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What are the restrictions of a planeswalker?

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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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.
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Can you play multiple planeswalkers at once?

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.
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What powers does a planeswalker have?

A planeswalker's spark is a latent power inborn into a very small number of sentient creatures across the Multiverse, which if activated permanently turns the bearer into a planeswalker. A planeswalker is granted the ability to travel between the planes of the Multiverse.
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Can planeswalkers create planes?

Traditional planeswalkers

Through intense effort, planeswalkers could create their own artificial planes.
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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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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.
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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.
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Can a planeswalker 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.
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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.
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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.
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Can planeswalkers lose life?

Only damage can be redirected to a planeswalker. Loss of life does not affect planeswalkers because planeswalkers do not have life totals.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Who is the best planeswalker ever?

Top 10 Best Planeswalkers in MTG
  1. Oko, Thief of Crowns. When it comes to the best planeswalker ever printed, there can be no debate.
  2. Teferi, Time Raveler. ...
  3. Jace, the Mind Sculptor. ...
  4. Wrenn and Six. ...
  5. Liliana of the Veil. ...
  6. The Wandering Emperor. ...
  7. Karn Liberated. ...
  8. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager. ...
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What kills a planeswalker?

How to Kill a Planeswalker
  • Evasive Creatures / Overwhelming Force - Creature swarms are most obvious option for trampling over a planeswalker. ...
  • Destroy Target Permanent - The most direct route to killing a planeswalker is to destroy it. ...
  • Counter / Bounce - Many players save their counterspells for planeswalkers.
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Who are the youngest planeswalkers?

Her name is pronounced Ah-mee-NAH-too, and she is our youngest (and arguably most intimidating) Planeswalker. Aminatou's magic revolves around fate and the manipulation of destiny. She can perceive the matrix of fate and foresee the destinies of others.
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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.
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Does earthquake damage planeswalkers?

Unfortunately, this can't hit planeswalkers. You can only transfer damage to a planeswalker if you're targeting a player with it; any damage that says "each player" can't do anything to a PW.
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Can you fireball a planeswalker?

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