Planeswalker Mechanic

Asked by Mewdragon 8 years ago

Ok, I was under the impretion that when two planeswalkers of the same type are on the field, they blow each other up.

Ok, with that said, I was watching the pro-tour and i noticed that the above statement was not true. Can someone clear this up for me?

IzDevil says... #1

I cannot, but I believe you have this on the wrong forum.

November 19, 2015 12:48 p.m.

Nef says... #2

Two people can control the same walker. I can have a Jace, Memory Adept and you can have a Jace, Memory Adept. Also, I believe one person can control two planewalkers that are the same type i.e. jace but have different names. I can control both a Jace, Memory Adept and a Jace, Architect of Thought.

November 19, 2015 12:50 p.m.

Lame_Duck says... Accepted answer #3

The rules on that changed in 2013. The current rule is: "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 is called the planeswalker uniqueness rule."

So, it only happens if they're both controlled by the same player and only one of the two planeswalkers gets sent to the graveyard.

November 19, 2015 12:51 p.m.

Lame_Duck says... #4

Nef, that is incorrect; the uniqueness rule is based on the subtype, not the card name.

November 19, 2015 12:53 p.m.

Nef says... #5

Yeah lame_duck is right. You can't control two with the same subtype. I was wrong lol

November 19, 2015 12:54 p.m.

Chandrian says... #6

However when you have for example Jace, Memory Adept in play, you are allowed to cast it. If you do and it enters the battlefield you choose which one will stay, the new one or the old one.

With this rule it is possible to activate an ability of a planeswalker, cast the same one from your hand, kill the one that was on the field and use an ability of that walker again. (so with the example of Jace, Memory Adept you can put the top 20 cards of your opponent in his/her graveyard.

November 19, 2015 1:03 p.m.

Mewdragon says... #7

Thank you all so mush. I was reading the rules, must have been older, or someone told me when i was learning to play, and did not know about the change, thank you all so much.

November 20, 2015 9:09 a.m.