Planeswalker blocking
Asked by Syinide 14 years ago
Say you block a Mentor of the Meek with Ajani Vengeant . Does ajani kill the mentor?does he do any damage at all to mentor? I know the mentor would take away 2 loyalty counters.
Epochalyptik says... #2
Planeswalkers may not block at all. Also, it is not wholly accurate to say planeswalkers are players.
Planeswalkers may be attacked. Unless an effect causes them to become creatures, they may not attack or block.
306.8. Damage dealt to a planeswalker results in that many loyalty counters being removed from it.
Ajani Vengeant cannot block. The only way he can do damage to a creature is through his -2 ability.
platinum_demon says... Accepted answer #1
Actually, planeswalkers cannot block at all. They function as separate players, so opponents can attack them specifically, rather than attacking you. They do not deal combat damage (except for Gideon Jura when his 0 ability is activated), and their loyalty counters function as their life.
October 7, 2011 11:05 p.m.