question on loyalty counters [planeswalkers]

[HeavenlyClassic]

from what i understand,ur opponent can attack them and they cant do shit

so,say they do 2 damage to a 4 planeswalker

once its my turn,does the damage stay or does it revert to 4?

 

im pretty sure damage stays but want to be sure.

lastly,if an opponent attacks my planeswalker,can i block with my other creatures?

[lemmingllama]

Think of the planeswalker as another player that can only do one thing per turn. People can specifically attack the planeswalker rather than you. You can block those creatures if you wish. If they aren't blocked, then the planeswalker will lose loyalty counters equal to the attacking creatures power. If the number of loyalty counters goes to 0, it dies.

 

And the only way to regenerate those loyalty counters is by using their +1 abilities. Typically planeswalkers won't last long unless you have a really good board state or if its Gideon/Vraska.

 

TL;DR   Planeswalkers don't heal and they die when creatures attack unless you block

[HeavenlyClassic]

ah ok,figured,but still

 

well,they certainly seem quite easily destroyed-atleast mine does .__.

[lemmingllama]

ah ok,figured,but still

 

well,they certainly seem quite easily destroyed-atleast mine does .__.

 

Well, they are huge targets since they have such powerful abilities. That's why its good to either have such a strong board state that your opponents can't touch them, or just allow them to use one ability then die (check out Sorin), or use one that stops them from wanting to attack (Vraska, Gideon)

[Minkseru]

Also not standard meta doubling seasons counts on them

[lemmingllama]

Also not standard meta doubling seasons counts on them

 

This is such a fun thing to do, ult with one then flicker it and redo it all over again. So much gong show.