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.

Do planeswalkers start with counters?

Planeswalkers enter play with the number of loyalty counters printed on their card due to an intrinsic ability, lose loyalty counters corresponding to damage dealt to them, and go to the graveyard when they have no loyalty counters on them as a state-based action.

What are the rules for planeswalkers?

Do planeswalkers get shuffled into the deck?

Do planeswalkers get shuffled into the deck? Planeswalker cards are shuffled into your deck at the start of the game, just like any other cards. You can cast a planeswalker only at the time you could cast a sorcery.

Do 1 1 counters work 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.

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How do counters work for planeswalkers?

Any damage that isn't blocked is subtracted from the Planeswalker's loyalty counters. If the loyalty counters on a Planeswalker reach 0 (or less) that Planeswalker is put from the battlefield into the graveyard. Cards that affect creatures do not affect Planeswalkers.

Can you have 2 planeswalkers in a 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 activate multiple planeswalkers at once?

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 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.

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.

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.

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 tap planeswalkers?

Yes, the abilities of a planeswalker may be used while the permanent is tapped.

Do counter spells work on planeswalkers?

Planeswalkers are cast as spells, just like every other nonland permanent. You can counter them unless an effect specifically states that they can't be countered.

Do planeswalkers have to block?

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.

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.

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.

Can lightning bolt hit 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 fireball a planeswalker?

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

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 have 2 legendary planeswalkers on the field?

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.

Can any legendary planeswalker be a 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. Pick a legendary creature instead. But don't take this statement too literally.

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 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.

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.