Do planeswalkers take trample damage?

Trample is a keyword ability that changes the rules for assigning damage in the Combat Damage Step. An attacker with trample deals excess damage to the defending player or planeswalker even if it is blocked.

How does trample work when attacking planeswalkers?

If a creature with trample is attacking a planeswalker, none of its combat damage can be assigned to the defending player, even if that planeswalker has been removed from combat or the damage the attacking creature could assign is greater than the planeswalker's loyalty.

What does trample over planeswalkers mean?

Trample over planeswalkers means that when Thrasta, Tempest's Roar deals combat damage to a planeswalker it's attacking, it can assign any amount of excess damage to that planeswalker's controller. Excess damage to a planeswalker is damage greater than the number of loyalty counters that planeswalker has.

Can planeswalkers take 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.

Does combat damage apply to planeswalkers?

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.

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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.

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.

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.

What kills a planeswalker?

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.

What is the trample rule?

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“Trample”. Trample means that if your creature with trample has power greater than the toughness of the creature that's blocking it, the excess power is dealt as damage to the defending player. Trample is an evergreen keyword, so you can expect it to appear in every set.

Does trample go through planeswalkers to the player?

There is no way for a creature to trample from a Planeswalker to the defending player, or vice versa. If there are no blockers, the damage is either all done to the planeswalker, or the player, that was attacked.

Does rolling earthquake hit planeswalkers?

In the right kind of deck, this can consistently become one-sided wrath. Unfortunately, this can't hit planeswalkers.

What are the rules for attacking a planeswalker?

A planeswalker can be attacked, like a player, or be damaged by an opponent's spell or ability. Any damage dealt to planeswalkers removes that many loyalty counters and a planeswalker with no loyalty counters is put into the graveyard. Changing the card type to another will remove this vulnerability.

Can you fireball a planeswalker?

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

What are the rules of using planeswalkers?

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 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.

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.

Does fog prevent damage to planeswalkers?

Heavy Fog prevents only damage that would be dealt to you by attacking creatures. It won't prevent damage attacking creatures would deal to creatures or planeswalkers you control.

Who is the best planeswalker ever?

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.

Why do people hate planeswalkers?

they also have poor depth of interaction with everything else. however they are played because of how powerful they can be. but notice how with planeswalkers, its never anything spectacular or unexpected. the play is not rewarding at all because its always so bland and robotic.

Does Lifelink work on planeswalkers?

Damage is still dealt when attacking a planeswalker, it's just turned into the removal of loyalty counters. Lifelink still applies and you'll gains life equal to the amount of damage dealt for damaging a planeswalker.

Does Hexproof protect from planeswalkers?

So, in short: to protect your planeswalker from Fated Conflagration, you should use Simic Charm to give it hexproof, or similar. If you want to protect your planeswalker from other targeted burn spells, you should use Aegis of the Gods to prevent them from targeting you and redirecting the damage to your planeswalkers.

Does Hexproof stop Deathtouch?

Because deathtouch does not target a creature, hexproof won't protect a creature from deathtouch. Instead, the hexproof creature will just be dealt damage normally and be destroyed as a result.