Do planeswalkers count as you?

Even though the players in a game are referred to as “Planeswalkers” by the marketing division of Wizards of the Coast, planeswalker cards in the game are definitely not players. The only similarity that planeswalkers have to players is that you can attack them during combat.

Do planeswalkers count as an opponent?

No, because Planeswalkers are not considered opponents. Opponents are players only. If the card read “any number of targets” then you could choose to deal damage to a Planeswalker.

Does a planeswalker count as target permanent?

Neither can be targeted by spells that only target the other. Planeswalkers are spells that become permanents when they resolve, so they can be targeted by spells that would counter a spell and they can be affected by cards that say “target permanent” (and “target planeswalker” of course.)

Does a planeswalker count as a nonland permanent?

What Is a Permanent in MTG? Simply put, a permanent card is a spell that stays on the battlefield when it's cast. That's in contrast to non-permanent spells, which are limited to instants and sorceries. There are five permanent types in MTG: planeswalker, creature, enchantment, artifact, and land.

Can you have 2 planeswalkers on the field?

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 a planeswalker have 0 loyalty?

If a planeswalker's loyalty is 0, it's put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based effect.

What is the unique planeswalker 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".

Does the emblem go away if a planeswalker dies?

Do Emblems Stay When Their Planeswalker Dies? As I mentioned earlier, emblems were created to help with this issue and do in fact stay in play when their planeswalker dies.

Can you use a planeswalker ability every turn?

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 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 put 1 1 counters on planeswalkers?

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.

Can you shock a planeswalker?

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 make planeswalkers indestructible?

Accepted answer #1. An indestructible planeswalker would survive a Planar Cleansing or Hero's Downfall or such effect that says destroy. However, whenever a planeswalker is dealt damage, that many loyalty counters are removed, indestructibility doesn't stop that from happening.

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.

Do planeswalkers deal damage when attacked?

Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Creatures attacking your planeswalker, not you as a player, will only damage said planeswalker (or any blocking creatures). It doesn't matter whether they deal lethal damage to the planeswalker and/or have trample or not.

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.

Are there colorless planeswalkers?

Colorless planeswalkers are planeswalkers that don't have any colored mana symbols in their casting costs. They follow the same rule as artifacts given this versatility because some are overpriced compared to what a similar card would cost if it had a color requirement.

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.

What is the most powerful planeswalker in magic?

How many planeswalkers should you have in a Commander deck?

There's no limit to how many planeswalkers can be in your deck except for the regular deck construction restrictions (only 4 of a single card, unless you're playing Commander in which case it's only 1). However, on the battlefield, you can only control one planeswalker of each planeswalker type.

How was Nicol Bolas defeated?

Stripped of his advantages as a planeswalker, a sorcerer, and a dragon, and forced to battle in a realm where his opponent had a significant edge, Bolas was defeated and apparently killed by Umezawa.

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.

Why can't planeswalkers be commanders?

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. Pick a legendary creature instead. But don't take this statement too literally.

Can I take damage instead of my planeswalker?

You cannot redirect damage to your own PW, no. This applies to both noncombat and combat damage.

Does Deathtouch destroy indestructible?

Indestructible creatures also ignore deathtouch. Normally, a creature is destroyed if it takes damage from a creature with deathtouch. But since indestructible creatures can't be destroyed, they're immune.