news | June 23, 2026

Can a planeswalker block a flying creature?

Planeswalkers don’t block anything. They’re not creatures (barring some weird tricks involving multiple different effects) so they can’t be declared as blockers.

Can you attack creatures with flying?

You don’t attack creatures. You attack players (or planeswalkers), and the defending player can choose to block them with their creatures.

Can you attack a planeswalker that is a creature?

Planeswalkers can’t attack (unless an ability such as the one from Gideon Jura’s third ability adds the creature type). However, they can be attacked. Each of your attacking creatures can attack your opponent or a planeswalker that the player controls.

Can creatures with flying block creatures without flying?

702.9b A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. A creature with flying can block a creature with or without flying. (See rule 509, “Declare Blockers Step,” and rule 702.17, “Reach.”)

Do flying creatures take damage blocking?

If your creature has flying, and you block any creature (one with flying or not), both creatures take damage (assuming of course there are no other effects to prevent that damage).

How do you deal damage to a planeswalker?

You can deal damage to an opponent’s Planeswalker in a variety of ways. Such as creature and spell damage. Once you have moved to the combat phase, choose the creature you wish to attack with and use it to target the Planeswalker. Next, the blocking phase will give the opponent an opportunity to defend their Planeswalker.

What happens when a planeswalker becomes a creature?

All Planeswalkers that can become a creature —think Gideon of the Trials — have summoning sickness the turn they enter the battlefield like any normal creature, meaning they can’t attack that turn. Unless you have a card that gives creatures haste, like Fires of Yavimaya, of course.

How do you attack a planeswalker in MTG Arena?

Once you have moved to the combat phase, choose the creature you wish to attack with and use it to target the Planeswalker. Next, the blocking phase will give the opponent an opportunity to defend their Planeswalker. If they choose not to, then your damage will go through.

Can you have more than one Planeswalker in your deck?

You can have more than one of the same type of Planeswalker in your deck, however. For example, you can have four Ashiok, Nightmare Muse s and four Ashiok, Dream Render s in your deck (depending on the format and legality of the cards, of course). The Legendary Rule: All Planeswalkers Are Legendary