How do planeswalkers work mtg

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Main Page All Pages. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Edit this Page. Edit source History Talk 8. List of planeswalkers. By format. See also Planeswalker novel. A planeswalker is a permanent. Planeswalkers A player who has priority may cast a planeswalker card from their hand during a main phase of their turn when the stack is empty.

Casting a planeswalker as a spell uses the stack. When a planeswalker spell resolves, its controller puts it onto the battlefield under their control. Planeswalker subtypes are also called planeswalker types. Planeswalkers may have multiple subtypes. See rule This rule has been removed and planeswalker cards printed before this change have received errata in the Oracle card reference to have the legendary supertype.

Loyalty is a characteristic only planeswalkers have. Planeswalkers can be attacked. This rule has been removed and certain cards have received errata in the Oracle card reference to deal damage directly to planeswalkers. Damage dealt to a planeswalker results in that many loyalty counters being removed from it. This is a state-based action. Main article: Planeswalker lore. Wizards of the Coast. September 3, Planeswalking the Walk" , magicthegathering. Planeswalker Types.

Abian B. Duck Dungeon Master Inzerva Urza. By Format Venser Scale. Planeswalkers in Lore only. Spark The Multiverse. Card types , supertypes and subtypes. Planeswalkers can be attacked, just like another player. As you declare an attacking creature, you choose whether that creature is attacking an opponent or a planeswalker an opponent controls. The defending player may still declare blockers, even if a planeswalker is being attacked.

If a spell or ability you control would deal damage to an opponent, you may choose to have it deal that damage to a planeswalker that opponent controls instead. For example, you can't target a planeswalker with Shock, but you can have a Shock which targets your opponent deal 2 damage to one of his or her planeswalkers—instead of to the target player—when it resolves.

This may sound confusing, but basically any spell that would deal damage to a Player can be redirected to a Planeswalker that Player controls.

You must specify where the damage would go at the time you cast the spell. The purpose of this is so effects can be used to negate, amplify or redirect the damage such as if the Player had Hexproof , in which case you'd have to kill their Planeswalker with combat damage or an area of effect spell, or cast a spell like Safe Passage which would prevent the damage from being dealt to them, therefore making it impossible to redirect the damage to their Planeswalker.

Cards that affect creatures do not affect Planeswalkers. For example, you could not eliminate a Planeswalker with a Doom Blade as it says "Destroy target non-black creature ", however you could damage them with a Shock as it says creature or player. Also, if two Planeswalkers with the same sub-type are on the battlefield, both go into the graveyard from play. For example, if your opponent had Chandra, the Firebrand out and you cast Chandra Nalaar both would be put into the graveyard, as the have the same subtype, Chandra.

It's not the preferred method, but it is a way to get rid of opposing Planeswalkers. This rule has been modified at the start of the Magic core set release. You cast Liliana Vess on your turn. She enters the battlefield with 5 loyalty counters on her. You then do whatever else you wish and it becomes your opponent's turn. Your opponent begins his turn, having a Shock and a Terminate in his hand. The Terminate couldn't affect your Planeswalker as it says creature not Planeswalker.

However he may attempt to cast the Shock targeting your Planeswalker instead, which he does. You then cast a Safe Passage preventing the damage. You manage to block all but one, causing 4 damage to hit your Planeswalker reducing its loyalty counters from 6 to 2. Your opponent finishes his turn and passes it to yours.

You begin your turn and do whatever you wish, then must decide on what ability to use on Liliana Vess. You use her -2, taking two loyalty counters off Liliana Vess and putting her into the graveyard, then searching your library for a card, shuffling your library and putting that card on top.

You then have a Disentomb in your hand, however that would not return Liliana Vess from your graveyard to your hand, as she is not a creature. A card like Regrowth however, would. When you're building your deck make sure it fits your themes and colors. For example, you wouldn't put Liliana Vess in a white and green life gain deck, however Ajani, Mentor of Heroes would fit perfectly.