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 planeswalkers go in your deck?

You can have a maximum of four planeswalkers with the same card name in your deck, just like any other MTG card. You can have more than one of the same type of planeswalker in your deck, however.

Can you have 2 planeswalkers in a 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.

How do planeswalker decks work?

Each set featured two Planeswalker Decks, each built around a different Planeswalker. Those Planeswalkers were characters relevant to that block or standalone set. Each Planeswalker Deck was a 60-card deck and was packaged with two booster packs from the relevant block or set with an MSRP of $14.99.

Do planeswalkers enter 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.

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Do planeswalkers enter with double loyalty with doubling season?

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 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 play 2 planeswalkers at the same time?

Yes, you can have multiple Huatli planeswalkers on the battlefield at a time. This is a recent change when it comes to magic, but planeswalkers are now Legendary permanents so planeswalker type is no longer considered for determining if it gets to stay on the field.

What kills a planeswalker?

Can you blink a planeswalker?

Planeswalkers can be blinked by any effect that doesn't specifically exclude them. Most blink effects like Momentary Blink can only target creatures, but some effects don't have this restriction. If you want to use your Oath of Teferi to blink a planeswalker, go ahead.

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.

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.

Who was the first planeswalker?

These monocolor double-faced cards were legendary creatures that could transform into planeswalkers. Kytheon was (sort of) the first one-drop planeswalker.

How many planeswalkers can I have in my deck?

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.

Can you tap planeswalkers?

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

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.

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 planeswalkers still immortal?

Planeswalkers rarely died, except at the hands of other planeswalkers. After the Mending, the nature of a planeswalker's spark changed: they lost their invulnerability, immortality, shapeshifting and most of their additional magical power.

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 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.

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.

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 a planeswalker have 0 loyalty?

A planeswalker with loyalty 0 is put into its owner's graveyard. This is a state-based effect; see rule 704.5i.

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 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.