Do planeswalkers do combat damage?

For each point of damage a planeswalker receives it will lose one loyalty counter. 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.

Do planeswalkers take combat damage?

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.

How does planeswalker combat work?

Planeswalkers enter the battlefield with a set number of loyalty counters, printed in the lower right of the card. 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.

Can you redirect combat damage to planeswalkers?

Accepted answer #1. You cannot redirect damage to your own PW, no. This applies to both noncombat and combat damage.

What is the new planeswalker damage 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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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.

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).

What happens when a planeswalker hits 0 loyalty?

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

Can you block someone attacking a planeswalker?

But you can block creatures attacking your planeswalker instead of you directly.

Can Deathtouch destroy planeswalkers?

Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker. Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Are planeswalkers immune to deathtouch?

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

What counts as combat damage?

Combat damage is damage dealt by an attacking or blocking creature to another source. This only applies to damage dealt during the “damage step” and doesn't include damage dealt by abilities like those seen on Prodigal Pyromancer.

What kills a planeswalker?

How do planeswalkers take damage?

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.

Does hitting a planeswalker count as hitting a player?

Combat damage that is dealt to a planeswalker will not trigger any of the Swords that look for damage to a player. Similarly, noncombat damage that is redirected to a planeswalker is not damaging a player and won't cause Bloodthirst to “turn on.”

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 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 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".

Can a planeswalker become indestructible?

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.

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 lightning strike 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.

Who was the first planeswalker?

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

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.

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.