot target a Planeswalker. Cards that counter spells (like Coutnerspell) can target a Planeswalker when it's cast.

What happens if you damage an indestructible planeswalker?

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.

Is attacking a planeswalker the same as attacking a planeswalker?

Yes, after you choose which creatures are attacking, you may choose whether they are attacking the defending player or a planeswalker that player controls. From the comprehensive rules: 508.1.

How do you defend 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. Something like Gideon could defend against an attack, if he was a creature at the time.

Can you counterspell ninjutsu?

Can You Counter Ninjutsu? You can't counter ninjutsu since it isn't a spell but rather an ability of a card that's being activated. That means while Pact of Negation or Force of Will won't work, you can still defend yourself with Stifle or Disallow.